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Denton City Council to meet with ethics attorney
City ethics expert and attorney Alan Bojorquez will travel from Austin on Tuesday to meet with the Denton City Council about new ethics rules for City Hall.
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North Texas headed back to New Orleans Bowl
North Texas is headed back to the New Orleans Bowl. UNT officially accepted a bid on Sunday afternoon to face Troy, one of its old rivals in the Sun Belt Conference, at the Superdome.
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Brett Vito: Playing in New Orleans Bowl a huge win for UNT, even if matchup with Troy isn't
What started out as tough weekend for North Texas got a whole lot better on Sunday. UNT is headed to the Big Easy, Bourbon Street and the New Orleans Bowl.
Blotter: Police investigate gunshots fired outside local sports bar
The passing of the spirit stick
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DNA sketch leads to confession in small-town Texas killing
After her oldest daughter was killed in May 2016, Michelle McDaniel and the rest of her family isolated themselves in their small Texas town out of fear that the unknown killer could be standing in line with them at the grocery store or passing them on the street.
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The Watchdog: Lots of holes in Mick's agenda
The image that stuck with The Watchdog this week was the guy President Donald Trump sent in to start the wrecking ball at 1990 K Street NW in Washington, D.C. He carried a shopping bag filled with Dunkin' Donuts.
Holiday Express spreads seasonal spirit and awareness
Denton home tour puts history on full display
Giants fire coach McAdoo after team drops to 2-10
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation says Ben McAdoo has been fired as coach of the New York Giants less than a year after taking the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
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Alexandra Petri: Alabamians should mull eating baby Democrats
I am going to argue for the unpopular, nay, shocking view that Alabama voters should consider eating baby Democrats. No, this isn't satire. Satire is dead.
Letters to the editor, December 4
In a recent survey of 42 economists, only one answered that the nation's gross domestic product would be substantially higher a decade from now if the current tax cut legislation is passed.
Thunder beat worn-down Spurs
OKLAHOMA CITY — It was an ugly win against a short-handed opponent, but the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder are in no position to worry about such details.
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Educating children must be priority
We at The Dallas Morning News knew Texas' funding of its schools was lacking, but a new study suggests it's even worse than we thought.