When I say Big Top you say circus: Big Top (Circus). The Universoul Circus is back in Dallas, setting up for a week long run at Southwest Center Mall. The single ring circus will entertain fans from Aug 14-19. The UniverSoul Circus was founded in 1994 by...
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...
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,...
Washington, D.C. (August 1, 2007) Today, with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's support, the House approved a bill renewing the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and reforming Medicare. CHIP provides grant money to states to provide health insurance for children whose families make too much money to qualify for Medicaid. The...
On Wednesday, the Dallas Morning News reported that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins had not seen potentially fraudulent petition signatures relating to the Trinity River petition. Mr. Watkins has apparently since received some information regarding the signatures. "I can confirm that a packet from the City Secretary, Deborah Watkins,...
