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  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Dallas ISD Names Mike Miles, Reform-Minded Military Vet from Colorado, Lone Finalist for Superintendent Job

    Prediction: The next few weeks may not be a ton of fun for Mike Miles. Miles, the superintendent of Harrison School District Two in Colorado Springs, was named the lone finalist for the top job in Dallas ISD at a meeting this afternoon. The board, which voted 8-0 (with Carla Ranger abstaining), now ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Maybe Mexico should build a fence to keep US out.

    Prediction: The next few weeks may not be a ton of fun for Mike Miles. Miles, the superintendent of Harrison School District Two in Colorado Springs, was named the lone finalist for the top job in Dallas ISD at a meeting this afternoon. The board, which voted 8-0 (with Carla Ranger abstaining), now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Doug Havard Pleads Guilty to a Federal Crime. But What of All Those Local Charges?

    ​As you no doubt recall, Doug Havard -- the former Winston School and SMU student who skipped town after being arrested on charges of counterfeiting, selling GHB and armed robbery, among many others -- was brought back to the U.S. a few days ago following a six-year prison vacay in England. This m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Red Bull Soundclash Returns to Dallas on October 28 with Talib Kweli and Ozomatli

    ​Maybe you remember back in September of last year when Red Bull hosted its first Soundclash event in Dallas, with guests Erykah Badu and Shiny Toy Guns competing for the attendees' attention out at their free show in Victory Plaza? Yeah? Maybe? It was a good time, to be sure, even if the turnout ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Unlike refugees from other troubled countries, only a fraction of Mexicans seeking U.S. asylum are accepted- no matter how horrible their wounds or their stories.

    Access Denied

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    An Immigrant's Heart

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Defense Contractor Says Fired Worker Waited Too Long to File Whistleblower Suit

    ​Back on March 22 we told you about Michael Riddle, the former senior employment manager at defense contractor DynCorp International's Fort Worth outpost who claimed in court docs he was fired last September for being a whistleblower. Specifically, Riddle alleged in Dallas federal court papers tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    DynCorp Ex Claims He Was Fired For Blowing Whistle on Wasted Millions

    ​Over the weekend, Newsweek and ProPublica co-published a piece that says, in short: The $6 billion the U.S. government has spent since '02 training the Afghan police force has gone to waste, and the entire program -- which has involved "buying weapons, building police academies, and hiring defens ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    NYTimes Previews Dubya's Institute Speech

    George W. Bush has been seen this week trying out his Thursday afternoon speech on anyone he can find at SMU.​George W. Bush has been spotted quite frequently hanging around the SMU campus since his retirement -- grabbin' a Goff's No. 2, playin' a little Frisbee golf in front of Dallas Hall, doin' ... More >>

  • News

    November 5, 2009

    Recession Blues Got You Down? The Folks at Get Motivated! Have a Solution: Think Happy Thoughts.

    George W. Bush has been seen this week trying out his Thursday afternoon speech on anyone he can find at SMU.​George W. Bush has been spotted quite frequently hanging around the SMU campus since his retirement -- grabbin' a Goff's No. 2, playin' a little Frisbee golf in front of Dallas Hall, doin' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Finding Their Special Purpose With Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani and George W. Bush

    Photos by Danny FulgencioFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, among those praying for motivation in Fort Worth Monday​Despite the Monday-morning rain that littered surrounding freeways with wrecked cars, by 8 a.m. yesterday the Fort Worth Convention Center was packed with some 15,0000 people ... More >>

  • Film

    July 30, 2009

    In The Loop Is Political Satire Done Right

    Photos by Danny FulgencioFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, among those praying for motivation in Fort Worth Monday​Despite the Monday-morning rain that littered surrounding freeways with wrecked cars, by 8 a.m. yesterday the Fort Worth Convention Center was packed with some 15,0000 people ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    No Need to Secede. Because, See, Texas is Already a Foreign Country.

    Time magazine wonders this morning: "What's All That Secession Ruckus in Texas?" Um, Governor Rick Perry, maybe? And, natch, his very vocal support for House Concurrent Resolution No. 50, which, as we pointed out in February, states that the "81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby claim[s] so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    Hunting for Facts: State Department Looking Into Ray Hunt's Oil Deal

    Time magazine wonders this morning: "What's All That Secession Ruckus in Texas?" Um, Governor Rick Perry, maybe? And, natch, his very vocal support for House Concurrent Resolution No. 50, which, as we pointed out in February, states that the "81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby claim[s] so ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    All We Are Saying

    Give Wright a chance at FunAsia

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    Ray Hunt's Oil Deal Was Good, Even Though It Was Bad? Shocking.

    Give Wright a chance at FunAsia

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    Ray Hunt: Elevating Tensions Since 1974

    Give Wright a chance at FunAsia

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2007

    Nancy Brinker Gets 21 News Jobs, Rolled into One Very Fancy Title

    Give Wright a chance at FunAsia

  • 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

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2007

    Prophet or Heretic? Either Way, He Takes All Major Credit Cards.

    Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2007

    Now, This is a Channel 11 Exclusive We Can Get Behind

    Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2006

    Shooting Blanks

    Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States

  • News

    January 26, 2006

    Dear Mr. President

    Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Bubble-buster|Beer Boobs and NASCAR|Burden of Proof

    Far from his Kurdish home, Adnan Kirkuki seeks out soldiers to defend his new one in the United States

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Narrow Escape

    Plus: Havard Pleads Guilty

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Undiplomatic

    Plus: UTD orders investigation of Waterview

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    Blues Notes

    See the other Deep Ellum

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    Rough Skies

    Larry Wansley--former Marine, cop and FBI agent--has his biggest task ahead of him: making American Airlines safe from terrorism

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    Crusaders

    In another holy war, the battle plan is to turn Muslims into Bible believers

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Cockfight

    A Plano homemaker finds herself in a legal pit with a very big rooster

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Fallout

    DART removes ads for a charity accused of links to terrorists

  • Film

    September 6, 2001

    Fundamental Rights

    The Circle is a powerhouse of a film about women in Iran

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Home At Last

    A fugitive's extradition from France brings a Texas family closer to peace of mind

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    Parting Ways

    Molly Ivins leaves the Star-Telegram's staff, but not its pages

  • News

    March 1, 2001

    Love & Rockets

    Andrew Beal spent $200 million trying to launch rockets without Uncle Sam's help. His dream went down in flames

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    The Lost Girl

    Haifa Bale has spent three years trying to get her daughter back from an abusive ex-husband. Not even the Queen of Jordan can make it happen.

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    All Quiet on the Eastern Front

    Did a business deal with Bell Helicopter doom a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide?

  • News

    July 20, 2000

    Letters

    Falling down; One deluded man; Family matters; The Stick Men speak

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    His good name

    Former FBI honcho Oliver "Buck" Revell fights against conspiracy buffs who accuse him of mass murder

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    From Russia, with bugs

    Scientists from the former Soviet Union's top-secret biological weapons lab join with Dallas researchers to fight a common enemy: the deadly Ebola virus

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    The kids aren't all right

    The Americanized culture of undocumented immigrants finds the doors to higher education closed

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Elián's choice

    Should a 6-year-old decide his own fate? Lisa Singh, kidnapped by her father at age 6 and taken from America to a small village in India, says yes.

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Unsettled

    War refugees in Dallas find themselves in the crossfire of a another battle -- with the people in charge of welcoming them to America

  • Culture

    November 12, 1998

    Commie comedy

    The laughs come wrapped in pinko packaging in Theatre Three's We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!

  • News

    November 5, 1998

    Letters

    The laughs come wrapped in pinko packaging in Theatre Three's We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!

  • News

    February 19, 1998

    Our Man in Saipan

    Dick Armey thinks he's found a free-market paradise in the Marianas Islands, a U.S. territory where the workers never complain, the factories never quit, and wages are so low, even welfare mothers can hire a Filipino maid

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    Letters

    Dick Armey thinks he's found a free-market paradise in the Marianas Islands, a U.S. territory where the workers never complain, the factories never quit, and wages are so low, even welfare mothers can hire a Filipino maid

  • News

    May 2, 1996

    Scam Without A Country

    For con men the world over, there is no place like the Dominion of Melchizedek because it is no place

  • News

    December 22, 1994

    The Crow-Qadhafi Connection

    How a mythic Texas family won the gratitude of a dictator

  • News

    December 8, 1994

    Left to right

    Thoughts on GATT, retraining, corporate welfare, and Bosnia

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