When Editorial Director Jill "J.R." Labbe was hired by the Star-Telegram in 1992, she was the first full-time female editorial writer in the newspaper's history. If her bosses were looking for someone who could bring a softer, gentler touch to the Editorial Board, they picked the wrong gal. Labbe focuses on everything from military and defense issues to foreign affairs, with Texas politics and religion thrown in. She’s as comfortable shooting off a 9mm semiauto as she is firing off opinions.
E-mail: jrlabbe@star-telegram.com
Lasting lessons from schoolteachers
| |Monday, May. 21, 2012
They were all about respect, courtesy and teamwork.Read more
Public support of unions on the decline - for good reason
| |Saturday, May. 19, 2012
Work rules that hurt productivity and increase the cost of business are falling out of favor.Read more
This time, Star-Telegram isn't backing Dewhurst
| |Monday, May. 14, 2012
The Star-Telegram Editorial Board had recommended David Dewhurst over his primary and general election opponents in every political campaign since his 1998 run for Texas Land Commissioner. Until now.Read more
Burleson is changing for the better
| |Monday, May. 07, 2012
Growth and change bring problems but also many benefits.Read more
Lena Pope Home plans early childhood center
| |Monday, Apr. 30, 2012
The early learning center will start with 48 children ages 21/2 to 5.Read more
Recurring Texas election e-mail is easy to debunk
| |Monday, Apr. 23, 2012
When a calendar coincidence and intellectual laziness collide, the results can be unnecessary confusion and needless worry.Read more
Budget shortfall means Fort Worth must focus on basics
| |Monday, Apr. 16, 2012
We still have areas in Fort Worth where even the essentials are lacking. A good quality of life in these neighborhoods would mean curbs, sidewalks and access to a grocery store that doesn't take two bus transfers and three hours to reach.Read more
Gold Star Mothers have already paid
| |Monday, Apr. 09, 2012
The state shouldn't charge extra for their special license plates.Read more
When earthly justice failed, divine purpose didn't
| |Saturday, Apr. 07, 2012
A political insurrectionist from Judea changed history.Read more
Politics should have no role in naming U.S. warships
| |Monday, Apr. 02, 2012
The Navy secretary has sole discretion in this area, but tradition matters.Read more
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Mark Davis returning to DFW radio on KSKY
The conservative radio talk show host, who was taken off the air in early April by WBAP after 18 years, will return to the air June 4.
