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February 15, 2012
The Diamond Shamrock Protest May Be Canceled Due to Lack of Interest. 'Bout Time.
A week ago Monday, two people picketed outside Diamond Shamrock Kwik Stop on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. "Don't Stop, Don't Shop," and "They're Using the 'N' Word," their signs read. The day after that, there were three. One snapped my picture for crossing the picket line and entering the stor ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2012
The Mixmaster is Looking for Arts and Culture Writers. Is That You, By Chance?
The Observer is looking for local freelance writers for this here arts and culture blog, The Mixmaster. Specifically, we're scouting for: Art Critic/Columnist: We're looking for someone to contribute regular criticism and commentary on visual arts on a freelance basis. You'll need a passion for and ... More >>
News
December 8, 2011
Strippers Have Rights. But Do They Want Them?
In courthouses across the country, lawyers are fighting for strippers' rights -- and winning. But dancers are worried the lawsuits will cut into their cash flow.
Blogs
September 8, 2011
OK, So Downtown Omni Has 400 Openings
Last week we glanced at the Dallas Convention Center's schedule of events and noted one of interest scheduled to begin September 15 and run through the 17th: Omni Job Fair. Doors open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.; the city says it expects up to 5,000 people during that time, each hoping for a jo ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2011
The Dallas Mourning News
All day long the emails have come in, each wondering when we'll note the layoffs currently taking place at The Dallas Morning News. Says here that 38 employees have been given their pink slips and this severance agreement intended to fend off age discrimination lawsuits like the one filed followi ... More >>
Blogs
September 5, 2011
As Dallas Symphony "Struggles" to Balance Art and Economy, Musicians Get a New Deal
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has spent the last year trying to balance its books and fill its coffers, going so far as to launch last fall The Great Orchestra Campaign intended to raise a quick $50 million. The process continues: Per a press release dispatched by the DSO today, management has "c ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2011
2011 Dallas Cowboys Training Camp Day 9: My Top 10 Observer-ations
10. To accommodate the veterans who will practice with the team for the first time tonight and to give those fans who get off work later a chance to see their 'Boys, the team has moved its 2:30-5:30 practice this afternoon to 6:30-9:30 tonight at The Alamodome. Players like Doug Free an ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2011
2011 Dallas Cowboys Training Camp Day 8: My Top 10 Observer-ations
10. Impressed yesterday that -- on a players day off -- 6th-round draft choice and receiver Dwayne Harris was running sprints and routes. All by his lonesome. 9. Mat McBriar isn't exactly Rob Ryan, but he's departing pudgy and heading toward fat. McBriar pulled his hamstring running in ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2011
Dallas PD Goes to Great Lengths to Defend Selling Its Biggest Helicopter For $1.4 Mil
Back in mid-June we attempted to make an offer on a Bell 407 helicopter, which was being auctioned off by the city. But the bids piled up, and after 60 the $985,000 starting price climbed to $1,467,500, which was $1,467,500 out of our price range. And, besides, the Dallas Police Department, which ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Whitt's End: 7.29.11
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *I know one practice doesn't make a career and, as Bill Parcells says, let's hold off on shipping that bust to Canton, but Cowboys' first-round draft pick Tyron Smith looks like a beast ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Dallas News Publisher Jim Moroney Addresses Decision to Shutter Quick, Rumors of Layoffs
As Merritt noted on Mixmaster earlier, The Dallas Morning News will no longer publish Quick after its August 4 issue, bringing to a close the free weekly's 8-year-long run. Jim Moroney, the publisher and CEO at The News, tells Unfair Park he broke the news to its staff at around 10:30 this mornin ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Know Your Resources
As Merritt noted on Mixmaster earlier, The Dallas Morning News will no longer publish Quick after its August 4 issue, bringing to a close the free weekly's 8-year-long run. Jim Moroney, the publisher and CEO at The News, tells Unfair Park he broke the news to its staff at around 10:30 this mornin ... More >>
Blogs
March 3, 2011
The NFL Lockout: My Top 10 Observer-ations
10. Barring a last-minute agreement, the NFL will cease operations as we know them tonight at 11 when the league's current collective bargaining agreement expires. The owners and players have met via mediation the last nine days with no significant movement. The owners, dealt a signific ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Weeks After West Dallas School Reform Announcement, DISD Board's Ready for Details
DISD Superintendent Michael HinojosaSuperintendent Michael Hinojosa drew a roomful of huzzahs two weeks ago when he announced that DISD was getting involved in a new effort for school reform in West Dallas. A handful of DISD trustees were among the cheering crowd, including Lew Blackburn and boar ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
And the Dallas Cowboys' Most Over-Achieving Player of 2009 is ...
Would you believe the guy who lost the cornerback battle to Pro Bowler Mike Jenkins? That's right, Orlando Scandrick. According to the NFL's performance-based bonus system, Scandrick was the Cowboys' biggest bang-for-buck player last season. As a 5th-round draft pick who started one gam ... More >>
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February 9, 2010
Okay, Football's Over. On to 2010 and What?
Yeah, yeah. Who Dat and all that. Congratulations. Hug a troubled city. Now, let's move on. To 2010. Next season is now this season. When the NFL kicks off next season your Dallas Cowboys will be a favorite to play in Super Bowl XLV next Februrary in Arlington. According to one online g ... More >>
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December 16, 2009
Thirteen Sue City Over Racial Discrimination; City Denies "Years Old" Allegations
It's been too long since we've seen Dallas Water's mascot, Perry the PipeA couple of hours ago, Rudy Bush posted a lawsuit 13 Dallas Water Utilities employees have filed against the city, in which they allege all manner of racial discrimination. According to the docs, the litigants -- who are eit ... More >>
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November 30, 2009
Dallas's Mexican Consulate May Have a New Leader, But the Hits Just Keep on Coming
Mark GrahamFormer Mexican Consul General Enrique Hubbard UrreaDallas's Mexican Consulate began operating under new leadership earlier this month, but the dust-ups of tenures past continue to cloud the office's legitimacy. In the months since the former consul returned to Mexico amid accusations o ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
Laura Miller's Now on the Stand. You Know What That Means: Schutze is Live Blogging
Former Dallas Mayor Laura MillerLaura Miller has begun testifying in the federal City Hall corruption trial, giving the jury her history in politics. She's poised, of course. Prosecutor Sarah Saldana began by addressing her as "Ms. Miller," then caught herself and asked, "Is that how you address ... More >>
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July 16, 2009
More Cops Means Less Service?
Former Dallas Mayor Laura MillerLaura Miller has begun testifying in the federal City Hall corruption trial, giving the jury her history in politics. She's poised, of course. Prosecutor Sarah Saldana began by addressing her as "Ms. Miller," then caught herself and asked, "Is that how you address ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2009
Among Those Laid Off By Clear Channel Are Three Familiar Local On-Air Talents
Courtesy George Gimarc/94.5 ReunionVery Edge-y: The Edge's Josh Venable with U2's The EdgeBack in January, Clear Channel laid off 1,800 employees, several of whom were good Friends of Unfair Park and most of whom worked in ad sales. Today comes news that the San Antonio-based conglomerate has laid o ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2009
From Inside the News-room, the "Trauma" of Layoffs and Feeling "Trapped" Afterward
Tom Huang, a Dallas Morning News assistant managing editor and Poynter Institute ethics and diversity fellow, posted this morning an essay titled "Living with Layoffs at the Dallas Morning News," which speaks for itself. This excerpt seems particularly relevant a week after A.H. Belo Corp. laid off ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2009
As Dallas County Attempts to Budget Books, One Boss Offers to Take a Pay Cut
Dallas County Clerk Gary FitzsimmonsWick Allison's had some to say in recent days about Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins's battle with the county commissioners over a 10-percent across-the-board budget cut the commissioners demanded in order to deal with an expected $58 million shortfal ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2009
As WFAA-Channel 8 Adds Third Morning Anchor, Belo Announces 150 Layoffs
On Monday, Ed Bark noted that WFAA-Channel 8 has hired Kristin Mitchell as a co-host on Good Morning Texas -- making that show a threesome now, as the former St. Louis anchor joins a set already populated by Gary Cogill and Amy Vanderoef. A Friend of Unfair Park is not impressed with B ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2009
PlainsCapital Bank Took $87.6 Million in TARP Money. Now ... It's Payback Time! Or Not.
Look, Alan White, a salary cap would just mess up your hair anyway.On December 23, Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank received a mighty generous Christmas present from the Treasury Department: $87.6 million in bailout bucks, which seemed like a lot given that PlainsCapital isn't publicly traded and did ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2009
Morning News Publisher Discusses the "Unfortunate Coincidence" of Belo Bonuses and Charging for Online Content
James Moroney IIIOn Friday, A.H. Belo Corporation announced that it would, yet again, lay off about 500 more workers at all of its properties, among them The Dallas Morning News and The Providence Journal. At the same time, Belo managers, in the newspaper group and in the corporate offices, were rec ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2009
Following News of More Belo Layoffs, Union Demands Robert Decherd Take a Pay Cut
A.H. Belo Corp. CEO Robert DecherdA.H. Belo announced this morning that it is going to "cut approximately 500 jobs, or more than 14 percent of its workforce," at all of its properties, among them The Dallas Morning News and the Providence Journal. Which is why a Friend of Unfair Park sends this anno ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2009
Dallas Observer's Parent Company Announces Pay Cuts and Layoffs
Twice today I've been asked about several posts on The Latest Word, one of our sister blogs out of Denver, referring to layoffs and pay cuts taking place throughout the Village Voice Media chain. The Dallas Observer, of course, is among the 15 papers in the chain, formerly known as New Times Inc.Spe ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2008
Ad Agency imc2 Subtracts Even More, But You Probably Already Knew That
Twice today I've been asked about several posts on The Latest Word, one of our sister blogs out of Denver, referring to layoffs and pay cuts taking place throughout the Village Voice Media chain. The Dallas Observer, of course, is among the 15 papers in the chain, formerly known as New Times Inc.Spe ... More >>
Blogs
October 17, 2008
"One of the Darkest Days in the History of the Dallas ISD."
Twice today I've been asked about several posts on The Latest Word, one of our sister blogs out of Denver, referring to layoffs and pay cuts taking place throughout the Village Voice Media chain. The Dallas Observer, of course, is among the 15 papers in the chain, formerly known as New Times Inc.Spe ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2008
Razzoo's Owes the Government a Million Dollars. That's a Lotta Tips.
Twice today I've been asked about several posts on The Latest Word, one of our sister blogs out of Denver, referring to layoffs and pay cuts taking place throughout the Village Voice Media chain. The Dallas Observer, of course, is among the 15 papers in the chain, formerly known as New Times Inc.Spe ... More >>
News
July 5, 2007
Talk Isn't Cheap
Ex-Constable Mike Dupree learns the value of keeping one's mouth shut
Blogs
January 3, 2007
Teachers Wanna Get Paid
Ex-Constable Mike Dupree learns the value of keeping one's mouth shut
Film
August 21, 2003
Sol Brothers
Mondays in the Sun takes a whimsical look at unemployment on the coast of Spain
Calendar
January 2, 2003
Lost in Space
Get ready for that case of the Mondays with Office Space
News
October 24, 2002
Angry Cops
Letters from October 24
News
October 10, 2002
No One's Laughing
Plus: Real Victims
News
July 18, 2002
Buc-bucaw
Fort Worth Weekly reporter files workplace discrimination complaint
News
July 11, 2002
Coming of Age
Sheriff's office busted for age discrimination
News
December 6, 2001
Shut Out
New arena to union: So long, it's been good to know you
News
November 22, 2001
Letters, Week of November 22
Pants on Fire, Belo Death Star
Best of Dallas
September 20, 2001
Best Place to Get Tattooed
Skin & Bones
News
May 31, 2001
Union Labeled
Contract mail drivers win a long struggle to unionize
News
August 10, 2000
Touching Story
Businessman Jim Blythe lends a hand in the wrong places, employees say
News
February 17, 2000
Black, white, and blue
Dallas' African-American cops say they are being unfairly disciplined by a racist department. The numbers suggest they're right.
News
January 13, 2000
Cacophony
Plano Symphony Orchestra faces discord over pay and job requirements for its musicians
Film
July 31, 1997
Perfect mess
What's wrong with this Picture? Everything
News
October 31, 1996
U.S. Reprehensible
Eddie Bernice Johnson has burned through more than 50 staffers during her four years in Congress. She says she's just demanding. They say she's a tyrant.
News
December 21, 1995
BeloWatch
Eddie Bernice Johnson has burned through more than 50 staffers during her four years in Congress. She says she's just demanding. They say she's a tyrant.
News
December 14, 1995
The profit speaks
Striking machinists won't buckle under to greedy Boeing bosses
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