Thank you, David Rubien, for an eloquent piece on one of America's least-covered writers. I moved from Texas to Pennsylvania in 1997 and enjoy life in these rolling hills. But I made sure I bookmarked Molly Ivins. That is one of the connections to Texas I will not do without.

-- Denise Heap

It is reassuring to know that people like Ivins can exist in today's crushing conservative climate. Most are extinguished before they have a chance to bloom. The radio waves have been completely dominated by right-wing extremists. Thank God that Ivins can continue. Perhaps the print media and the Internet will restore a reasonable balance

-- Hal Flanagan

Thank you for publishing your insightful profile of Molly Ivins. She makes me proud to be from Texas, and in these Dubya days that's a rare feeling indeed.

The national news media didn't seem especially interested in Ivins' revelations about Dubya during the election; I wish you had published this article six months ago. Still, it's a delight to read. Thank you, Salon.

-- Rachel Barenblat

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