I was surprised when I got a 9 X 12 color flyer in the mail this week asking:"What do you really know about Tom Leppert?" On the front side of the page below a plasma TV screen with Leppert's picture are the words Pol. Adv. Paid by Ed Oakley for...
Pegasus News and Grits for Breakfast site an article in the New York Times that highlights Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins' efforts towards reversing and preventing wrongful convictions. See Pegasus News coverage here . See New York Times story here . The Times article has a quote from a...
Sherry Jacobson writes an article today about Ed Oakley's bid to become the first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city. See article here. I've been surprised how little this has been reported on, but it's great that Mr. Oakley has been able to run on his record. By...
I can't say I was terribly shocked with the results of Saturday's Dallas Mayoral election. This is America, and so many times the guy who spends the most money gets the most votes. This is not to throw rocks at Mr. Leppert – heck I voted for him – but...
Early returns in the Dallas Mayor's race has Tom Leppert leading with 30% of the vote. Ed Oakley is second with 19% and Don Hill has received 14% of the votes so far. If no candidate receives 50% or the votes +1, then there will be a runoff. We'll see...
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...
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...
Next Thursday April 26, I'll be posting endorsements for Dallas Mayor as well as council Districts 3,4,5,7, & 8. Please take time to visit the site next week, and thanks to all the candidates who have contacted me thus far.
The Business Assistance Center of Dallas held a P.O.W.E.R. Camp on Tuesday April 17th in order to help reintegrate and reeducate ex-offenders. The P.O.W.E.R. (Preparing Ourselves With Empowered Re-Entry) Camp focus areas include Employment, Housing, Mental Health, and Parole, as well as Substance Abuse, Support Systems, and Transition Preparation. The...
The Dallas Examiner is hosting Monday Night Politics:Meet the Candidates; where they are giving Dallas voters the opportunity to interact with candidates for Dallas City Council and Mayor. There have already been forums for Districts 3 & 4. The remaining meetings will be as follows: April 2 District 5 ...
