I thought storm coverage was a priority for local news stations. But as thunder, lightning, and heavy rains rage through Oak Cliff at 1:30 a.m., not a station one has so much as a scroll letting me know what's going on. It must be a ratings thing.
Another young black male has died at the hand of gunfire, this time by a Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police officer. 15 year-old Bobby Walker was fatally shot around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday morning at the Ledbetter Station near the VA Hospital. According to Monday's Dallas Morning News article, the...
Last week on NPR's All Things Considered, Melissa Block interviewed Army Lt. Col. Paul Yingling regarding an article he wrote for the Armed Forces Journal. Lt. Col. Yingling's 4500+ word article titled A Failure in Generalship, offers a stark and glaring assessment of military leadership, and implores congressional leaders to...
I thought about what I would write to describe how disappointed I am with the Mavericks and I decided to take the same approach they took tonight. I give up. Just read my post from last year Confessions of a Mavs Fan (click here) and substitute Baron Davis for Dwayne...
All day Wednesday I was thinking about how the weather folks had predicted rain all week, and we had very little precipitation to show for it. I shared this with my dad who lives in West Texas as I was on my way home. He told me that there was...
The the Kimball High School tennis team finished off their 2007 tennis season by capturing the District 14-4A regular season dual championship, as well as the girls end of season tournament title. The team was led by the 1st place girls doubles team of Demetria Edwards and Erika Duncan, as...
When I saw Damon Sayles' Dallas Morning News article regarding Coach James Mays II, my first thought was: old school coach, old school discipline. In the article, Mr. Sayles reports that Coach Mays left two seniors in Austin following South Oak Cliff's victory in the 4A basketball state title game. ...
This weekend, I had a chance to meet Pikahsso, Picnic, and Tahiti for the first time at the I Got Soul Music Conference. The fellas invited my wife and I to catch their appearance out at the Apple store in North Park mall. We were able to head across the...
Say it ain't so. I mean I'm watching the game and I see what's happening, yet somehow my mind is having a hard time grasping the concept that the hometown team is down 3-1. And to make it worse, they're down to Nellie and the G State Warriors. Everyone keeps...
WFAA News 8 discovered a mapping error that has led to Billy Joe Ratcliff being eliminated from the District 7 Dallas City Council race. See full story here . According to the News 8 story, Everglade Road serves as a dividing line between Districts 4 & 7. On the...
