Email Author Matt Pulle

Awards

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published January 29, 2009

  "Empty Victory"

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2007 Stories by Matt Pulle

• Hi, I'm North

  published June 28, 2007

  John Oliver's sculptures have been described as "whimsical," "sophisticated" and "colorful." They've also been called "blobby" and... More >>

• The Choir Boy Mayor

  published June 21, 2007

  Tom Leppert likes to snack on bran muffins and Grape-Nuts. He listens to contemporary Christian music. Punctual and disciplined, he schedules... More >>

• Kiss Me, Katie

  published June 14, 2007

  Elizabeth Albanese sat near the front of the massive ballroom, sipping champagne. The 43-year-old loved champagne. In social settings such as this... More >>

• Thing 1 and Thing 2

  published June 14, 2007

  Last March, at a mayoral forum at Hotel Palomar, the fire alarm began to blare as candidate Tom Leppert spoke. Instantly, as if he knew it would... More >>

• Wannabe Kingmaker

  published June 14, 2007

  Wannabe kingmaker: Don Hill is still the most interesting thing about the mayor's race, even though he's no longer in it. One month after... More >>

• Avoiding Traffic

  published June 14, 2007

  Dave Mason is hardly a household name, but he's had a rather impressive rock 'n' roll career. At the age of 18, he founded the seminal... More >>

• Take It Easy

  published May 24, 2007

  People love to hate on the Eagles, but give them some credit: They created an entirely new music genre where rock peters out and where country... More >>

• Last Men Standing

  published May 17, 2007

  Tom Leppert is a tall, thin 52-year-old from North Dallas who talks as if he has five more minutes to live. If you don't know by now—and... More >>

• Your Best Bet

  published May 10, 2007

  Even though I've never watched the Dallas Desperados and don't know a thing about arena football, here are some things I think they do better than... More >>

• Home, Sweet...Home?

  published May 3, 2007

  A relatively unknown candidate for mayor just six months ago, Tom Leppert has garnered attention, endorsements and cash by relentlessly casting... More >>

• Slow Out the Gate

  published April 26, 2007

  Last fall, Willis Johnson, a radio personality and political consultant, kept on running into city council member Don Hill. Johnson saw his friend... More >>

• The Goldberg Standard

  published April 26, 2007

  A respected television reporter for CBS News for a generation, Bernard Goldberg wrote about a perceived liberal bias in the media in... More >>

• Don't You Wish Your Mayor Was Hot Like Me

  published April 19, 2007

  On June 26, 2005, on a Sunday morning after church, attorney John Barr called 80 of his firm's lawyers to a meeting at his office in Oak Cliff.... More >>

• The Hits Keep Comin'

  published April 12, 2007

  Mike Dupree, the Dallas County constable already accused of sexually harassing Hispanic men and deporting his Honduran lover in a jealous pique,... More >>

• Failure to Communicate

  published April 5, 2007

  In a way, Celso Martinez was the perfect public face of the Dallas Independent School District. Martinez ignored local reporters as long as he... More >>

• Oh, My Papa

  published March 29, 2007

  Oh, my papa: It was strange the first time we heard it; now we're kind of getting used to it. In January, Dallas County Constable Mike... More >>

• More Trouble for Dupree

  published March 22, 2007

  On Tuesday, February 27, Constable Mike Dupree abruptly left for vacation just hours after Dallas County commissioners ordered an outside... More >>

• Go Shrimpin'

  published March 22, 2007

  John Ash, a respected chef and wine expert, will be leading a class on how to prepare shrimp at Central Market. It should be a long class. Because... More >>

• Go West

  published March 15, 2007

  Last year was a good one for Royce West. In May 2006, the large and imposing state senator from southern Dallas helped break a deadlocked state... More >>

• Gone Daddy Gone

  published March 1, 2007

  Gone daddy gone: Constable Mike Dupree, who became the subject of scorn and ridicule after this paper reported his own loopy... More >>

• Getting Randy

  published March 1, 2007

  On his AllMusic Web page, Randy Travis is compared to the Beatles. Seriously. Something about how his 1986 album Storms of Life... More >>

• Membership Has Privileges

  published February 22, 2007

  Earlier this month, attorney Anthony Lyons persuaded a Dallas County prosecutor to drop a misdemeanor case against his client, ex-cop Deanna... More >>

• Khaki Blues

  published February 22, 2007

  Even if Eric Clapton's post-1989 offerings include such lowlights as "My Father's Eyes" and "Tears in Heaven," the guitar legend has earned... More >>

• With A Paddle

  published February 15, 2007

  Kayaking is one of those outdoor sports in which you can become reasonably competent after one session. At the Colony Aquatic Park, you can... More >>

• Conflict? What Conflict?

  published February 1, 2007

  Hector Flores isn't someone you'd expect to be apathetic about segregation. The immediate past national president of the League of United Latin... More >>