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Lost Youth -
December 26, 2002
A civil suit alleges prosecutorial misconduct in one child's death, another's incarceration -
Party Time -
December 19, 2002
Even in defeat, local Dems find a little Christmas cheer -
Time of Their Lives -
December 12, 2002
A new movie honors the tough lessons taught by a Bear -
So Long, Partner -
December 5, 2002
City officials dump vendors' plan to develop Farmers Market shed -
By the Book -
November 28, 2002
A DART police officer helps crack a murder case, only to lose his job -
Cash for Trash -
November 21, 2002
The city's new recycling center is up and running, sort of -
Donald Bags 3 Katies -
November 21, 2002
Staffers make a big splash in recent journalism competitions -
Trash Talking -
November 14, 2002
A dirty little glimpse at how the $64 million Sanchez gubernatorial campaign landed in the dump -
The Secret World of Sperm -
November 7, 2002
Fort Worth's Fidelity Test uses science to track down wandering wives and dads in denial -
Steppin' Out -
October 31, 2002
Former Cowboy Mark Stepnoski tackles a new role--leading the charge for marijuana reform -
At Last, Justice -
October 24, 2002
The killer Unicorn is corralled -
True Believers -
October 24, 2002
Do big hairy primates occupy East Texas? Other than humans, we mean. -
Cheatin' Situation -
October 17, 2002
What do you call a reality TV show that's not always real? Cheaters. -
Ties of Texas -
October 10, 2002
Mom charged in beating part of an Irish clan with links to state -
His New House -
October 3, 2002
The Dallas producers of Michael Holigan's Your New House are accused of looting the show -
CSI: Cedar Hill -
September 26, 2002
Two Dallas suburbanites put art and science to work unraveling the mysteries of the dead -
Bag o' Bones -
September 19, 2002
An ancient Indian skeleton has local officials trying to pass the buck -
Test Case -
September 12, 2002
The verdict is in: City Plan Commissioner David Spence had an ethical lapse -
9/11/02 -
September 5, 2002
One year later, local media struggle to make sense of the terrorist attacks--and their own coverage -
Bench Warmers -
August 29, 2002
In many contested judicial races, the Republicans are grabbing all the incumbencies they can -
Clean Time -
August 22, 2002
At Dallas' courthouse, a small, hopeful experiment is under way in breaking the jail habit -
Bad News, Good News -
August 15, 2002
The Texas-bred Amber Plan for missing kids works and is spreading -
Skeeter Scare -
August 8, 2002
Is the dousing doing any good? -
Inquiring Minds -
August 1, 2002
Why is ignorance such bliss for so many when it comes to Al Lipscomb? -
Making Book -
July 25, 2002
First-time authors gamble on a new form of publishing taking its first shaky steps -
Bearing Witness -
July 18, 2002
Dallas civil servant Dale Long was there the day a bomb changed the civil rights landscape forever -
Coming of Age -
July 11, 2002
Sheriff's office busted for age discrimination -
Broadcast News -
July 4, 2002
After layoffs, KERA tries to assuage staffers and make itself more relevant -
Case Closed -
June 27, 2002
The truth may set you free, but it takes a body to prove a 50-year-old murder -
Trashy Questions -
June 20, 2002
City auditors take a belated look at Dallas' recycling program -
Siderius Named Texas Print Journalist of the Year -
June 20, 2002
Numerous Observer writers took home awards in recent competitions -
Blueprint -
June 20, 2002
American Bishops adopted an abuse policy in the same image of the Diocese of Dallas' -
Code Breaker -
June 13, 2002
Mayor's plan commission appointee asked to resign amid ethics complaint -
Hoosegow HMO -
June 6, 2002
A contained experiment in Medicaid -
Out -
June 6, 2002
Virginia McGuire takes wing from her troubled nonprofit -
Mad TV -
June 6, 2002
The race for governor gets dirty fast -
Friend Indeed -
May 30, 2002
Tony Villegas lends a hand and a voice to needy Latinos -
Right and Wronged -
May 23, 2002
The taste of victory is bittersweet for a local meatpacker who challenged the USDA -
Inhale With Hale -
May 16, 2002
Itinerant pro-pot candidate Steven Hale is down again, but not out -
Cockfight -
May 9, 2002
A Plano homemaker finds herself in a legal pit with a very big rooster -
Touchy Subject -
May 2, 2002
Federal judge strikes down Dallas' two-rubs-and-you're-out rule for strip clubs -
Where There's Smoke -
April 25, 2002
Dallas considers strengthening the smoking ordinance...again -
After the Fall -
April 18, 2002
Marlon St. Julien regains his winning form at Lone Star Park -
Whistling Dixie -
April 11, 2002
The South's mythical Mafia finds a home in Elmore Leonard's imagination--and new novel -
Taken to Task -
April 11, 2002
DPS to oversee state drug forces troubled by abuses -
The Claim Game -
April 4, 2002
Why is everyone trying to decide which reporter "broke" the Enron story? Money. -
Killers Among Us -
March 28, 2002
Why did three Park Cities fathers explode in murderous rage? -
A Few Good Dogs -
March 21, 2002
September 11 creates a bull market for dogs with a nose for explosives -
Novel Idea -
March 14, 2002
A tiny publisher in the Big Bend lands a whopper—the sequel to The Bridges of Madison County -
Hell Hath No Fury -
March 14, 2002
The good ol' boys at Rent-A-Center raise a white flag--they're licked -
Where the Boys Are -
March 7, 2002
It's a man's world at Plano-based Rent-A-Center, a lawsuit alleges -
Diverging Brands -
February 28, 2002
Carlson's decision to dump its upscale restaurant division scarcely bothers its founder -
Fixing the Fixers -
February 21, 2002
Dallas makes slow but steady progress in cleaning up mail-in ballots -
Re-volting -
February 14, 2002
Want cheaper electricity? Get out your calculator and call a lawyer. -
Dead Wrong -
February 7, 2002
Historians complain that a new text on Dallas' black history is riddled with errors -
The Christmas Coronation -
January 31, 2002
These candidates don't need your vote; they have each other -
Radio Haze -
January 24, 2002
Rick Day's plans for a pro-pot radio show evaporate -
Conflicted -
January 17, 2002
A grand jury looks into the relationship between a bail bond company and a Dallas deputy -
The Art (House) of War -
January 10, 2002
The Magnolia Theatre promises to shake up Dallas' indie-film scene -
Odds and Ends -
January 3, 2002
The more things change, the more we try to keep up
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