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
Venting in Jeers is good; libel is not
| |Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012
Names are removed from most Jeers so the authors — and the newspaper — don't get sued.Read more
Small change won't fix Fort Worth's budget gap
| |Monday, Feb. 06, 2012
The city is facing a 2013 shortfall of $45 million, almost twice as large as the last one.Read more
U.S. should let Taiwan buy F-16 fighter jet
| |Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
Obama can do a lot of people, including North Texans, a lot of good.Read more
Mayor launches young leader program to help steer Fort Worth
| |Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
Mayor's young leader initiative lights a fire with previously unengaged residents to get involved.Read more
'Ascent' exhibit deserves no more funding from Fort Worth
| |Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price has an opportunity today to demonstrate she's the fiscal watchdog she claimed to be during her campaign last year.Read more
Religion seems to matter more in presidential politics than in most Americans' daily lives
| |Monday, Jan. 16, 2012
The public prominence of faith during a presidential campaign is akin to Iowa's re-emergence as a state that matters once every four years.Read more
Horses helping with DFW combat veterans' therapy
| |Monday, Jan. 09, 2012
Horses can help vets open up about their feelings.Read more
2012 Community Columnist Panel debuts Monday with the first of 13 writers
| |Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011
Since 2004, the Star-Telegram's opinion pages have included offerings from area residents who self-nominate to be part of the annual Community Columnist Panel.Read more
Christmas classics in a Twitter world
| |Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011
Today's Star-Telegram editorial features a holiday favorite. Every now and then we revisit The Sun's answer to a letter written in 1897 by 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon of New York, who wanted to know whether there really is a Santa Claus.Read more
Fort Worth's Veteran Industries giving veterans a hand up
| |Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011
They're getting a hand, thanks to a Fort Worth program.Read more
Contest: Win movie passes to see 'Big Miracle'
Take our Gray Whales Quiz for a chance to see the new Drew Barrymore film, Big Miracle, inspired by a true story.
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