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Highlights from her Observer years
Molly served as co-editor of the Observer from 1970 until 1976. She was not only a skilled writer, but a rabid reporter who knew how to listen, to learn, to approach a story with an open mind and recognize its nuances and outrages. And when she sat down to write, the result could be powerful, or engaging, or just flat-out entertaining, as these excerpts from her Observer years richly demonstrate.
- Hello
Molly’s first column as co-editor of the Observer - Just a Hoot
Molly could be sharpest when she was poking fun - On the Lege
Molly’s signature topic - Curiouser and Curiouser
Molly’s election and political coverage - Adios, El Tanko
Molly’s eulogy for a car - This Right of Privacy
Molly on the Roe decision, racism, and social justice - On Lives Passed
Molly wrote remarkable obituaries - On The Road
Molly visits Texans, Californians, and Russians - Goodbye
Molly’s final column as co-editor of the Observer
Molly’s Recent Columns
- Web-only columns
- Now They’re All for Bipartisanship - November 17th, 2006
- Some Rules of Etiquette - November 3rd, 2006
- Campaign of Sleaze - November 1st, 2006
- 24/7 Coverage Doesn’t Cover it - August 3rd, 2006
- Bill Moyers for President - July 26th, 2006
- An About Face on Iran - June 15th, 2006
- Laying It Out - June 1st, 2006
- Political Bow to Racism - June 1st, 2006
- The Israel Lobby - May 31, 2006
- Columns printed in the Observer:
- Enough is Enough - January 26, 2007
- Thanks, No Seriously - December 15, 2006
- Rummy Hall of Fame - December 1, 2006
- Start With Basics - November 17, 2006
- Why Can’t They Level With Us? - November 3, 2006
- Ring the Bell for a Texas Democrat - October 20, 2006
- Noshing on the News - October 6, 2006
- Back to the Known Unknowns - September 22, 2006
- The ‘New Activist’ Judges - September 8, 2006
- Pick of the Litter - August 11, 2006
- The Suicide of Capitalism - July 28, 2006
- Giving Credit Where Credit is Due - July 14, 2006
- Eye Don't Think So - June 30, 2006
- Slam Dunks - June 16, 2006
- Undoing What Bush Hath Wrought - June 2, 2006
- Hookergate - May 19, 2006
- Virtues That Ain’t Worth Jack - May 5, 2006
- WWTD: What Would Tom Do? - April 21, 2006
- Wall Street to Newspapers: Drop Dead - April 7, 2006
- Been There, Done That, Still Doing It - March 24, 2006
- Dubya’s Dubai Deal - March 10, 2006
- The Accidental Vice President - February 24, 2006
- Use It Or Lose It - February 10, 2006
- Wanted: A No-Wuss Zone - January 27, 2006
Even more of Molly’s columns can be found on her author index page.