Jeffee Palmer
Lawyer, history buff, writer, mother, grandmother, native Texan, UT grad, and proud Austinite!-
Author Archives: nowandthenadays
Let the Campaigning End and the (Mc)Governing Begin
These days of so much political vitriol being directed at whoever is not on the side of the vitriol-spewer, makes it easy to turn away from the negativity and forget that it doesn’t have to be this way. I can … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Bob Dole, Congress, George Bristol, George McGovern, gridlock, President Obama, Texas Book Festival
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Coming to a Screen Near You: A Taxing Drama
With the upcoming premiere of the 2013 legislative session, we’re beginning to see trailers of this biennial blockbuster featuring a cast of characters who will craft a budget that will either cripple public services and education or save us from … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Business-margins tax, Constitutional Convention 1875, death and taxes, delegates to the constitutional convention, Fletcher Stockdale, James Fleming, John H. Reagan, occupation tax, state income tax, Texas government, Texas Legislature, texas politicians
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What it Means to Me
Although the R’s keep stressing that this election is about the economy, women’s reproductive rights and access to health care keep running out on the battlefield. As everyone has probably heard by now, Missouri U.S. Senate candidate, Todd Akin (R) … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Women
Tagged Ann Romney, Aretha Franklin, Clare McCaskill, Irin Carmon, Melissa Harris-Perry, Monica Mehta, Rebecca Traister, Todd Akin
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Put Muny on the List, Mr. Kelso!!
Whenever a group of my former Austin High School ’71 classmates congregate, invariably we find ourselves comparing the old Austin (good) to the new Austin (bad). I remember a conversation a while back when a group of us were sitting … Continue reading
We, the People of the United Corporations of America…
It has become common to hear contenders for public office trumpet their experience in the business world as a significant reason for them being elected to government posts. The rationale is that business people would bring a business approach to … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Al Lewis, Citizens United, corporate welfare, Mitt Romney, Paul Krugman, President Obama
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Sweet Dreams, Sweet Soldiers
The official day of commemorating our war dead was this past Monday, but something this important is never untimely. It was in the wake of Memorial Day this year that a friend and I were discussing his father’s death during … Continue reading
What’s in a Name?
Naming babies has been a hot news topic lately. Maybe it’s the season, what with Mother’s Day and the rebirth of life that we associate with spring. And while I’m no longer a potential mom with babies to name, I … Continue reading
Comrades in Arms and Benefits
If more of us spoke French, I’d introduce my father, Eugene Palmer, as a raconteur, a great storyteller. He qualified in this category by being around a long time, having many opportunities to meet a lot of characters, and possessing … Continue reading
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Tagged Eugene Palmer, Fort Riley, GI Bill, Lawrence O'Donnell, socialists
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Turning into a Grumpy Old Woman?
In recent years, I have tried to resign myself to gathering wrinkles and accumulating creaks in the knees with a sense of humor, aspiring to be one of those gracefully aging ladies I so often read about in the obituaries. … Continue reading
Posted in Old/New Austin
Tagged aging, air conditioning, Austin, Capital 10K, grouchhood, noise, running, SxSW
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Now and Thenadays 