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12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Dallas News
In Dallas ISD, a Fight Over Principals, Race and a Slice of the Pie This is a good time to reflect on the difficulty of finding truth in the battle over school reform in Dallas, because at this moment I don't seem... More >>
Schutze
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Dallas News
So Long, Suhm I knew some people whose only kid went off to college. Tears, blubbering, World War II refugee-style moving day with boxes lashed to the top of... More >>
Ask a Mexican
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Dallas News

Do Mexicans Love Guns as Much as We Do?

Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be corrupt and guilty of... More >>
Unfair Park
1:55 pm
May. 21, 2013
Dallas News
Brek Shea Has Spent His Time in England Holding Bloody Pig Heads, Sucking at Soccer InstagramSo far, Brek Shea's trip across the Atlantic has been rougher than he anticipated. The former FC Dallas forward, who enjoyed mild fame in the states as American soccer's young hope, Adidas pitchman, and, of course, alt-weekly cover story subject,... More >>
Unfair Park
12:28 pm
May. 21, 2013
Dallas News
Appeals Court: Even for Judges, Facebook Friends Aren't the Same as Real Friends rounds.comWilliam Youkers was on parole in 2011 when he choked his pregnant girlfriend in Plano. He pleaded guilty, and the judge was lenient, placing him in a community supervision program. But three months later, he tested positive for meth. He... More >>
Unfair Park
10:19 am
May. 21, 2013
Dallas News
East Dallas' Promise of Peace Garden is Moving, and its New Neighbors Aren't Happy FacebookIt doesn't look so cute when it's spray-painted on your back fence.The Promise of Peace Community Garden is in an awful location, shoehorned into a formerly vacant lot in a row of apartments and liquor stores just south of White... More >>
Unfair Park
8:30 am
May. 21, 2013
Dallas News
The House Passed a Cell Phone Privacy Measure Yesterday. Police Say It's "Going to Kill People" Digital rights advocates cheered yesterday after the state House passed a measure requiring police to obtain a search warrant before collecting personal cell phone data. Groups as diverse as the ACLU of Texas and the arch-conservative Texas Eagle Forum have... More >>
Unfair Park
8:00 am
May. 21, 2013
Dallas News
Police Say Four Men Robbed and Murdered a 7-Eleven Clerk, Left His Body in the Street From left: Mathis, Webb, Buckley and White.Isaac Bugyendu was already dead when police responded to a shooting call Sunday night on Montana Avenue in Cedar Crest. The 25-year-old's body, pierced by multiple bullets, had been left in the middle of... More >>
Unfair Park
7:00 am
May. 21, 2013
Dallas News
Kessler Park United Methodist Calls on Boy Scouts to "Welcome All Persons of Good Will" This Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America will teach its young men a lesson as indelible as any they're likely to learn from a scoutmaster. Its national delegation will vote on a longstanding prohibition against gays in the country's largest... More >>
Unfair Park
4:05 pm
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
Shawn Marion Drives an Incredibly Tiny Car imugrWe're not sure exactly what Shawn Marion is driving here. It's clearly not a car in the traditional sense of the word, nor is it a tricycle, even though it has three wheels. It's kind of like a golf cart,... More >>
Unfair Park
3:08 pm
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
Crazy Ants, Discovered in Houston a Decade Ago, Are Swarming Toward Dallas Texas A&M Extension ServiceFirst, the good news: Crazy ants don't sting. They do sometimes bite, but the pain is mild, and it fades quickly. Even better, they drive out their stinging cousins, fire ants, which have been tormenting Texans for... More >>
Unfair Park
1:37 pm
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
The Feds' Latest Meth Bust Started with a Heavy Package and Ended at a Dallas Apartment Via.Sometimes a chair is just a chair. Sometimes, when it comes in a suspiciously heavy package from Mexico, it's not.To the naked eye, the UPS parcel contained nothing but an ordinary wooden folding chair and two paintings. Not precisely the... More >>
Unfair Park
1:22 pm
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
The Number of Poor People in Dallas Suburbs Keeps Going Up WikimediaThe suburbs stir up a lot of associations in the popular imagination. It covers territory as diverse as Leave It to Beaver and Blue Velvet. What the 'burbs don't usually evoke is poverty. For decades the war on poverty has... More >>
Unfair Park
11:37 am
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
Jose Canseco Is Joining the Fort Worth Cats Fort Worth CatsJose Canseco has been busy since his two-year stint with the Rangers almost two decades ago. He became an author. He danced with the stars. He admitted using steroids and accused a laundry list of former teammates of... More >>
Unfair Park
10:44 am
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
Associa CEO and State Senator John Carona's Many Colorful Conflicts of Interest CaronaJohn Carona, our Republican state senator from Dallas, learned some hard lessons this session about how his fellow lawmakers' business interests tend to dominate the doings in the legislature. Last month, Carona's bill to try to reform the incredibly predatory... More >>
Unfair Park
9:30 am
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
Ralph Isenberg is on a Wild Crusade Against Domingo Garcia over May 5 Immigration March Mark GrahamIsenberg, a long long time ago.Ralph Isenberg and Domingo Garcia haven't always been enemies. Back in 2010, in fact, they were all set to dine together at a fundraiser with President Obama, until Isenberg was unceremoniously disinvited by the... More >>
Unfair Park
8:28 am
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
Dallas 911 Operator Says She Couldn't Hear Deanna Cook's Ex-Husband Choking Her Tonyita HopkinsIt was the murder of Deanna Cook, more than anything else, that forced the city of Dallas to take a hard look at its 911 call center. There was simply no way to explain away the lackadaisical response to... More >>
Unfair Park
7:00 am
May. 20, 2013
Dallas News
Police Say Kassandra Martinez Ran Over Her Cousin after She Wouldn't Chip in for Gas It started, police say, with a trip to the club on Saturday night. Kassandra Martinez, 20, picked up three of her cousins in her decade-old Passat and set off for Viviana's Nite Club, near the intersection of Stemmons and Royal... More >>

From the Print Edition

In Dallas ISD, a Fight Over Principals, Race and a Slice of the Pie In Dallas ISD, a Fight Over Principals, Race and a Slice of the Pie

This is a good time to reflect on the difficulty of finding truth in the battle over school reform in Dallas, because at this moment I don't seem to be… More >>

So Long, Suhm So Long, Suhm

I knew some people whose only kid went off to college. Tears, blubbering, World War II refugee-style moving day with boxes lashed to the top of the car, the whole… More >>

<p>Do Mexicans Love Guns as Much as We Do?</p>

Do Mexicans Love Guns as Much as We Do?

Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be corrupt and guilty of supplying guns that ended… More >>

Lyndon Baty and the Robot That Saved Him Lyndon Baty and the Robot That Saved Him

If he has his act together, Lyndon has already powered on in the copy room by the time the bell for first period rings, and has already begun the long,… More >>

Everything's Better with an O Everything's Better with an O

Dear Mexican: Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come from? Juanito Dear Wab: "Anglos… More >>

Sex Ed the Texas Way Sex Ed the Texas Way

Teenagers have a favorite word, one they deploy frequently. An easy way to ensure its arrival in conversation is to bring up sex education. "The abstinence stuff is awkward," says a… More >>

A Touch of Intra-Mexican Hatred A Touch of Intra-Mexican Hatred

Dear Mexican: Why is it that people from Chihuahua and Monterrey are such jackasses? They cross the border and act as if their cagada does not stink. They eat at… More >>

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