Insurance Carriers

One Trinity Item Is on the Fast Track, At Least

Nope Springs Eternal

Dr. Bombastic

Dallas oncologist Dennis Birenbaum claims he's been given a bad rap by the state and media. Now he's going to make them pay.

Quick Fix

After years of financial neglect, the state is hoping a shot of privatization will cure Dallas County's addicted and mentally ill population

The WSJ Polices Insurance Companies' Image Scanning Police

After years of financial neglect, the state is hoping a shot of privatization will cure Dallas County's addicted and mentally ill population

Couldn't Medicare less

Shady goings-on in the fight over health care

Not so fast, Sonny

A sweetheart bill down at the Texas Legislature will let you pay to make one Dallas businessman richer

Afterthought special

The classic children's story deserves better than this misconceived mess

What's Up Doc?

The classic children's story deserves better than this misconceived mess

Deep Easy

N'awlins reborn in Deep Ellum

Obedience School

Plus: Home, Bitter Home

Blame Game

Is the insurance industry a bully or are the moldies just being hysterical?

Clearly, Snow Big Fan of Trinity River Project

​Trying to get to my post at Unfair Park. Big weather issues here. See photo. Huge branch the size of the Sears Tower fell on wife's car. Worse: I had inadvertently left money bag containing $1 million-plus in rubles on top of car, part of inheritance I received recently from little-known uncle in ... More >>

Insuring the Insurers: What Something Called "Faktor K" Could Mean for Big D

​Writer and radio journalist Julia Barton, a regular reader of Unfair Park, tipped me today to a really fascinating piece published September 1 by BusinessWeek, called "The God Clause and the Reinsurance Industry." It's about an arcane industry located in cities far from Dallas, but Barton spied t ... More >>

Life's Cheap. Levees Aren't.

Corps of Engineers and city struggle to balance flood protection's costs versus the value of not drowning.

Deep Ellum Urban Gardens Could Get a Major Boost from a Local Woman's Stuffed Peppers

​As an avid runner and cook, Lindsey Cook of Dallas loves to create healthy dishes, like her quinoa and turkey stuffed bell peppers. Easy, versatile and full of deliciousness, Cook was so smitten with the recipe that she entered it in the Aetna Healthy Food Fight contest. From there, the dish ... More >>

Deep Ellum Urban Gardens Could be Hours Away from a Big Donation

​Dallas girl Lindsey Cook is in a tight race with Mary Edwards from California as the fan favorite in the Aetna Healthy Food Fight -- a fight that could mean a nice influx of cash for the Deep Ellum Urban Gardens. In case you missed it, through a contest at the State Fair, Cook was chosen to ... More >>