Matt Pulle
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12 years ago
"Bushwhacked," by Matt Pulle, July 2 Goliath 1, David 0 As the son of Pat Davenport and brother of Leslie, I am thrilled to see this article published. Of course, I am extremely doubtful that anyone at SMU will ever admit to their devilish doings ...
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12 years ago | Longform
Even though Leslie Davenport is not a party to the litigation, nothing can keep her away from the Dallas County district court next October. That's when Southern Methodist University is scheduled to defend its reputation for what Davenport claims ...
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12 years ago | Politics
"The message tonight is Dallas is moving forward," said Mayor Tom Leppert as the crowd here at Gilley's roared in approval. The votes still aren't all in, but, said the mayor, "I can tell you tonight the winner is the Dallas taxpayer."The mayor lo...
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12 years ago | Politics
Caught up with the mayor after he gave the obligatory interview to a television reporter, and he looked (and sounded) a little more optimistic. Asked why this election wound up being about him, he said that he disagreed. "They played that game, bu...
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12 years ago | Politics
Just minutes after the Mavs lost to the Nuggets on a last-minute three-pointer, a campaign staffer for the Vote No folks reported the early-vote tallies on a chalkboard in the middle of The Loft dining room. It was hard to discern any type of reac...
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12 years ago | Longform
In October 2007, Dallas businessman Ross Perot Jr. was featured in a USA Today story about the unlikely rise of urban living in Texas. Photographed on the balcony of the towering Ghostbar, at the apex of the posh W Hotel, Perot looked confident as...