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Unfair Park
4:57 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Richie Whitt is Writing an Epic Tell-All Blog on How Greggo Got Them Fired From The Fan
By Eric Nicholson
FacebookGreggo, left, and Richie Whitt, during happier times.Richie Whitt and Greg "Greggo" Williams have now had two months to reflect on CBS's unceremonious cancellation of The Rage, their drive-time sports talk show on 105.3 The Fan, and they've come to... More >>
Unfair Park
2:29 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Plan Commission Will Consider New Gas Drilling Regs This Thursday
By Brantley Hargrove
It's been more than a year since a task force sent the Dallas City Council its recommendations for retooling the city's gas drilling ordinance. But the first step toward updating city code will finally be taken at the Plan... More >>
Unfair Park
1:22 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Dallas Cabbies Are Taking Fight Over Natural Gas Taxis at Love Field to the Supreme Court
By Eric Nicholson
Patrick MichelsThe scene at City Hall on the morning of January 27, 2011.It's been more than three years since the City of Dallas first began moving CNG-powered cabs to the front of the line of taxis at Love Field. The... More >>
Unfair Park
1:18 pm
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Are Proof That Fetal Pain Is Real
By Anna Merlan
It's always reassuring to know that no matter how stupid things get in the state legislature, things are just as dumb, if not more so, in Congress. Perhaps "reassuring" is the wrong word. In either case, in order to... More >>
Unfair Park
11:41 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Hiking and Biking Trails Along the Trinity Blocked by Evil Ghosts of Toll Roads Past
By Jim Schutze
Oh, tinfoil hat, all that stuff about how I'm paranoid, go ahead, say it, get it out of your system. I've got to be ready for it by now, right? But let me tell you something: There's a big difference... More >>
Unfair Park
11:26 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Police Say an Asian Massage Parlor and Far North Dallas House are Part of a Massive Prostitution Ring [Updated]
By Eric Nicholson
backpage.comAt first glance, the ads proclaiming last week's grand opening of the JJ Health Center might have appeared to suggest something more than a massage. The massive amounts of cleavage, the pining eyes and lingerie uniforms of the "Friendly Charming... More >>
Unfair Park
8:33 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Jesse Ventura Is Super Serious About Suing Chris Kyle's Widow
By Luke Darby
In his book American Sniper, under the heading "Punching Out Scruff Face," slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle claimed that in a 2006 he got into a bar fight with "Scruff Face," a "celebrity" veteran. Kyle claimed the fight started because... More >>
Unfair Park
7:30 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Some Punks Decapitated Nessie, Arlington's Beloved Playground Loch Ness Monster
By Eric Nicholson
The Arlington Parks Department described the crime in clinical terms. Vandals had come in the night and defaced a piece of playground equipment at Allen Saxe Park, causing $5,000 in damage. But the detached language masked some strong emotions. This... More >>
Unfair Park
7:00 am
Jun. 18, 2013
Dallas News
Councilwoman Vonciel Hill Does Not Approve of Dallas County's Two-Gay-Black-Men Billboards
By Eric Nicholson
Fox 4Every year, something like 6,000 Dallas County residents are diagnosed with HIV, giving us the dubious honor of having the highest infection rate in the state. The statistics are particularly grim for gay black men, who contract the disease... More >>
Unfair Park
4:37 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Dallas News
The Morning News' Best Neighborhoods Are Really Rich, Really White and Really Far Away
By Eric Nicholson
When The Dallas Morning News announced three months ago that it would be rolling out the most definitive ranking of the area's neighborhoods in history, I put my money on Frisco. Not real money, mind you; if I had that,... More >>
Unfair Park
2:46 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Dallas News
Dallas Loves Its Shopping and Firemen, Hates Potholes and Dallas ISD
By Eric Nicholson
This guy, for one, is just fine with the state of the city's roads.The city of Dallas recently sent out a survey to a few thousand lucky residents asking them to assess the state of the city. It's partly for... More >>
Unfair Park
1:30 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Dallas News
A Tiger with a Runny Nose Turned into a Massive Case of Canine Distemper at a Big Cat Rescue in Wylie
By Anna Merlan
Image via FacebookA sick tiger named Tacoma, exercising with the help of a harness. (Tacoma isn't suffering from distemper, but has hip dysplasia and arthritis.)The trouble started innocently enough, back in early May, when Cairo the tiger had a snotty... More >>
Unfair Park
1:00 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Dallas News
Avi Adelman Told a Judge He Wouldn't Use Philip Kingston's Name on a Website. So Here's CouncilmanWeasel.com.
By Eric Nicholson
In the end, Belmont Addition attorney Melissa Kingston's lawsuit against neighborhood activist Avi Adelman ended not with the expected bang, but with a whimper of a settlement agreement. Under the terms of the settlement, Adelman agreed not to do a... More >>
Unfair Park
12:05 pm
Jun. 17, 2013
Dallas News
Kingston Wins Council Seat. The City Yawns ... and Grows No Matter What.
By Jim Schutze
The easiest thing to say about Dallas City Council elections would be that no one gives a shit. Voter participation in the council run-off election last weekend, counting everybody who mailed in a ballot or voted early, was 4.21 percent... More >>
Unfair Park
11:45 am
Jun. 17, 2013
Dallas News
Perry Vetoes Modest, Mincing Reform of Texas' Political Aspirant "Springboard" (Aka the Railroad Commission)
By Brantley Hargrove
In case you missed it, Gov. Rick Perry used his veto Friday to override the bipartisan will of the legislature, which sought to inject the most meager, almost universally agreeable ethics reform into the state oil and gas regulator. They... More >>

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Can You Say "Assassination?" Can You Say "Assassination?"
By Jim Schutze

Wrong. I said the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in Dallas would be no big deal. It will be. And it looks as if Dallas, to the delight of… More >>

Get Your Mexican Soaps in English Get Your Mexican Soaps in English
By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: In Philadelphia, there are three Spanish-language stations on regular broadcast television. None of them offer English subtitles. I bet plenty of people of all heritages would like to… More >>

A Gun-Dumb Brit's Journey into American Gun Culture A Gun-Dumb Brit's Journey into American Gun Culture
By Gavin Cleaver

The AR-15 is lighter than I expected. It's an intimidating chunk of rough-hewn black metal and rubber, but it sits softly in my hands. I bring it to my shoulder and,… More >>

Abtahi and Kingston: Who's the bigger SOB? Abtahi and Kingston: Who's the bigger SOB?
By Jim Schutze

Heard an interview with some actress on the radio recently talking about how she chain-smoked and behaved badly in college, causing her to lose a lot of weight and wake… More >>

Tips for Hungry Brits Tips for Hungry Brits
By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Readers: U.K.'s spectacular Guardian newspaper has asked if I could field some questions for their readers as part of the paper's summer travel package — turns out Brits want… More >>

For the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, a Cold Shoulder from ATTPAC For the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, a Cold Shoulder from ATTPAC
By Jim Schutze

We can be proud of our glittering Vegas-scale Arts District and still be honest about how it came to be. Right? I hope so, because maybe if we look at… More >>

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