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Julia Barton

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    September 5, 2011

    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 >>

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    July 13, 2011

    CNN Pits Dallas Versus Dallas

    ​Julia Barton, with an assist from Schutze, covered much the same territory earlier this year in her American Icons piece about Dallas for Studio 360. But now that TNT's given the green light to that next-gen Dallas, CNN, as part of its Defining America series, takes a look at how the city stacks ... More >>

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    July 12, 2011

    "We're Serious About Doing Dallas The Way Dallas Is Supposed to Be Done."

    That quote in the headline comes from Patrick Duffy in the behind-the-scenes peek that follows; Bobby Ewing always was so ... sincere. Still is. Now, more than ever. Above, of course, is the sneak peek at the next-gen Dallas TNT provided last night -- a good year before the series makes its official ... More >>

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    February 18, 2011

    Dallas, An "American Icon"

    ​On Christmas Eve afternoon, radio-radio's Julia Barton stopped by the offices to interview Schutze and me for an episode of Public Radio International's Studio 360, which is hosted by Kurt Andersen. Barton had been tasked with doing a piece on Dallas as part of the show's "American Icons" series, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    150 Years Later, a Reminder of the "Texas Troubles" That Began With a Downtown Fire

    ​In the new issue of the Texas Observer, Julia Barton reminds: This year marks the 150th anniversary of the so-called Texas Troubles, which began when much of downtown Dallas caught fire on a brutally hot July afternoon. Many thought the inferno, which began at downtown drugstore, was due to scorc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2007

    Give Peace a Chance

    ​In the new issue of the Texas Observer, Julia Barton reminds: This year marks the 150th anniversary of the so-called Texas Troubles, which began when much of downtown Dallas caught fire on a brutally hot July afternoon. Many thought the inferno, which began at downtown drugstore, was due to scorc ... More >>

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