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And I have yet to see even one of my colleagues accomplish this feat.</p> </div> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="hero category-politics"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/09/why-im-voting-for-carly-fiorina-and-you-should-too/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20151013174719im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/10/Fiorina-TribTalk.jpg"> </a> <div class="article_body"> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/category/politics/">Politics</a></div> <header> <h2> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/09/why-im-voting-for-carly-fiorina-and-you-should-too/">Why I'm voting for Carly Fiorina (and you should too)</a> </h2> <p class="byline">By <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/author/susan-combs/">Susan Combs</a>, Oct. 9, 2015</p> </header> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/09/why-im-voting-for-carly-fiorina-and-you-should-too/#comments">4</a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>When curtains <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151013174719/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/27/fiorina-braves-stage-snafu-pitch-outsider-experien/">collapsed</a> on Carly Fiorina last week, I was struck by her first reaction: She asked if everyone was OK. It was further proof of her concern for others and her steadiness in the midst of crisis.</p> </div> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="secondary_content"> <article class="article-summary category-public-education"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/08/textbook-controversy-was-a-mistake-not-whitewashing/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20151013174719im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/10/books2.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/category/public-education/">Public Education</a></div> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/08/textbook-controversy-was-a-mistake-not-whitewashing/#comments">5</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/08/textbook-controversy-was-a-mistake-not-whitewashing/">Textbook controversy was a mistake, not whitewashing</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/author/thomas-ratliff/">Thomas Ratliff</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Thu, 8 Oct 2015 18:06:38 -0500" title="2015-10-08 18:06"> Oct. 8, 2015 </time> </p> <p>One mistake is too many, and we want to do whatever we can to avoid this kind of mistake in the future. But when they happen, and they will, the important thing is to fix it, learn from it, own it and move forward.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-public-education"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/08/history-must-be-written-in-pen/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20151013174719im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/10/tribtalk-books-lead.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/category/public-education/">Public Education</a></div> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/08/history-must-be-written-in-pen/#comments">3</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/08/history-must-be-written-in-pen/">History must be written in pen</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/author/roni-dean-burren/">Roni Dean-Burren</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Thu, 8 Oct 2015 11:02:57 -0500" title="2015-10-08 11:02"> Oct. 8, 2015 </time> </p> <p>McGraw-Hill's choice to use the word "workers" to describe slaves in their World History textbook is an attempt to write history in pencil — light and easily erasable.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-paid-placement"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/05/new-law-helps-texans-challenge-surprise-medical-bills/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20151013174719im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/10/AARP-Tribtalk-1024x524-Oct6.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/category/paid-placement/">Paid Placement</a></div> <div class="comment_count hidden"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/05/new-law-helps-texans-challenge-surprise-medical-bills/#comments">0</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/05/new-law-helps-texans-challenge-surprise-medical-bills/">New law helps Texans challenge surprise medical bills</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151013174719/http://states.aarp.org/category/texas/" rel="nofollow">Bob Jackson, AARP</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:51:11 -0500" title="2015-10-05 10:51"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </p> <p>Based on consumer complaints in Texas and throughout the nation, it’s clear that surprise medical billing — what’s known as “balance billing” — is not uncommon.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-law-and-order"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/07/texas-juvenile-justice-system-saved-my-life/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20151013174719im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/10/juvenile_detentionTribTalk.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/category/law-and-order/">Law and Order</a></div> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/07/texas-juvenile-justice-system-saved-my-life/#comments">6</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/07/texas-juvenile-justice-system-saved-my-life/">Texas' juvenile justice system saved my life</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/author/charleston-white/">Charleston White</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Wed, 7 Oct 2015 15:39:35 -0500" title="2015-10-07 15:39"> Oct. 7, 2015 </time> </p> <p>When I was 14, I was convicted of murder. The sentence? Twelve years in lock-up. But this isn’t going to be one of those op-eds about a broken juvenile justice system. Texas’ system saved my life. </p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-paid-placement"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/08/31/latino-health-care-turning-barriers-into-bridges/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20151013174719im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/08/bcbs-latino-health-care.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/category/paid-placement/">Paid Placement</a></div> <div class="comment_count hidden"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/08/31/latino-health-care-turning-barriers-into-bridges/#comments">0</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/08/31/latino-health-care-turning-barriers-into-bridges/">Latino health care: turning barriers into bridges</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151013174719/http://www.bcbstx.com/" rel="nofollow">Esteban López, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:08:14 -0500" title="2015-08-31 12:08"> Aug. 31, 2015 </time> </p> <p>Texas continues to experience dynamic growth, especially among Latinos. With this dramatic change come new and complex issues related to health care and access disparities.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-politics"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/07/texas-democrats-want-biden-as-failsafe-not-alternative/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20151013174719im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/10/Joe_BidenTT.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/category/politics/">Politics</a></div> <div class="comment_count hidden"> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/07/texas-democrats-want-biden-as-failsafe-not-alternative/#comments">0</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/2015/10/07/texas-democrats-want-biden-as-failsafe-not-alternative/">Texas Democrats want Biden as failsafe, not alternative</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/author/jim-henson/">Jim Henson</a> and <a href="/web/20151013174719/http://tribtalk.org/author/joshua-blank/">Joshua Blank</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Wed, 7 Oct 2015 09:37:54 -0500" title="2015-10-07 09:37"> Oct. 7, 2015 </time> </p> <p>Texas Democrats are beckoning Joe Biden to become the vice president of the Democratic primary contest. 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