Welcome Home a Hero, in First Person

For five years, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has operated its Welcome Home a Hero program, which has brought thousands out to the airport to welcome home soldiers on leave or just passing through. And though it’s been well-covered — here’s the ABC World News piece from ’07 — till I…

News Finally Replaces Dave Levinthal

When last we spoke with Dallas Morning News editor Bob Mong, about sales reps overseeing editors, he mentioned that A.H. Belo was hiring a handful of investigative reporters. At which point we wondered: Did that include replacing Dave Levinthal, who hopped off the Dallas City Hall beat in July to…

Wowboys 24, Aints 17: My Top 10 Observations

Okay, I’m technically on vacation. But I know the drill. When a dude predicts the Cowboys will lose 45-10 and is flat dead ass wrong, he needs to show up to take his Season’s Beatings. Right? So here I am, take your best shot. FYI, I like my crow with…

Top 10 Schutze Columns of ’09

I know what you’re thinking: The year is almost over, and I need more Schutze! More Schutze you say? Me too, which is why I took a look back at his columns from ’09 and picked my 10 faves for your reconsideration and, well, appreciation. For those who don’t remember…

Mayor Leppert Feels South Dallas’s Pain

Last month, Unify South Dallas — a relatively new coalition of community “grassroots organizations and nonprofits,” in the words of The Rev. Gerald Britt Jr., vice president of public policy at Central Dallas Ministries — asked Mayor Tom Leppert to address just hat kind of economic redevelopment folks living near…