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Dallas voters are 'pushing' the political pendulum, but which way?
Early voting in Dallas is higher than normal for a mid-term election: The first day of early voting set a record and during the first week more than 90,000 voters made their opinions known. Some...
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President Obama calls Dallas' Rickey Smiley -- apparently not a prank
President Obama took a break from pranking the nation this morning and called Dallas' most famous prankster, Rickey Smiley while the 'Rickey Smiley Morning Show' was in progress on KBFB, FM 97.9. No,...
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A renovated First Baptist Church of Dallas , , , is that the best use for...
On Saturday, at approximately 8:15 am, First Baptist Church of Dallas will loose all of it's buildings, except for the main sanctuary, to a well-planned demolition. Mayor Tom Leppert will push the...
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A display of 'Tea Party arrogance' caused a Dallas woman to be denied a ballot
A Dallas Tea Party member, Jackie Moomaw, arrived at he polling place last week wearing a yellow button on her lapel that depicted a coiled snake, ready to strike, and the words "Don't Tread on...
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Dallas man who threatened Obama's life given 2 years to 'think about it'
On the night Congress passed the Healthcare Bill many Americans were enraged and probably quite a few threats were made in private conversations but Brian Dean Miller from Northeast Dallas was beyond...
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Dallas Voters: Today's your "final exam!" Hope you've been studying!
Whatever your political affiliations, preferences or prejudices you have till 7pm tonight to express them. President Obama is not on the ballot but many who represent him are and by voting for them...
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National "Red Wave" couldn't paint Dallas
Republican victories swept through the country last night but Dallas and Dallas County not only remained "blue" . . . that's blue as in Democratic . . . but turned 'bluer.' Pastor Stephan Broden...
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Major Opponents of Dallas Proposition 1 worry about their profits
The retailers who want to start selling beer and wine in formerly "dry" areas of Dallas are already filling out their applications for liquor licenses and are ready to submit them to the TABC (Texas...
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How NOT to re-develop a neighborhood
Gold Metal Recyclers on Dallas' South Lamar street held a community meeting and bar-b-que this weekend to, as Neil Goldberg, who co-owns Gold Metal with his brother Kenny, puts it, ". . . open the...
View ArticlePalin in Dallas speaks against abortions ... is that true Conservatism?
Sarah Palin was in Dallas Wednesday to speak at an event hosted by "Heroic Media" a religious group who's only apparent reason for existence is the elimination of abortions.During her speech, Palin...
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Slant 45: Improving our communities and creating future leaders
Even if you are not a sports fan and you spend as much time avoiding sports news as you do following political or social news, you've gotta love what's happening in Dallas because of the Super...
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Thought "Obamacare" was bad? 'Parklandcare' may be worse!
"Parkland Memorial Hospital, by its own calculation, seriously harms two patients a day. Jessie Mae Ned was one of them. She entered Parkland's operating room in 2008 with private insurance and no...
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Dallas Congressman Pete Sessions wants "'tax cuts' for competitiveness"
Over the weekend Dallas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions, apppeared on Inside Texas Politics, a regular weekend feature on WFAA, Channel 8 (see the show HERE). Congressman Sessions is the Chairman...
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Playground: the child sex trade in America
The movie "Playground, the Child Sex Trade in America" premiered tonight in Dallas at the Kessler Theater on West Davis Street. Playground brings the fact to light that human trafficking, associated...
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New DISD anti-bullying policy is fine ... as long as the enforcers don't go...
On Thursday night the Dallas Independent School Board (DISD) took what the news media is hailing as an "aggressive and detailed stance" (another called it "pioneering" and "visionary") on the problem...
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"Private" screeners at Love Field will still have to "touch your junk"
Texas Congressman Michael Burgess (26th Congressional District) is recommending that Dallas' Love Field and DFW Airports stop using TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) screeners and start using...
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Dallas community group suggests police racism
A community group representing Dallas' African American and Latino communities, led by Rev. Derrick Bowman, want a review of Dallas Police policies on the use of excessive force and want to make sure...
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Black Friday Internet shoppers accusing Buy.com of a "bait and switch"...
After this article was published this morning (Saturday, 11/27/10) I received the following note from Jeff Wisot, Buy.com's VP of Marketing:"Regarding the Panasonic Viera TV deal on Buy.com, we...
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If the DREAM Act comes to Dallas ...
It is estimated that there are close to 23,000 illegal immigrants attending Dallas ISD schools, costing taxpayers more than $200 million per year. These numbers are based on the number of DISD...
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Dallas Mayor Leppert: Taking charge or playing politics?
Two weeks ago (on Nov. 17) Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert made the decision to remove Dallas Councilwoman Angela Hunt from her position as Chairperson of the Dallas City Council's ad hoc Judiciary...
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