For some reason I've always been a sucker for trivia. Many of my friends, and especially my wife, say that I am a fountain of useless information. As I was watching a recap of the PGA Championship's 3rd Round on ESPN, a throw away caption lead me to associate Tiger's...
Below is an opinion editorial that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins wrote in response to a recent editorial in the Dallas Morning News. In response to the editorial, “One, Two, 68, 483: County’s wishful budgeting doesn’t add up,” published in the Dallas Morning News on August 3, 2007,...
According to the Dallas Morning News High School Sports Blog, South Oak Cliff basketball Coach James Mays II has been nominated by the Texas High School Coaches Association to coach in next year's All-Star game. Ross Taylor posts that the game will to be held in San Antonio, and...
(DALLAS – August 9, 2007) – Today, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office investigators, in conjunction with the county’s Community Supervision and Corrections Department Absconder Unit and the Dallas Police Department, apprehended and arrested the first felony probation absconder from its “Top 20 Most Wanted” list. The probation absconder, Karen Bomar,...
A young lady who went to Texas Stadium Monday hoping to get ticket to Hollywood ended up with a bundle of joy. According to USA Today, "An American Idol contestant's audition was interrupted Monday when she went into labor, an Idol first." I'm sure Ryan Seacrest and the crew will...
Dallas City Councilwoman Angela Hunt scored a major political victory when she and TrinityVote secured over 80,000 signatures to force a referendum to alter the tollroad portion of the Trinity River project. Dallas City Secretary Deborah Watkins certified the signatures, and a November vote will allow Dallas voters decide the...
The sister who lead the campaign against BET's Hot Ghetto Mess is focused on a new effort. Gina McCauley has not targeted Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson for the way they have responded to a horrific gang rape that occurred in West Palm Beach, Florida. Gina has issued...
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and his wife worshiped with Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III and members of Friendship-West Baptist Church at the 8:00 a.m. service on Sunday. This is really not news but I have a personal reason for this particular post. I have lambasted politicians on this website for...
Dallas South takes a look back at stories from this week that readers need to scope out. 1. Glenna Whitley's cover article Chains of Evidence from the Dallas Observer dealt with Dallas County's history of convicting the innocent is a must read. 2. The Washington Post detailed Barack Obama who...
Miss Javante Allegra Ingram of Carrollton was crowned Miss Teen United States in Las Vegas this past Wednesday (Aug. 1). Miss Ingram is a 16 year-old junior at Carrollton's American Heritage Christian Academy. The pageant was held at Las Vegas' Orleans Hotel. Delegates between the ages of 16-19 competed in three categories: Judges Interview, Evening Gown,...
