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    October 4, 2011

    Old White People Who Think They Can Just Check Out Should Think Again

    So what is all this anger among the old white people really all about? Why are old white people wearing odd costumes and hating the president all the time? We old white people all know exactly what it is. But nobody will say it out loud. It never comes out in the stories, even though it's right the ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Concussing Our Kids, One Hit At a Time

    While pro sports finally fess up to the dangers of high-impact athletics, trainers, coaches, parents and lawmakers struggle to curb head injuries that are even more dangerous for kids.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    T.J.'s Seafood Market Cuts Through the Din

    ​At least one local food retailer believes the costs and logistical hassles associated with offering a deal through an online coupon site are offset by the marketing benefits. "After being in business for 21 years, we figured we'd found just about everyone in Dallas who likes to cook fresh se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Today In Music News: Why Lollapalooza Isn't That Great, Bun B Turns Professor And M.I.A. Learns Her Lesson

    Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 9, 2010...If you didn't make it to Lollapalooza this past weekend, here's a reason why the current incarnation isn't as good as the original.Bun B will be a guest lecturer at Rice University for a Religion and Hip-Hop Culture class. M.I.A. l ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2010

    The Tweet Life Inspires People to Make Friends and Adopt Causes in Person. It Can Also Cause a lot of Trouble, 140 Characters at a Time.

    Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 9, 2010...If you didn't make it to Lollapalooza this past weekend, here's a reason why the current incarnation isn't as good as the original.Bun B will be a guest lecturer at Rice University for a Religion and Hip-Hop Culture class. M.I.A. l ... More >>

  • News

    March 26, 2009

    The T. Boone Pickens Alternative Energy Show Rolls Across America

    Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 9, 2010...If you didn't make it to Lollapalooza this past weekend, here's a reason why the current incarnation isn't as good as the original.Bun B will be a guest lecturer at Rice University for a Religion and Hip-Hop Culture class. M.I.A. l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    In Houston, a Heated Battle Over Controversial Red-Light Camera Study

    And here we thought Dallas had the lock on red-light camera drama -- damn you, Houston. On December 26, two men filed suit against the City of Houston claiming it was withholding a Rice University professor's study concerning the efficacy of the city's red-light cameras. Two days later, a version of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    No Child Left Behind. Yeah, O.K.

    And here we thought Dallas had the lock on red-light camera drama -- damn you, Houston. On December 26, two men filed suit against the City of Houston claiming it was withholding a Rice University professor's study concerning the efficacy of the city's red-light cameras. Two days later, a version of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    Dallas-Based Creationists Turning Texas Into a "Laughingstock"

    And here we thought Dallas had the lock on red-light camera drama -- damn you, Houston. On December 26, two men filed suit against the City of Houston claiming it was withholding a Rice University professor's study concerning the efficacy of the city's red-light cameras. Two days later, a version of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    Needle Point

    And here we thought Dallas had the lock on red-light camera drama -- damn you, Houston. On December 26, two men filed suit against the City of Houston claiming it was withholding a Rice University professor's study concerning the efficacy of the city's red-light cameras. Two days later, a version of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2006

    Don't Be a Fool. Stay in School. Or Not.

    And here we thought Dallas had the lock on red-light camera drama -- damn you, Houston. On December 26, two men filed suit against the City of Houston claiming it was withholding a Rice University professor's study concerning the efficacy of the city's red-light cameras. Two days later, a version of ... More >>

  • Music

    December 8, 2005

    Garland Rogue

    Sub Pop rocker Gram LeBron descends upon his hometown once more

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Calling All Film Geeks

    Plus: Dallas Floats

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Stairway to Heaven

    Plus: Round Two at Cabell and Now Hear This

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Whiz Biz Kids

    Dallas' young entrepreneurs live by their creed: Just do it.

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    The Icebox Revisited

    Houston had one of its most shocking race murders 45 years ago. But exactly whose tragedy was it?

  • News

    December 11, 2003

    Mr. Cheap Shot

    And it's not us this time

  • News

    June 19, 2003

    Evil Eyes

    Coral Eugene Watts is a serial killer. He says he'll murder again. Why can't Texas stop him?

  • Culture

    May 23, 2002

    Crimes of the Art

    Terry Allen's installation art speaks softly and avoids the big shtick

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    Thanks, But No Thanks

    Turning down millions in state money to build juvenile boot camps, Tarrant County opted for a different approach--one that works

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    The Resurrection of Sandy Kress

    Or, how a Democrat and reviled former DISD board president found a happy home pushing "educational acoountability" for the GOP

  • Culture

    September 21, 2000

    Almost Famous

    Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    Dirty Cops, Dirty Games

    The untold story of Dallas' bigest-ever police corruption scandal. Part two of a special report.

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    Good Cop, Bad Cop

    The untold story of Dallas' biggest-ever police corruption scandal

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Public defenders

    A surprising number of parents are shunning the 'burbs, pulling their kids out of private schools, and embracing DISD

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Love unlimited

    KRNB-FM's Rudy V is the smoothest operator on the air, whether you're a man in trouble or a woman in love

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    No class

    New York-based Edison Schools flunked out with trying to privatize Sherman's public schools. Why should things be any different in Dallas?

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Hardhat utopia

    Sixties social theory meets the building trade at Dallas contractor TDIndustries -- and it works

  • News

    July 23, 1998

    Getting dumped

    Despite shoddy science, bad economics, and catastrophic health risks, a West Texas border community may become the nation's nuclear dumping ground

  • Calendar

    September 11, 1997

    Events for the week

    Despite shoddy science, bad economics, and catastrophic health risks, a West Texas border community may become the nation's nuclear dumping ground

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