Bud Kennedy is a homegrown Fort Worth guy who started out covering high school football here when he was 16. He went away to the Fort Worth Press and newspapers in Austin and Dallas, then came home in 1981. Since 1987, he's written more than 1,000 weekly dining columns and more than 3,000 news and politics columns. If you don't like what he says about politics, read him on barbecue.

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Near stadium, Cowboys have a new rival: Satan

| |Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009

So says a nursing home chaplain concerned about an "occultic landmark" close to the stadium.Read more

If this is as good as it gets, why even have an election?

| |Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009

As a wannabe nation, Texas looks more like the next banana republic.Read more

What light rail can and can't do

| Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

Trips to Dallas were a success, except when tens of thousands tried to ride.Read more

Itching for a fight, Republicans take aim at themselves

| Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009

Local Reps. Vicki Truitt and Todd Smith are caught in the party’s crossfire.Read more

A lesson in forgiveness from an unlikely source

| |Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

A Rwandan bishop tells Fort Worth students about the genocide's aftermath.Read more

Head-on collision of 1,700 charity walkers on the Trinity Trails is averted

| |Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

A head-on collision of 1,700 charity walkers on the Trinity Trails is averted by cooperation.Read more

The youngest Baldwin Brother takes on an interesting challenge: Texas politics

| |Tuesday, Oct. 06, 2009

Stephen Baldwin says he wants to "restore" an America "based on the Bible."Read more

Kennedy: If he wants to win, Perry better know how to treat a lady

| Saturday, Oct. 03, 2009

Real Texas men don’t pick on ladies, even if the ladies are powerful U.S. senators.Read more

Rivals team up to fight breast cancer

| |Thursday, Oct. 01, 2009

Central and Keller turn their crosstown grudge into a "Pink Out" charity benefit.Read more

We must protect bicyclists before we face another tragedy

| |Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2009

How many more examples do Parker County and Texas officials need?Read more