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  Honor Dead in Italy Bridge Collapse. Demand Bridge Answers Here.

  August 16 at 4 a.m.

  This is not a column predicting that the two cable-stayed bridges jointly called the Margaret McDermott Bridge over the Trinity River near downtown Dallas are going to collapse like the catastrophic bridge failure in Genoa, Italy, Tuesday. But it is a column noting disturbing parallels. First is bridge design. A...

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  Disgraced Councilman Caraway Zapped to Eerie Twilight Zone

  August 14 at 4 a.m.

  This is too spooky. They erased Dwaine Caraway. The very recently former Dallas City Council member’s name and image were expunged from City Hall the night after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges last week. Name plaque on the horseshoe dais in the council chamber: SCRAPE! Gone! Portrait in...

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  Brother of C. Struggs Remembers Oak Cliff Rapper After He Dies From Cancer

  August 13 at 4 a.m.

  After battling nasopharyngeal carcinoma for roughly a year, Oak Cliff reality rapper Corey Struggs — better known as C. Struggs — died last Friday at the age of 32. While his exit may have been premature, the North Texas native was able to solidify himself as a legendary figure in...

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  To Those Who Supported Dwaine Caraway So Generously: Gee, Thanks

  August 13 at 4 a.m.

  This is a letter from Jim Schutze to: 42 Deep Ellum, LP, Al Rousan & Wared Corp, Clarence & Gina Anderson, Apartment Association of Greater Dallas, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ashton, Victor Ballas, Jackie Bewley, Mason Brown III, Comerica Inc. Political Action, Louis Corna, Trammell Crow, Dallas Citizen Council, Dallas...

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  Maybe Letter Grades for School Districts Should Be From Greek Alphabet

  August 9 at 4 a.m.

  There must be some ancient instinct buried somewhere in our Cro-Magnon genetic roots that makes people start squealing and whining like they’re going to die if you dare suggest there might be something wrong with their kids. And not just their own kids but kids who are in their care...

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  Alleged Hammer Attack on Wife Leaves Venture Capital Firm's Future in Dallas Uncertain

  August 9 at 4 a.m.

  After allegedly attacking his wife with a hammer after a night out, Dallas venture capitalist Stephen Hays will have to work through a host of legal issues that could land him in prison for 20 years, suspend his business licenses or at a minimum require some jail time, according to...