Author: Shawn Williams

TrinityVote and Angela Hunt get 80,000 signatures to force referendum vote

TrinityVote and Angela Hunt get 80,000 signatures to force referendum vote

               TrinityVote has cleared the first hurdle in their efforts to force a vote on the tollroad portion of the Trinity River Project.  The group turned in 80,000 signatures of registered Dallas voters who support a November referendum regarding the road project.  The Dallas City Secretary must...

2 Students shot at Dallas Carter High School

2 Students shot at Dallas Carter High School

Two people, reportedly students, have been shot during summer school after an "altercation." See Dallas Morning News story here. Fox 4 News Coverage here. WFAA 8 Coverage here.

New Council/Mayor ready to roll

New Council/Mayor ready to roll

Mike Davis of Dallas Progress recaps the Dallas City Council's first true meeting, as well as the inauguration. See both by clicking here. Also click here to see Dallas Morning News coverage of the council approving additional funds for cleanup from May's sever storms.

Texas Instruments Accused of Toxic Contamination in Dallas’ Hamilton Park Community

Texas Instruments Accused of Toxic Contamination in Dallas’ Hamilton Park Community

This is a post that was received at The Lobby at Dallas South – our discussion board (join now!). The post was sent in by Lincoln Allen. Since his original message, I've e-mailed Lincoln a.k.a. Toxic Texas, and checked out the stories that he links to at the bottom of the post. ...

Oh Thank Heaven!

Oh Thank Heaven!

I haven't been able to drive through to verify, but Jenn made a comment to the 7-11 post, and she says that the sign at the store on Kiest and Polk has been fixed.  That's good news.

DL Hughley ATTACKS Rutgers Women What makes D.L. think this is funny? I heard him defending his and Imus’ right to free speech. Yep, everyone has the right to say stupid stuff. But we the people also have the right to disapprove and call you out for it.

The War in Iraq*

The War in Iraq*

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TeCo Theatre to host Theatre 101

TeCo Theatre to host Theatre 101

Teco Theatrical Productions, Inc. will host Theatre 101 which is designed for students who have a focused interest in the craft of theatre.  Whether your child has been on stage for years or has a serious interest in auditioning, Theatre 101 will provided detailed instructions for budding thespians who may...

Southern Haliburton University – Article on George W. Bush Library

Southern Haliburton University – Article on George W. Bush Library

Rev. Andrew J. Weaver, Ph.D. has a very provocative article at a website called Media Transparency .  In his article, Dr. Weaver speaks of Karl Rove's plans to construct a "neoconservative institute" on the campus of SMU. Click here to see Dr. Weaver's article titled Southern Haliburton University.  Here's a...

Juneteenth sees Carlton Cooper take the reigns as new Texas A&M Commerce Athletic Director

Juneteenth sees Carlton Cooper take the reigns as new Texas A&M Commerce Athletic Director

I always take off for the Juneteenth holiday  The occasion of emancipation is worth celebrating regardless of when the news was received.  Most of us celebrate Christmas in the winter with a pagan Christmas tree so it should be all good.  If our ancestors thought Juneteenth was worth celebrating then...