Richard Connor
Opinion
Richard Connor: In Fort Worth, women lead the way
While many of Fort Worth’s strong civic and business leaders – men, mostly – have passed on, and the city often seems slightly adrift...
Opinion
Richard Connor: Not-quite-lookalike aside, rodeo great Larry Mahan was one of a kind
Being Larry Mahan was simple.
Much easier than staying hooked on a bucking bull, dug in like a tick on a dog’s back.
Now, I’ve never...
Opinion
Richard Connor: Tears and jeers collide as Carlson, Lemon get the ax
Seldom have so many tears turned to jeers.
There’s probably never been a day when liberals and conservatives claimed victory and then defeat in virtually...
Business
Richard Connor: Bob Watt, Fort Worth’s very own Western hero, will live on and on
John Wayne died last night.
Not that John Wayne. Fort Worth’s John Wayne.
W. R. “Bob” Watt Jr., 88, said “adios, pardner” and rode off into...
Business
Arnie Gachman: Genuine, warmhearted and a quiet, persistent force
Many of the days in the past have settled in the mind, dusty and forgotten, and then there are others still illuminated brightly like...
Opinion
Richard Connor: Fort Worth has lost two giants
Two giants of education and business fell this weekend.
Dr. William Tucker, TCU Chancellor for 19 years, died at 90 Friday night and the next...
Opinion
Richard Connor: What’s missing on Labor Day 2022? Workers, sad to say
As we head into Labor Day weekend and gear up for the beer-and-barbecue festivities it provokes, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the origins...