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We Never Close
Or so say the proponents of 24-hour child care. The facts say otherwise.
By Mark Donald
Published: August 30, 2001
It had all the makings of a trend. The new global economy--the one driven by the Internet, e-commerce and multinational corporations, the one that keeps three shifts running...
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The Lazarus Effect
Moribund Dallas County Democrats set their sights on judgeships
By Mark Donald
Published: August 30, 2001
They came because they were curious, because they were committed. They came because they were fed up. On August 15, more than 30 lawyers, Democrats all, gathered in the Oak...
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Rich Man, Poor Man
Dallas architect Tom Stanley crafted buildings that endure on city skylines across the country, but his fortune and family wouldn't survive their own shaky foundations
By Mark Donald
Published: August 2, 2001
As Tom Stanley lay dying, his heart worn down by time, Lillian Stanley searched for ways to console her husband. Each day he spent at Presbyterian Hospital in January, she...
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Beg Pardon
Anti-drug war forces unleash a potent weapon to free a convict--a little girl
By Mark Donald
Published: August 2, 2001
"Little Rose" has a butter-melting smile, cascading cornrows and huge brown eyes. An adorable 5-year-old, she's the kind of cute you can't resist hugging. But don't be fooled...
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A Dog's Life
A pooch becomes the center of a divorce dispute. What's next, puppy-mony?
By Mark Donald
Published: June 21, 2001
It wasn't as though she asked for much: a warm bed, a full belly, a squeaky chew toy. Of course, she had needs. What dog didn't? But Missy the Chihuahua never complained. She...
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Pass the Plate
God and Texas taxpayers answer the prayers of a prison-based ministry
By Mark Donald
Published: June 14, 2001
Last November, inmate Erik Indian stood before the latest group of candidates to enter the InnerChange Freedom Initiative (IFI), the faith-based prison program operated at the...
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Fat Like Me
Nothing our rotund reporter tried could help him lose weight. Finally, he attacked his belly through his melon. That's right. He's been hypnotized.
By Mark Donald
Published: May 31, 2001
It's hard not to notice the cheesy advertisement: a full page in The Dallas Morning News, screaming tabloid headlines, before and after photos of big fleshy people morphed by...
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Access Denied
In the he-said, she-said world of child visitation disputes, dads like Doug Watkins say fathers have no rights
By Mark Donald
Published: May 10, 2001
It was all he could do to keep from going crazy, a little nuts, when he thought about how much he missed his kids. He claims he never anticipated the War of the Roses his...
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On Her Case
Attorney Catherine Shelton returns to court to defend her law license
By Mark Donald
Published: April 12, 2001
She stood by the bailiff, arms folded, nostrils in full flair, obviously incensed that she essentially had been arrested and forced to appear in court. But her detention last...
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Joint Effort
"Aging hippies" team with the desperately ill and one lawmaker to fight for medical marijuana in Texas. Is that just a smoke screen?
By Mark Donald
Published: March 22, 2001
The winds are changing, and George McMahon can feel it in his bones. His ashen face takes on a pained expression as he peers out the window of his Lake Palestine home, watching...
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For Love of The Game
Bumper-car warriors take to the courts in WhirlyBall, a new sport blending hockey, polo, and lots of beer
By Mark Donald
Published: February 8, 2001
It happens every spring or thereabouts: The rookies can't wait to get started, to prove themselves worthy of a shot in the bigs. For aging veterans, the layoff has been too...
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The Cable Gal
Meet the new face of journalism, Ashleigh Banfield
By Mark Donald
Published: February 8, 2001
Ashleigh Banfield stands demurely in front of a police barricade in Washington, D.C., scratching her face as a TV camera captures the moment live. Caught unaware, she adjusts...
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Hello, My Name is Pervert
Outcasts among us, sex offenders struggle to find treatment and lead normal lives in a justice system that gives them little of either
By Mark Donald
Published: January 11, 2001
One after another, they drift into the cramped Dallas offices of counselor Phil Taylor--a half dozen of America's Most Unwanted, registered sex offenders all. Reeking of strong...
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Meet John Doe
Trinity Industries certainly wants to, at least when it comes to Internet critics
By Mark Donald
Published: December 14, 2000
Let's say you're a disgruntled employee working for corporation, and your boss, the CEO, really pisses you off. You've grown weary of his sharp business practices, his wasteful...
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Casual Day Casualties
Do clothes make the lawyer? One Dallas judge thinks so.
By Mark Donald
Published: December 14, 2000
It spread like some contagion, ruthlessly ravaging the wardrobes of lawyers across the city. First there was the occasional "casual day." Dressing down became a reward for a...
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Prisoners of Love
The InnerChange Freedom Initiative says it can rehabilitate Texas prison inmates through God--a conservative evangelical Christian God, to be more precise
By Mark Donald
Published: November 30, 2000
If you want to survive prison, there is only one way to do your time: Mind your own business. Prison culture demands that you keep to yourself and show no weakness, emotion, or...
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The Resurrection of Sandy Kress
Or, how a Democrat and reviled former DISD board president found a happy home pushing "educational acoountability" for the GOP
By Mark Donald
Published: October 19, 2000
His voice sounds so familiar--deep, resonant, dweebishly articulate--as he defends George W. Bush in front of a swarm of stinging reporters. His face is also hard to forget,...
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Cheap Thrills
Long-shot sheriff's candidate Charles Muñoz goes for broke against old-timer Jim Bowles
By Mark Donald
Published: October 19, 2000
Charles "Chuck" Muñoz says he's led a structured life: organized, conservative, somewhat guarded. At 43, he doesn't seem like someone who would act impulsively. Yet...
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Paper Chase
Texas Jewish Post Publisher Jimmy Wisch says he's being run out of town by leaders of the community he has served for 54 years. They say he's overstayed his welcome.
By Mark Donald
Published: October 12, 2000
Having grown up Jewish in Dallas, I rarely read the Texas Jewish Post--OK, one time when my sister got married and the newspaper ran her picture, and another time after I had...
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Meatball Politics
Mary Ann Huey may be the Democrats' sacrificial lamb, but at least she's cheery about it
By Mark Donald
Published: August 24, 2000
The platter of Swedish meatballs told the whole story. Each ball was chewy and just the right size to pop into your mouth at a political function and still be able to work the...
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