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The Remaking of Vickery Meadow The Remaking of Vickery Meadow
By Leslie Minora

Ray Mali dresses neatly in a collared cotton shirt, jeans, clean sneakers and a bulky leather jacket that doesn't keep him quite warm enough. It's eight o'clock on a January… More >>

Really? Dallas Needs a $25 Million Horse Park? Really? Dallas Needs a $25 Million Horse Park?
By Jim Schutze

This is how far behind the curve I am. The Dallas City Council is tied up in knots debating how to develop a successful horse park in a poor part… More >>

Ron Paul: Friend of Liberty, but not Mexicans. Ron Paul: Friend of Liberty, but not Mexicans.
By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: My family for six generations have been born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. Right now, almost every Republican in the state is trying to work redistricting to cut… More >>

The Thin Line Between Dog Rescuing and Dog Hoarding The Thin Line Between Dog Rescuing and Dog Hoarding
By ANNA MERLAN

Urbandale is a surprise, a tidy, easily missed neighborhood bordering Pleasant Grove in southeast Dallas. There are liquor stores and tattered strip malls not far away, but here it feels… More >>

Who's Guarding the County's Guardians? Who's Guarding the County's Guardians?
By Jim Schutze

Let's check back in, shall we, on our county's "homeland security" program by which it is supposed to protect us from terrorist attack, massive flooding, tornado, pandemic, poison gas, things… More >>

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax Returns The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax Returns
By Pete Kotz

Indianapolis is bracing for war. It's Super Bowl week, after all. Time for the Annual Invasion of the Hookers, which promises to be as harrowing as the Ottoman Empire's advance… More >>

Victoria Jackson, Tea Party Princess Victoria Jackson, Tea Party Princess
By GUS GARCIA-ROBERTS

Victoria Jackson hurtles through intersections and down side streets while using her left hand to hold a Flip cam to her face. The inside of her car — a weathered… More >>

Bill Fisher is the Good Guy, So Why Are We Making Him Pay? Bill Fisher is the Good Guy, So Why Are We Making Him Pay?
By Jim Schutze

The worst thing that happens in this town, and it happens on a cyclical basis, is the official Scarlet Letter shunning of some person who did the right thing. It's… More >>

Who you calling wimp, gabacho? Who you calling wimp, gabacho?
By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: It's so sad to see your wimpy answers. Your replies scream self-hatred and self-shame for your raza. No plan or desire to fix Mexico's problems. You're a puto… More >>

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