News

  • Talking trouble - December 28, 1995
    Sam Krasniqi's rage boils over and gets him indicted
  • Buzz - December 28, 1995
  • Bad news town - December 21, 1995
    Whitewright keeps making headlines--for all the wrong reasons
  • Buzz - December 21, 1995
  • Keeping faith - December 21, 1995
    Intertect struggles after disappearance of founder Fred Cuny
  • Buzz - December 14, 1995
  • A house divided - December 14, 1995
    Racialy tinged civil war looms in Richardson ISD
  • Goofin' on God - December 7, 1995
    Trinity Foundation to acquire religious satire magazine
  • Buzz - December 7, 1995
  • Buzz - November 30, 1995
  • Giddy-up! - November 30, 1995
    Bronco Bowl owners gallop toward New Year's opening date
  • Buzz - November 23, 1995
  • Big D upside down - November 23, 1995
    North Dallas council members complain they've been disenfranchised
  • Million byte march - November 16, 1995
    Nation of Islam recovers from a cyber vandal assault
  • Buzz - November 16, 1995
  • Observer wins two Katies - November 16, 1995
  • Deadly serious - November 9, 1995
    Bounty-club founder rests on fame and fortune while waiting for someone to pull the trigger
  • Buzz - November 9, 1995
  • Children's crusade - November 2, 1995
    Legal wrangling stalls a Muslim couple's battle for their children
  • Buzz - November 2, 1995
  • Judge, not? - October 26, 1995
    Dallas attorney Cheryl Wattley's nomination for the federal bench is in limbo
  • This old chair - October 26, 1995
    Oak Cliff buys into rent-to-own antiques
  • Buzz - October 26, 1995
  • Observer writer Rozen wins Dallas Bar prize - October 26, 1995
  • Buzz - October 19, 1995
  • An old concept - October 19, 1995
    Oak Cliff shop offers a new take on an antique idea
  • Observer wins national awards - October 19, 1995
  • Dog bites mayor - October 19, 1995
    How a lost mail sack, a rubber check, and a bogus letter brought out the worst in City Hall
  • The forgotten man - October 12, 1995
    Rush to eulogize RISD icon J.J. Pearce ignores 25-year-old victim
  • Buzz - October 12, 1995
  • House of blues - October 5, 1995
    A forgotten rock and roll pioneer fights to keep his Oak Cliff home
  • What Peavy actually said - October 5, 1995
  • Buzz - October 5, 1995
  • Copping out - September 28, 1995
    Dallas turns down federal millions that would put more cops on the street
  • In the trenches - September 21, 1995
    Filmmaker Todd Haynes outlines the danger of playing it Safe
  • Arenas in the sky - September 21, 1995
    A Fort Worth businessman wants to give Dallas a sports arena--for free
  • Buzz - September 21, 1995
  • Buzz - September 14, 1995
  • Giving good book - September 7, 1995
    Dallas 'Love Goddess" sex guide goes big time
  • Buzz - September 7, 1995
  • Buzz - August 31, 1995
  • Buzz - August 24, 1995
  • Out of Africa - August 24, 1995
    Two Ghana natives chronicle a continent few know about
  • Buzz - August 17, 1995
  • Buzz - August 10, 1995
  • Buzz - July 27, 1995
  • Good day for a robbery - July 27, 1995
    Garvin McCain claims he can tell you when it's safe to go outside
  • Buzz - July 20, 1995
  • Photo finish - July 20, 1995
    Investigator in Ashley Estell case says Plano cops drove him out of department
  • Buzz - July 13, 1995
  • A touch of class - July 13, 1995
    Safe-sex activist promotes "designer" condom vending machines
  • Buzz - July 6, 1995
  • Happy landings - July 6, 1995
    UTA's deposed Ryan Amacher pulls his golden ripcord
  • Breathing life into the party - June 22, 1995
    State Democrats rebuild from the grassroots up
  • Buzz - June 22, 1995
  • Counterfeit Kookies - June 15, 1995
  • Naked aggression - June 15, 1995
  • Buzz - June 15, 1995
  • Wick's world - June 15, 1995
    D's new publisher stakes out half a city
  • Dog and pony show - June 8, 1995
    A small-town uproar follows shooting of two beloved pets
  • Buzz - June 8, 1995
  • Buzz - May 25, 1995
  • Culture clash - May 25, 1995
    Irving officials wrestle with male nudity in city exhibit
  • Crow associate charged - May 25, 1995
    New York advisor indicted in 'Libyan connection' scheme
  • For art's sake - May 18, 1995
    Dallas congressman Bryant moves to bar 'defacement' of movies
  • Observer staffer Lyons wins Tobenkin award - May 18, 1995
  • Buzz - May 18, 1995
  • Buzz - May 11, 1995
  • Oswald's ghost - May 11, 1995
    Norman Mailer resurrects a tragically human assassin
  • Buzz - May 4, 1995
  • True believers - May 4, 1995
    After Oklahoma City, angry white men gather at a Dallas motel
  • Local hero - April 27, 1995
    Disaster-relief expert Fred Cuny disappears while rendering aid in Russia
  • Buzz - April 27, 1995
  • Accountability time - April 20, 1995
    Grassroots political group demands straight answers
  • Buzz - April 20, 1995
  • Finding a home - April 13, 1995
    Relatives take in homeless boys under single woman's care
  • Buzz - April 13, 1995
  • Feds win case against Cabaret Royale - April 6, 1995
    Decision could cost upscale topless club millions
  • Buzz - April 6, 1995
  • Lambs to the slaughter - March 9, 1995
    Laws to speed executions will make it harder to save Death Row's innocent
  • Buzz - March 9, 1995
  • Rough road ahead - March 2, 1995
    NAFTA road warriors fight it out for federal funding
  • Buzz - March 2, 1995
  • Buzz - February 23, 1995
  • Buzz - February 16, 1995
  • Buzz - February 9, 1995
  • Uncharitable charges - February 2, 1995
    Watchdog reports cancer charity shorts patients
  • Guess who's coming to dinner - February 2, 1995
    An audit and an auction bring UTA president and critics to the table
  • Buzz - January 26, 1995
  • Golden years - January 26, 1995
    Gingrich and Wright have more in common than meets the eye
  • Trashed - January 19, 1995
    State examiner recommends rejection of Ferris' controversial landfill-expansion permit
  • Buzz - January 19, 1995
  • Accidental angel - January 19, 1995
    A single Dallas businesswoman stumbles into parenthood
  • Do as I say - January 12, 1995
    Juvenile judge dodges court dates for child-support hearings
  • Buzz - January 12, 1995
  • Reeling - January 5, 1995
    An ugly fight over the selection of an artistic director throws the USA Film Festival into disarray
  • Talking trash - January 5, 1995
    Ferris' landfill stays in limbo--while state regulators fight among themselves