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May 31, 2009
Mo Money Mo Problems: Leppert's Got Some "Good News" for the Council About Trinity
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2006
A Trinity "Tweak"? Impending Disaster's More Like It.
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
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June 7, 2007
Lunch With the Trinity Muckety-Mucks
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
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June 29, 2007
If Nothing Else, DISD's New HR Director Has a Fascinating Story
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
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August 17, 2007
Closing the Book on Richardson's Boring (and Notorious?) Richard Chichakli
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
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September 19, 2007
Pumping the House Organ
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
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October 15, 2007
"Flooded with Misinformation"? Damn Right.
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2007
What Happens in Iraq Doesn't Stay in Iraq For Some Local Immigrants
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2008
A Duncanville Soldier Died in Germany; Cause of Death Being Investigated
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2008
More Truth About What the Trinity Parkway Will Really Cost Us
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2008
The Important and Difficult Work of News Photographer David Leeson
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2008
Family of Fort Worth Officer Killed in Explosion Sues Ford Motor Co.
Sam Merten In February, Mayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- and tomorrow, they're holding a repeat performance Earlier tonight, a few of us local media members found in our respective in-boxes a draft of remarks Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to deliver Mo ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2009
This Morning at City Hall, Mayor Tom Leppert Put Lipstick to Levee and Said It'll Be Fine
Sam MertenEddie Bernice Johnson and Kay Bailey Hutchison were the levees to Mayor Tom Leppert's Trinity River at City Hall this morning.It almost isn't possible to describe what Mayor Tom Leppert and a line-up of loyal politicos were trying to accomplish this morning in the Flag Room of Dallas City ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2009
Trinity Chairman Sees "Many, Many Obstacles" With Turnpike Project
Sam MertenFrom left to right: Gene Rice and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Dan Chapman of HNTB and project manager for the NTTA and Rebecca Dugger, director of the Trinity River Corridor Project As Schutze mentioned earlier, the council's Trinity River Corridor Project Committee m ... More >>
News
March 5, 1998
The war over Gulf War Syndrome
Dallas doctors believe they've solved the mystery of sick veterans, but find themselves in "a bloody scientific war" where they are branded charlatans
Film
September 3, 1998
The shadow of Stalin
This grim film about love and hate is distinguished by remarkable acting
Blogs
February 14, 2009
Under Pressure: Angela Hunt Sends a Letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hunt with State Senator Royce West in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Obama inaugurationUnfair Park today received a missive Angela Hunt sent on Wednesday to General Kenneth Cox, Colonel Christopher Martin and Ray Russo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in which the city council member expres ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2009
Corps' Attention to Detail Could Jeopardize More Than Just the Toll Road. The Whole Effin' Trinity Project Could Die!
flickr member: puuikibeachThe entire Trinity River Corridor Project, including the Texas Horse Park, is tied to the approval of the toll road by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At least, that's what proponents of the Trinity Turnpike want you to believe."Attention to detail delays Army Corps of E ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2009
Better Now Than Never, the City Council's Gonna Get a Civics Lesson Tomorrow
Here we are, one full decade -- 10 years, count 'em, one-10th of a century -- into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City Of Dallas's Trinity River Corridor Project, and tomorrow the city council's Trinity River Corridor Project Committee has a briefing scheduled that I would summarize as, "The C ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2009
Somewhere, Jim Schutze is Off Doing a Happy Dance
Sam MertenMayor Tom Leppert and Kevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersMayor Tom Leppert reluctantly addressed local media this afternoon regarding City Manager Mary Suhm's earlier announcement that the Trinity River levees will be rated "unacceptable" in 34 of 170 areas by the U.S. Army Co ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2009
The News Must Have Amnesia Regarding Mayor Leppert and the Toll Road. And Just What The Heck Does "At Risk" Really Mean?
Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert with DMN writer Michael Lindenberger (right) ... we think.To my delight, I returned from vacation and discovered that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Trinity Turnpike has finally been released. It would have been a nice read on the plan ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2009
Corps of Engineers' Yogi Berra, "This Project Isn't Going to End Until It's Completed."
Courtesy the City of DallasThe Pantanal arriving in Houston with the first shipment of steel for the Margaret Hunt Hill BridgeJudy Schmidt at Dallas City Hall forwards along the following message from Mayor Tom Leppert: Till he hears otherwise, Santiago Calatrava's Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is getti ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2009
More from the Corps: Or, Why You'll Now Think Twice About Driving I-35 Over River
Photos from the Corps' Trinity River report. You may wanna think twice about driving Stemmons over the Trinity.OK, so after the jump you'll find all the appendices from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Trinity River Floodway Report -- including all the photos and maps and cost breakdowns ("breakdown ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2009
Word of the Day: Desiccation
More from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Trinity River floodway report released todayJim's opted to wait till the a.m. to post concerning the Corps' report, but his quick take: "The worse gets worser." Sam's also got priceless video coming early Thursday. Which gives everyone time to get their he ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2009
Enter Sand, Man
From Page 43 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Trinity floodway reportAstute Friend of Unfair Park "Wylie H." drilled into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' report on the Trinity River levees yesterday evening and found the real horror story that goes almost unmentioned in this morning's Dallas M ... More >>
News
February 26, 2009
Getting to No | Eat Less Live Longer
From Page 43 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Trinity floodway reportAstute Friend of Unfair Park "Wylie H." drilled into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' report on the Trinity River levees yesterday evening and found the real horror story that goes almost unmentioned in this morning's Dallas M ... More >>
News
October 23, 2008
Has John McCain Abandoned His Fellow Veterans?
From Page 43 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Trinity floodway reportAstute Friend of Unfair Park "Wylie H." drilled into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' report on the Trinity River levees yesterday evening and found the real horror story that goes almost unmentioned in this morning's Dallas M ... More >>
News
October 2, 2008
Soldier Suicides
Two Texas brothers fall in the war on terror—one in combat, one by his own hand
News
August 9, 2007
Innocence Project|Jail to Inmate: F You|Katrina Waves
Two Texas brothers fall in the war on terror—one in combat, one by his own hand
Film
December 21, 2006
Nostalgia Trip
Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make 'em like they used to
News
March 1, 2007
Patriot Acts
Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States
News
September 7, 2006
�Ask a Mexican!
Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States
News
August 3, 2006
Other Sides of the Story
Military bloggers take aim at mainstream media
Film
May 25, 2006
All Gave Some
Sir! No Sir! recounts the GIs who refused to ride the killing machine
Home Entertainment
December 15, 2005
Virtual Quagmire
The Army's realistic first-person shooter bogs down under fire
News
August 19, 2004
The Shootist
Terry Anderson thought he'd be in Athens right now, chasing his lifelong dream of Olympic gold. Instead, he's in prison, his life plugged full of holes.
News
April 10, 2003
Toy Soldiers
Computer game designers in Bedford re-create the greatest generation online
Film
March 27, 2003
Basic Straining
Oh, look--another bad John Travolta movie. How original.
News
January 30, 2003
Down the Drain
Plus: Stars in His Eyes; No Military, No Peace; The Havard Legend
Film
January 17, 2002
Hell and Back
Scott's Black Hawk Down pays grim, gritty homage to real-life warriors
News
September 28, 2000
New Model Army
Can the big-brain boys of the defense community change the way America fights?
Film
June 29, 2000
Saving Private Mel
The Patriot is sentimental, overbearing, flag-waving--and a crowd-pleaser
Blogs
May 5, 2009
Corps Approved Bridge Without Geotechnical Data, Still Trying to Solve Sand Mystery
Sam MertenKevin Craig of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flanks Mayor Tom Leppert as he tells the press about the levees' "unacceptable" ratings.After the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its report on the city's levees, we were baffled to learn that construction on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bri ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2009
Yeah, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, What'd a Tree Near a Levee Ever Do To You?
One week ago today, city officials were cautioning the council not to worry -- Dallas ain't about to spend $3 million to reduce 2,800 trees along the Trinity River to firewood just because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says so. But this isn't just a Dallas issue: Friend of the show Bethany Anders ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2009
Pretty Sure I Saw the Dallas Tornado Play the Cleburne Quake at Cobb Stadium Once
Brian Stump, the Albritton Professor of Geological Sciences in SMU's Dedman College and part of the team set to study the recent Cleburne quakes, wants you to calm the eff down. Seriously. It's all right. Nothing to worry about. It's nature, for God's sakes. Right, Prof. Stump?The recent earthquakes ... More >>
News
June 11, 2009
Who knew sand flowed under the Trinity? Everybody but the folks building bridges there.
Brian Stump, the Albritton Professor of Geological Sciences in SMU's Dedman College and part of the team set to study the recent Cleburne quakes, wants you to calm the eff down. Seriously. It's all right. Nothing to worry about. It's nature, for God's sakes. Right, Prof. Stump?The recent earthquakes ... More >>
Film
July 9, 2009
The Hurt Locker: A business suit for what might be the worst job in the world
Brian Stump, the Albritton Professor of Geological Sciences in SMU's Dedman College and part of the team set to study the recent Cleburne quakes, wants you to calm the eff down. Seriously. It's all right. Nothing to worry about. It's nature, for God's sakes. Right, Prof. Stump?The recent earthquakes ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
In the Washington Post, a Tribute to a Dallas WWII Vet Seeking Only Recognition for Others
I've learned quite a bit about Ed Malouf this morning -- like the fact that all nine of his children with wife Marie, and three of their 23 grandchildren, went to Bishop Lynch, where Ed is said to have literally built the field house with his bare hands while Marie taught theology and worked as a ... More >>

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