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Larry Duncan

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Red Light Cameras Coming to a School Bus Near You

    Every kindergartener with a sense of self-preservation knows not to trust the stop signs that jut out from the sides of school buses, because even though they are the same reflective red octagons as those planted in concrete and the word "STOP" is written in the same white font, people often don't. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    The John Wiley Price Affair: Suddenly, a Few People Are Looking a Whole Lot Smarter

    ​Last week I was talking to a very well-known Dallas television investigative reporter about the Dallas County federal corruption probe. I won't name him here, because it was a personal call to discuss something else. But he made a point that kept coming back to me all through the long holiday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Top 10 Schutze Columns of '10

    ​Nothing slow about us, but just when you thought my third annual list of Schutze's best columns wouldn't take shape, Jim's check finally cleared, so I took the time to look back at his fine work throughout the year and picked out the 10 that made me fall in love with him all over again. As in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Dallas County's Made It Easier Than Ever To Follow Along As Election Results Come In

    Updated at 9:19 p.m.: Click to embiggen the latest results for Dallas County D.A., with 250 of 737 precincts reporting​My, my, but the county's come a long way. Used to be, way back when, us media folks just got occasional updates as precincts' results came in. No more: Now, as evidenced by the Cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    News & Notes: Kunkle Gets New Gig, Cortes Loses His & Irving Needs People

    I think we can all agree: We will miss this picture.​A few follow-ups with which to begin the day:Sam went to Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle's retirement wingding in the Cedars yesterday, where the commish announced he'd be consulting for and teaching at the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute at t ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    Who the Hell is Clay Jenkins, And Why Am I Being Told to Vote for Him for County Judge?

    I think we can all agree: We will miss this picture.​A few follow-ups with which to begin the day:Sam went to Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle's retirement wingding in the Cedars yesterday, where the commish announced he'd be consulting for and teaching at the W.W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    SMU's Jillson Says Local Democratic Elected Officials "Are Not to Be Trusted," Questions Friends Chosen By Jenkins

    Danny FulgencioCal Jillson​Much like Richard Allen's interview, our conversation with Southern Methodist University political scientist Cal Jillson didn't make it into the cover story on Dallas County Judge Jim Foster appearing in last week's paper version of Unfair Park. But that's not to say ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Was County Judge Jim Foster Really the Disaster His Own Party Claimed. Maybe, Maybe Not.

    Danny FulgencioCal Jillson​Much like Richard Allen's interview, our conversation with Southern Methodist University political scientist Cal Jillson didn't make it into the cover story on Dallas County Judge Jim Foster appearing in last week's paper version of Unfair Park. But that's not to say ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Who is Clay Jenkins? We'd Like to Know Too, But He Ain't Talkin'.

    Claire JordanIt took 11 days and a lot of effort from us just to get a statement from Clay Jenkins, who wants to replace Jim Foster as county judge.​Fifty-two votes. That's all that kept Clay Jenkins from securing the Democratic nomination for county judge on March 2. Instead, he'll take on fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    DA Watkins Loves Bill White, Not Jim Foster

    Photos by Kurt WatkinsBill White, Craig Watkins and Craig Jenkins (background) walk from Watkins's campaign office to a precinct chair dinner at Saint Martin's Place Friday night.​That's what we gather by looking at the pics sent to us by Kurt Watkins, cousin and PR man to Dallas County Distri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Tonight in North Dallas, Your Chance to Fire Questions at the Democratic Candidates for County Judge and District Clerk

    Sam MertenWith Foster and Jenkins highlighting the race to take on Republican Wade Emmert for county judge in November, it's easy to forget Larry Duncan is also part of the mix.​That's right. Wanna know why Johnny Gomez thinks he's got a shot against incumbent Gary Fitzsimmons? Or why lawyer C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Wade Emmert Emerges as Party Favorite in GOP Effort to Take Back County Judge Seat

    flickr member: cedarhillchurchofchristEmmert is charged with helping the local Republican Party rebound by jumping from a council member in Cedar Hill to Dallas County Judge.At the Dallas County Republican Party's annual Reagan Day Dinner in February, we described Cedar Hill City Council member Wade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Mayor Tom Leppert to Young Democrats: Imagine the Convention Center Hotel is the Stimulus Package and I'm President Obama

    Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert cheerleads the convention center hotel last night at Zubar.Mayor Tom Leppert paid a visit last night to Zubar on Lower Greenville to meet with the Dallas County Young Democrats to talk about crime, the Trinity River Project and the convention center hotel, but it di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Wednesday Morning Wake and Bake

    Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert cheerleads the convention center hotel last night at Zubar.Mayor Tom Leppert paid a visit last night to Zubar on Lower Greenville to meet with the Dallas County Young Democrats to talk about crime, the Trinity River Project and the convention center hotel, but it di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Sam Coats Adds Name to List of Folks Gunning For Jim Foster's Job

    Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert cheerleads the convention center hotel last night at Zubar.Mayor Tom Leppert paid a visit last night to Zubar on Lower Greenville to meet with the Dallas County Young Democrats to talk about crime, the Trinity River Project and the convention center hotel, but it di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Talking Political Futures With Guests at Angela Hunt's Fund-Raiser Last Night

    Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert cheerleads the convention center hotel last night at Zubar.Mayor Tom Leppert paid a visit last night to Zubar on Lower Greenville to meet with the Dallas County Young Democrats to talk about crime, the Trinity River Project and the convention center hotel, but it di ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    Suckers

    Hey, City Hall--Schutze is rubber, and you're glue

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    The Allure of Azure

    Harwood builds a fancy condo tower without a nickel in handouts from City Hall

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2006

    Darrell Jordan's Gonna Be Mayor

    Harwood builds a fancy condo tower without a nickel in handouts from City Hall

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2006

    Duncan the Question

    Harwood builds a fancy condo tower without a nickel in handouts from City Hall

  • News

    June 22, 2006

    The Amazing Schutzini

    The plan for Dallas' future: blood in the 'hood, Mayor Hunt and the Venerable Rasansky

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2006

    Live from City Hall

    The plan for Dallas' future: blood in the 'hood, Mayor Hunt and the Venerable Rasansky

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    2002 Revealed

    An aging Buzz finds little to celebrate in the year gone by. What did you expect?

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    School for Scoundrels

    They get elected with stolen votes, and then they start divvying up the goodies

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    Where There's Smoke

    Dallas considers strengthening the smoking ordinance...again

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    SNAFU

    Buzz looks back on 2001 and proves once again that the boy just ain't normal

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Bottle Rockets Downtown

    A lawsuit complaining about election fraud could bust things wide open

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Busting the Ballot Brokers

    County officials hope reforms will prevent absentee-ballot trickery

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Buzz

    Flip a coin

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Letters

    On being a man; Larry Duncan's little grudge; The bad seed

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    Letters

    Duncan snuffs the pests; Road warrior; Wichita Falls murders; Corrections

  • News

    July 20, 2000

    Tribal vengeance

    In primitive land, high price paid for speaking out of turn

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Truth hurts

    Think Dallas' Olympic bid won't cost taxpayers anything? Take a look at Plan B.

  • News

    November 5, 1998

    Peep-hole power

    It's a scary world out there, but someone's gotta keep it under control. Jim Schutze uncovers the secret agony of the Dallas Citizens Council.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Dead air

    KKDA-AM silences the radio voice of black Dallas, but was anyone listening anyway?

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    Give her what she wants

    Olympics committee finds Dallas boosters' attitudes toward our city council a little scary

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Spinning wheels

    Fahim Minkah cleared one set of hurdles to build a South Dallas skating rink, only to have the city put more in front of him

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    Mulchnacht

    It took an army to raze a mulch pile, steal a yard, and toss the mulch lady into the loony bin

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    Letters

    It took an army to raze a mulch pile, steal a yard, and toss the mulch lady into the loony bin

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Buzz

    It took an army to raze a mulch pile, steal a yard, and toss the mulch lady into the loony bin

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    City Hall's Slam-Dunk Gang

    Quick--someone take a pulse. The Dallas City Council hasn't peeped in months. And John Ware and Ron Kirk are looking awfully well-fed.

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Funny girl

    High atop a hill in Pleasant Grove, Charlotte Parkhurst says the gays are coming to get her--and her pile of mulch too

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Slip sliding away

    A South Dallas couple takes on the city to save back yard

  • News

    May 22, 1997

    Letters

    A South Dallas couple takes on the city to save back yard

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    Tension Fund

    Concerns about the soundness of the city's retirement fund are buried in a political mud fight

  • News

    April 25, 1996

    Dallas' lawyer joke

    A legal comedy of errors led to a $5 million tragedy for the city

  • News

    October 19, 1995

    Sex and city hall

    How strip bars have their way with the Dallas city council

  • News

    July 13, 1995

    Behind closed doors

    What the council says in secret.

  • News

    April 6, 1995

    Who ya gonna call?

    City Hall's top brass use taxpayer-provided mobile phones to call sweethearts, power brokers, and Pizza Hut.

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    Blowup in City Hall

    Councilman Duncan summons city staff for personal errand

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