News

  • Buzz - December 26, 1996
  • Thank you, ma'am - December 26, 1996
    Medical City still practicing drive-through deliveries
  • Countermove - December 19, 1996
    Wrestling referees won't let girls on their mats
  • Buzz - December 19, 1996
  • Observer honored - December 12, 1996
    Staff writer wins two Griot awards
  • Buzz - December 12, 1996
  • Darling, you smell - December 12, 1996
    Local company accused of dumping animal carcasses in Minnesota stream
  • Dog daze - December 5, 1996
    Dr. Berman puts pets in touch with their inner puppy
  • Buzz - December 5, 1996
  • Grab your torches - November 28, 1996
    Ministers want Arlington to clamp down on witches
  • Buzz - November 28, 1996
  • Dig 'em up, move 'em out - November 21, 1996
    Columbus Realty races to move paupers graves
  • Buzz - November 21, 1996
  • Buzz - November 14, 1996
  • Zero tolerance - November 14, 1996
    Voters dump the Wise County attorney for going easy on recreational pot users
  • Never mind - November 14, 1996
    The public can have some say on the site for a new cultural center. But not too much.
  • World of difference - November 7, 1996
    "Gay-friendly" businesses carve a comfortable niche in North Oak Cliff
  • Observer honored - November 7, 1996
    Writers win awards from Dallas Press Club, Dallas Bar Association
  • Buzz - November 7, 1996
  • What a mandate - October 31, 1996
    The votes are in, and Donna Blumer lives on
  • The eyes of Texas - October 31, 1996
    An Aggie wonders whether we all should get to see the Longhorn playbook
  • Accidental scam - October 24, 1996
    Little League officials meant well, but their raffle was a crime
  • Buzz - October 24, 1996
  • Promise keeper? - October 24, 1996
    Take your stand--on Donna Blumer's neck if necessary
  • Buzz - October 17, 1996
  • Falling star - October 17, 1996
    In the black business community, Alphonso Solomon's promise isn't worth much anymore
  • Bye-bye, Buddy - October 17, 1996
    The News dumps a cartoonist for daring to make fun of politicians
  • Buzz - October 10, 1996
  • The devil's work is never done - October 10, 1996
    Plano's butt-paddling preacher is now accused of business fraud
  • Buzz - October 3, 1996
  • Firing back - October 3, 1996
    Ousted Performance Nutrition CEO files a lawsuit of his own
  • The bloody truth - October 3, 1996
    Barry Switzer testifieson booze, black men,and red wine
  • Just say yes - October 3, 1996
    Dallas Indian centerfails to ask for a crucialinjection of money
  • The price of privilege - September 26, 1996
    Highland Park ISD's expansion plans target the homes of the district's less affluent residents
  • Smuggler's blues - September 26, 1996
    Crow son-in-law gets six months in a Dallas halfway house for his dealings witha Libyan finance minister
  • Making book - September 19, 1996
    Author Alasan Mansaray is peddling his first novel any way that comes to mind
  • Buzz - September 19, 1996
  • Too hot - September 12, 1996
    Observer report prompts firing of Performance Nutrition founder
  • Lawn time coming - September 12, 1996
    Starplex plans to settle lawsuit by improving disabled access
  • Buzz - September 12, 1996
  • Buzz - September 5, 1996
  • Mesquite grilled - September 5, 1996
    Cops throw a grandmother in jail for speeding to reach a wounded boy
  • Buzz - August 29, 1996
  • A bittersweet deal - August 29, 1996
    Sexual harassment charges against Sky Chefs are settled quietly, and reluctantly
  • Time out - August 29, 1996
    Youth soccer coach who had sex with player gets probation
  • Academy of schemes - August 22, 1996
    School promoter given time out--in jail
  • Buzz - August 22, 1996
  • To catch a thief - August 22, 1996
    The RTC is gone, but one accountant still tries to recover taxpayer money
  • Buzz - August 15, 1996
  • Companies that whore - August 15, 1996
    Channel 8 sells its name to advertisers, including one of the state's biggest polluters
  • Deadbeat update - August 8, 1996
    Vary founders Mica England and Ceslie Armstrong are wanted women. Literally.
  • Own a piece of the sod - August 8, 1996
    Their boss invested the retirement fund in real estate, and employees wound up with dirt
  • Buzz - August 8, 1996
  • Vary messy business - August 1, 1996
    A bill comes due for Ceslie Armstrong's defunct magazine
  • Buzz - August 1, 1996
  • Buzz - July 25, 1996
  • Black Tie winners - July 25, 1996
    The biggest gay fund raiser in Dallas is more popularity contest than charity
  • KERA's fading signal - July 18, 1996
    Richie Meyer prepares to leave behind a struggling public radio station
  • The art of the plea - July 18, 1996
    Trammell Crow's son-in-law admits to illegal dealings with Libya
  • Buzz - July 18, 1996
  • The power of the picket - July 11, 1996
    It doesn't pay to cross Daisy Joe
  • Buzz - July 11, 1996
  • Debbie has left the building - July 4, 1996
    The Star-Telegram's top editor disappears, but staffers aren't sure they can celebrate yet
  • Buzz - July 4, 1996
  • No man is an island - June 27, 1996
    A Dallas businessman's ties to a fictional nation carry no weight in federal court
  • Buzz - June 27, 1996
  • Back in the spotlight - June 27, 1996
    A snitch fingers Colin Ridgway's widow in her husband's murder
  • Hoping for the worst - June 20, 1996
    Defense lawyers itch for a health-care fraud bonanza
  • Buzz - June 20, 1996
  • Buzz - June 13, 1996
  • Taxman cometh - June 13, 1996
    IRS drops the other shoe on former First Republic bankers
  • Held back by love - June 6, 1996
    A special-education student will remain with her friends
  • Campaign casualty - June 6, 1996
    Cheryl Wattley's appointment to the federal bench is M.I.A. in presidential politics
  • Buzz - June 6, 1996
  • Buzz - May 30, 1996
  • 'M' is for mad as hell - May 30, 1996
    Petty politics detour the M Streets traffic plan
  • Final chapter - May 23, 1996
    A center for Texas literature at UNT closes
  • Observer wins national awards - May 23, 1996
    Paper takes honors in general excellence and women's affairs
  • Buzz - May 23, 1996
  • Observer names Lyons editor - May 23, 1996
  • Tarnished hero - May 16, 1996
    When a heart-warming story gets ugly
  • Buzz - May 16, 1996
  • Lean to the left, lean to the right - May 9, 1996
    The Star-Telegram struggles to please
  • Out of bounds - May 9, 1996
    Youth-soccer coach indicted for sexual assault of one his players
  • Buzz - May 9, 1996
  • Power of words - May 2, 1996
    Hispanics demand a school-board member's resignation after comments in the Observer
  • A tale of four streets - May 2, 1996
    A zoning fight could split Deep Ellum
  • Buzz - May 2, 1996
  • Rent check - April 25, 1996
    Christina Swann wins federal case
  • Buzz - April 25, 1996
  • Hard lesson - April 25, 1996
    Dreams of an African-American prep school wane
  • Epidemic of hope - April 18, 1996
    A new family of drugs may offer AIDS patients a new lease on life
  • Buzz - April 18, 1996
  • Net profit - April 11, 1996
    Making a buck off Internet neophytes
  • Buzz - April 11, 1996
  • Buzz - April 4, 1996
  • Seeing yellow - April 4, 1996
    Dallas massage therapist says SWBYP's gives folks the wrong idea about his business
  • Fouled nest - April 4, 1996
    Chicken king Bo Pilgrim meets his critics on his home turf
  • History in the making - March 28, 1996
    Richardson video company searches for past heroes and gets rave reviews
  • Cutting class - March 28, 1996
    Hasty departure of RISD chief leaves district in a school daze
  • Against all odds - March 21, 1996
    Defense attorney girds for battle against U.S. Attorney Coggins
  • Memo of the Week - March 21, 1996
  • Buzz - March 21, 1996
  • Buzz - March 14, 1996
  • Alarming news - March 14, 1996
    City has no burning desire to collect false-alarm fines
  • Out of bounds - March 7, 1996
    GOP congressional candidate Sessions crosses lines to get son into prized school
  • Buzz - March 7, 1996
  • Somebody say amen! - February 29, 1996
    The Rev. Sheron Patterson brings the word to black singles
  • Buzz - February 29, 1996
  • Peavy sues Observer - February 22, 1996
    Former trustee says publication of racist, sexist comments invades privacy
  • Buzz - February 22, 1996
  • 'A little bit of revenge' - February 22, 1996
    Stung Star-Telegram yanks Ivins column from Observer
  • Funny money - February 15, 1996
    Kimberly-Clark gets benevolent with Florida county's cash
  • Buzz - February 15, 1996
  • Dead man waiting - February 15, 1996
    After a decade on death row, Andre Lewis grasps at straws Andre Lewis is a dead man waiting.
  • Buzz - February 8, 1996
  • Holding on - February 8, 1996
    The Krasniqis get legal clout from an unexpected quarter
  • Prosecutor under fire - February 1, 1996
    Wise County Attorney draws challenge on pot, DWI policies
  • Buzz - February 1, 1996
  • Buzz - January 25, 1996
  • Classless act - January 25, 1996
    Star-Telegram knuckles under to Christian group, reassigns gay editor
  • Virtual realty - January 18, 1996
    Real-estate agents face extinction in an information-rich century 21
  • Buzz - January 18, 1996
  • Buzz - January 11, 1996
  • Stop the music - January 11, 1996
    KERA-FM goes for gab in effort to grab ratings
  • Unruly student - January 4, 1996
    TWU student fights to keep regents meetings open
  • Buzz - January 4, 1996