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Antonio Villaraigosa

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Item Involving Charter School's Bonds Pushes Council Into Passionate Philosophical Debate

    ​This was a good day -- such days do occur -- to study democracy in action at Dallas City Hall. The city council engaged in a smart debate on a proposal to help a charter school organization sell bonds to build more charter schools. The mayor and council decided not to decide. If you listened to ... More >>

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    January 19, 2012

    Mayor Mike Rawlings on Why He Didn't Join Mayors in Signing Same-Sex Marriage Pledge

    ​The Dallas Voice ran a piece last night in which Mayor Mike Rawlings's chief of staff, Paula Blackmon, explains why he's not joining more than 70 other mayors in supporting same-sex marriage at a press conference tomorrow to be held during the U.S. Conference of Mayors in D.C. Todd Gillman follow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2011

    "Commit!" to This Sneak Preview of Dallas Regional Chamber's Plan to Rescue DISD

    Commit!'s no Dallas Achieves, swear​At its August 11 board briefing, Michael Casserly, executive director of the D.C.-based Council of the Great City Schools, told the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees: It could be a good, long while till you find a suitable replacement for Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Mike Rawlings Says He Wants to Fix the Schools. Sure, But Talk is Cheap.

    ​Ah, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I call "rubber meets road" on the school district issue in the mayor's race. Candidate Mike Rawlings has been getting himself some political mileage on the hustings by saying that, as mayor, he will help fix the city's beleaguered public school system. I hav ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

    ​Ah, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I call "rubber meets road" on the school district issue in the mayor's race. Candidate Mike Rawlings has been getting himself some political mileage on the hustings by saying that, as mayor, he will help fix the city's beleaguered public school system. I hav ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    ​Ah, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I call "rubber meets road" on the school district issue in the mayor's race. Candidate Mike Rawlings has been getting himself some political mileage on the hustings by saying that, as mayor, he will help fix the city's beleaguered public school system. I hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2006

    L.A. Makes Pass in Dallas

    ​Ah, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I call "rubber meets road" on the school district issue in the mayor's race. Candidate Mike Rawlings has been getting himself some political mileage on the hustings by saying that, as mayor, he will help fix the city's beleaguered public school system. I hav ... More >>

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