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Any Developer Proposing Apartments in Preston Hollow Should Brace for a Howl of Stupidity
Highland House Somewhere in Preston Hollow, Laura Miller is wiping clean the dagger with which she eviscerated two proposed apartment developments at Preston Road and Northwest Highway. Developer Luke Crosland has officially abandoned plans for Hi...
@ Unfair Park by Eric Nicholson on September 29, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
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The Showdown at Dade - What happens when you mix a reforming (and hard-headed) superintendent, a pissed-off trustee and a South Dallas middle school on the brink? Chaos.
The Dallas ISD school board is supposed to meet soon to discuss an incident from a couple weeks back in which the superintendent ordered district police to forcibly evict a school board trustee from a middle school. I hope they also talk about the s...
by Jim Schutze on October 30, 2014
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How a Mall Fight Led to Courtroom Drama, a Prosecutor Quitting and an Alleged Cover-Up
It started out as a case that wasn't very dramatic or high-profile. Latoya Scott, a 26-year-old woman, was arrested by the Irving Police Department for an alleged fight at a mall. Prosecutors said Scott hit and scratched a woman she was dating. She w...
@ Unfair Park by Amy Silverstein on September 29, 2014 @ 10:42 am
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A Eulogy for the 2014 Texas Rangers
We're here not to praise the 2014 Rangers, but to bury them. The signs were there on opening day. Tanner Scheppers, the Rangers' starting pitcher, was making his first major league start, not because he'd stated a case that he deserved to start th...
@ Unfair Park by Stephen Young on September 29, 2014 @ 10:33 am
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How Do We Determine What Books Are and Are Not Appropriate For Kids?
Should parents have a say in what classroom books their kids read? Actually, probably not. Highland Park ISD announced at the end of last week that it would be suspending seven books from the high school reading list: Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, ...
@ Unfair Park by Emily Mathis on September 29, 2014 @ 8:05 am
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Jerry Jones Lawyers Deny Sexual Assault Allegations at Hearing
The lawyer for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appeared in a Dallas courtroom Friday to argue that a lawsuit accusing Jones of sexual assault -- and the Cowboys of conspiracy to cover it up -- should be dismissed because of the statute of limitations. Att...
@ Unfair Park by Stephen Young on September 26, 2014 @ 3:27 pm
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Texans Think They Can Solve Traffic With Retimed Traffic Lights
If only the traffic lights weren't mistimed. Breathe easy, Texas. Your long-term transportation needs -- the one lawmakers and policy experts have been fretting about for years -- have officially been solved. The masses, in their wisdom, which the...
@ Unfair Park by Eric Nicholson on September 26, 2014 @ 1:15 pm
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The Next Dallas City Council Election in Dallas Will Be About Liars
From here on out it's all about the liars. Just heard a good one this morning about another visit by the toll road goon squad. The back story is about a prominent person who let slip recently that she had changed her mind on the proposed 10-lane ...
@ Unfair Park by Jim Schutze on September 26, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
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Why There Are 3,400 Homeless Students in Dallas ISD
At North Dallas HS, homeless students can get school supplies, clothing, food and counseling services at Drop-In centers. In Dallas, the estimated number of homeless kids has been dismal recently. The Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance reports that ...
@ Unfair Park by Emily Mathis on September 26, 2014 @ 11:06 am
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Plano GOP Ad Guy Wants You to Know, "Republicans Are People Too"
Really? Vinny Minchillo had seen enough. "Everyone talks about civil discourse, but when we talk to each other, especially on social media, there's no civil discourse," he says. "It's really, really funny. It's become OK to talk about Republicans...
@ Unfair Park by Stephen Young on September 26, 2014 @ 8:10 am
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NCTCOG Seems Pretty Enthusiastic about Letting a Dallas Company Build Texas' First Private Toll Road
The NCTCOG held its last public meeting about a new tollway proposal that is still being studied, in the ultimate Catch-22. A few years ago, a private, Dallas-based corporation announced it would like to build a private toll road, all with its ...
@ Unfair Park by Amy Silverstein on September 25, 2014 @ 5:39 pm
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Jerry Jones and His Lawyer Intimidated, Paid Off Sexual Assault Victim, New Allegations Say
Monday, Jana Weckerly filed an amended complaint in her sexual assault case against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, further detailing her claim that Jones assaulted her in 2009 and describing efforts she alleges Jones, the Dallas Cowboys and Jones' attorn...
@ Unfair Park by Stephen Young on September 25, 2014 @ 4:39 pm
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The Dallas Police Department Is Replacing Its Old Stun Guns With Better Stun Guns
The Dallas Police Department is swapping its old Tasers for new-and-improved models. In the next three to four months, all Dallas police officers on patrol will be equipped with new, smart Tasers that are safer than their predecessors, Chief David...
@ Unfair Park by Sky Chadde on September 25, 2014 @ 4:13 pm
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Big Tex Can Now Nod, Point, Destroy Us All
Run. When the State Fair of Texas transformed a kitschy 50-foot Santa Claus into an cadaverous, hollow-eyed cowpoke six decades ago, we did nothing. When Big Tex was resurrected last year following his grisly self-immolation, creepy grin and all, ...
@ Unfair Park by Eric Nicholson on September 25, 2014 @ 10:49 am
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Texas Could Bring In $166 Million from Legalizing Marijuana, Man
A Texas pep rally, after $166 million in cannabis cash goes to the TEA. Good news for E. Cannabis Unum supporters across the country: Texas, land of big businesses and economic prosperity, could stand to gain a ton of money from legalizing marij...
@ Unfair Park by Emily Mathis on September 25, 2014 @ 7:50 am
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Dwaine Caraway Does a Terrific Vonciel Hill, but Maybe Not a Good Way to Win Her Vote
Quite the comedian, this guy. Update: The Dallas Morning News' Robert Wilonsky reports that Caraway has pulled the Mandela renaming plan and is now calling for Lancaster to be renamed for legendary Booker T. Washington and Roosevelt High School fo...
@ Unfair Park by Stephen Young on September 25, 2014 @ 6:05 am
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Few of Dallas' Cops Live in the City, and Chief Brown Says They Should Know More about It
Police Chief David Brown asked the community to help him create programs to teach officers the history of Dallas. At the latest town hall meeting held by District Attorney Craig Watkins, Dallas Police Chief David Brown, speaking to a primarily bla...
@ Unfair Park by Sky Chadde on September 24, 2014 @ 4:19 pm
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City Council Can, In Fact, Vote Against Trinity Toll Road, Says City Attorney
The Dallas Morning News' Rudy Bush got the scoop: a copy of memo from City Attorney Warren Ernst that says the City Council could walk away from building the Trinity River toll road despite the city's contract with the North Texas Tollway Authority t...
@ Unfair Park by Stephen Young on September 24, 2014 @ 2:36 pm
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Park Cities Kids Are Already Rich. Why Do We Want Them To Be Smart?
At some point the grown children of the Park Cities must board ships to the Real World. When they get here, it is in our interest for them to be easy marks. "There's nothing sure. The rich get rich and the poor get poor. In the meantime, in be...
@ Unfair Park by Jim Schutze on September 24, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
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DFW Has the Most Unregistered Eligible Voters, Making Dems and GOP Salivate
Around 490,000 eligible DFW voters won't get their stickers this November. Trust us -- you want the sticker. For the last few days, you may have been busy warding off a flurry eager people with clipboards. This weekend marked Dallas County voter...
@ Unfair Park by Emily Mathis on September 24, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
