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| Dallas Cast Reunion Leaves Fans Southforked |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 |
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This wasn't supposed to be a story about a catastrophe. This wasn't supposed to be about a gunfight at Southfork Ranch that ends with some poor schmuck on the run from media hordes and hundreds of ticket-holders demanding a refund or else. Didn't even see it coming.
When we headed out to ... more... |
| Reserve Fund May Not Protect Taxpayers If Trouble Finds Dallas' Convention Center Hotel |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 |
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City leaders pushing Dallas to build a convention center hotel have been adamant: Money for the controversial $555 million project will not come from your property taxes. Loans to finance building the city-owned hotel will be paid back from money the hotel collects from visitors who stay t... more... |
| Inland Port Foolishness |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 |
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"The Big Stall" by Jim Schutze, November 13
Inland Port Foolishness
The only thing worse than a carpetbagger is a ... more... |
| Party with DISD's Teachers from Abroad |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 |
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Snubbed again: A lot of times people have parties and they get so darned busy, they forget to invite Buzz. Buzz knows how embarrassed they must be when they finally realize their mistake.
Totally unexpectedly, an anonymous e-mail arrived in Buzz's mailbox containing a scan of a pap... more... |
| DISD Trustees May Make Cutbacks in Democratic Process |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 |
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Go ahead and say it. Sometimes you think I make things up. I know you do. I don't blame you. I can't even believe this stuff half the time myself. This is an example. If somebody else told me this, I would chalk it up to urban legend. Bad urban legend. But it's true. I swear.
The Dallas s... more... |
| Cowboys Are Back on Track |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 |
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One foot was in the grave. "Or bust" was engulfing "Super Bowl." The Dallas Cowboys, fame and fortune and forecasts be damned, were careening toward the most disappointing, disastrous season in franchise history.
They still might end up there, just not this week.
Trailing the Wash... more... |
| Once and for All, Was Jimmy Hendrix Mexican? |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 |
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Dear Mexican: I recently received the biography of Rolling Stones bassist Ronnie Woods. While reading about his friendship with Jimi Hendrix, Ronnie described him as part black, Cherokee and Mexican. I've always read about Jimi's grandmother being Cherokee, but this was the first I read about ... more... |
