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Sins of a Preacher Man
Until his overthrow, Bill Price led the Texas anti-abortion movement for 17 years. Was it politics, ego, or something worse that did him in?
By Mark Donald
Published: August 17, 2000
When Bill Price entered a room full of politicians, his droopy eyes would light up, his blasé demeanor would turn commanding. The same thing happened when a TV camera...
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Behind the curve
Courts that aim to treat, not punish, addicts gain a slow toehold in Texas
By Mark Donald
Published: July 20, 2000
Back in the day, if you had asked Ruby Bouie about her drug of choice, she would have told you right out, "Whatever you got, honey." Booze, pot, ecstasy, acid, crank, coke,...
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E-publish or perish
Move over Mr. Gutenberg -- Dallas Internet entrepeneur Patrick Seaman is hunting for the "killer app" to create the next revolution in publishing
By Mark Donald
Published: July 13, 2000
You boot up your computer. Go online. Punch in the address www.TimberwolfPress.com and hit "enter." Against a black background appears a photo of a lone wolf, its eyes...
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Burned into memory
A county employee questions the safety of vehicles powered by compressed natural gas
By Mark Donald
Published: June 22, 2000
Bob Brightwell is reluctant to talk about it, and he damn sure doesn't want to be photographed. Not with the skin grafts that discolor his forehead and temple. Not with the...
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War of words
Morning News reports of a charity's ties to terrorism spur Muslim protests
By Mark Donald
Published: May 18, 2000
As far as civil disobedience goes, the protest in front of The Dallas Morning News early Friday morning was about as obedient as it gets. A handful of Muslim demonstrators...
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Cyber bore
The DotComGuy gets loads of publicity just like this for being a zero
By Mark Donald
Published: May 11, 2000
April 27, 2000. Dateline Dotcompound. Somewhere in a secluded section of North Dallas, the DotComGuy, a Dallas techno-geek who has cut himself off from the world to live his...
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Battle for the barrio
Dallas Hispanic Republicans fight historic allegiances -- and a few slashed tires
By Mark Donald
Published: April 20, 2000
It's February 2000, the primary season is in full tilt, and busy worker bees from both parties are delivering their yard signs, marking their turf, extending their reach. A...
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Analyze this
From his seat on Oprah, Dallas' Dr. Phil McGraw reigns as the king of quick fixes for troubled relationships. But what about his own?
By Mark Donald
Published: April 13, 2000
As lambs to slaughter they come, pitiful men with middle-age paunches, clueless characters with bad teeth, tortured souls who have emotionally abused their wives and are now...
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Catch as catch can
A Mexican killer learns you can run but can't hide from U.S. law
By Mark Donald
Published: March 9, 2000
Working homicide for the last 20 years, Dallas Detective Jesse Briseno was all too familiar with the pattern -- a dead body, a thorough investigation, and an air-tight case,...
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Impossible dreamer
Fearless reformer or legal terrorist? Bobby Wightman-Cervantes makes a run for the Senate. The Texas Bar says he should have his head examined.
By Mark Donald
Published: March 2, 2000
Bobby Wightman-Cervantes insists on explaining himself, purposefully slowing the rapid-fire patter of his New York twang to make himself understood. Yes, just two years ago,...
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Gimme shelter
Ethnic Albanians seeking asylum are snared in a battle between the INS and a determined lawyer
By Mark Donald
Published: February 10, 2000
The scripture inscribed on his stationery offers some indication of just how sacredly immigration attorney John Wheat Gibson takes his calling: Cursed is the man who...
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The king of Cockrell Hill
Dallas Constable Aurelio Castillo claims the criminal charges against him are a political conspiracy. His opponents say he's just a doofus.
By Mark Donald
Published: February 3, 2000
When you meet him, you can't help but like Aurelio Castillo. At 36, he's a big man, but in the jolly sense of the term. There's no menace to his presence, despite his...
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PAC men
Down but not out, local Democrats
show feeble signs of lifeBy Mark Donald
Published: January 6, 2000
It was Craig Murphy's idea, really. The Oak Cliff Democratic precinct chairman was tired of listening to the party faithful moaning about how local Democrats had no decent...
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Good time Charlie
The don of Dallas criminal lawyers, Charles Tessmer reshaped justice through decades of hard-fought cases and hard drink
By Mark Donald
Published: December 23, 1999
His bright red hair has turned ashen with age, bereft of the pompadour that once gave him a more towering presence in court. His hawkish blue eyes appear puffy and sullen,...
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Buzz
Make nice; Hacked off; Party hardly
By Mark Donald
Published: October 21, 1999
Make nice It sounded like a right honorable thing to do: District Attorney Bill Hill, still in his rookie year, told The Dallas Morning News he was dustin' off his trial boots...
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Buzz
The truth shall set you free; Trouble dribble
By Mark Donald
Published: October 14, 1999
The truth shall set you free Seems Dallas Independent School District superintendent and chief hatchet man Bill Rojas is quick to learn how we do things in Dallas. Taking his...
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Innocence Lost
Railroaded onto death row, Kerry Max Cook endures rapes, beatings, and suicide attempts while waiting for justice
By Mark Donald
Published: July 22, 1999
S E C O N D O F T W O P A R T S When Kerry Max Cook arrived on death row on July 18, 1978, he was given a haircut, doused with disinfectant, tagged with...
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Innocence lost
Prosecutors lied and cheated to put Kerry Max Cook on death row for 16 years. He's out of prison now, but still not quite free.
By Mark Donald
Published: July 15, 1999
For this kind of decision, Kerry Max Cook needed room to pace, but 5 feet was all he would allow himself: Two steps forward, turn, two steps back, turn. The distance was set in...
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Buzz
By Mark Donald
Published: May 13, 1999
Spare the rod and spoil the rider Buzz has never understood the love affair Texans have with their cars. (Now in their cars--that's a different story.) We've also never been...
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Buzz
By Mark Donald
Published: March 25, 1999
Punching Rocco's Ticket It didn't take long. Less than a week after the Dallas Observer's story about KTCK-AM (1310) appeared ("Talking up The Ticket," March 18), Ticket...
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