Category: Politics and Elections
UPDATE: VENUE CHANGE Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Rep. Pete Session to participate in healthcare dialogue
Please note that the venue for Monday’s healthcare forum has been changed to Cityplace Conference Center. On August 17, a local discussion will take place around proposed healthcare legislation that is making its way through both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Rep....
DeathPanels.org helping to shed light on misinformation in healthcare “debate”
Matt Thompson has started a new website called deathpanels.org which is devoted to clearing up the lies, distortions, misinformation being spread in the healthcare debate. Matt is a fellow participant in the Poynter Institutes Sense Making project. He lays out the facts just like the President and Congress should: We...
Clay Jenkins Interview with Dallas South News
One of the benefits of opening up the DSN Newsroom at the Southside on Lamar is the number of interesting people who live, office, and work in and around this area. Last week we interviewed Texas House candidate Eric Johnson who has set up shop in the building, and this...
Media needs to find itself, stop oiling faulty wheels
For the last 9 months the economy has trumped all discussions with regards to news. Every since John McCain decided to leave the campaign trail to go fix Wall Street, the economy has been at the top of the run sheet for news producers. But imagine, the market saw it’s...
Bill Clinton secures release of American Journalists in N. Korea, political spin already starting
Former U.S. Bill Clinton & North Korean leader Kim Jong-il Photo – REUTERS Do you know what Americans should be saying? “Thank God Bill Clinton went to North Korea and secured the release of two American journalist who violated that country’s border.” Do you know what I’m hearing less than...
Mayor Bill White’s U.S. Senate campaign in Dallas this weekend for big voter push
Houston Mayor Bill White will be in Dallas for his first major voter outreach push this weekend. On Friday July 31, White will participate in a panel discussion titled Urban Environmentalism: Sharing Sustainable Progress. Laura Aune, Trade Commissioner, Canadian Cnsulate General – Dallas, is also scheduled to attend. The event...
Financial Education Lecture Series at Southwest Center Mall
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Southwest Center Mall, and the Consumer Credit Service of Greater Dallas will host a Financial Education Lecture Series on Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 4PM to 6 PM. The free workshop on surviving a financial crisis is scheduled to help attendees: Prepare a back-up plan in...
Robert Wilonsky is a fellow Laura Miller defender regarding Cowboys Stadium in Arlington
On Saturday morning I was driving about town and by reflex, flipped the tuner over to Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket. I was listening to the conclusion of the weekend show “The Ender” and noticed that Danny Balis had The Great Robert Wilonsky filling in for his normal partner Dave...
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson writes Inspector General of the United States regarding proposed changes at Dallas Main Post Office
Here are the contents of a letter written by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to David C. Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General. I actually retyped it (tech issues on my part), so any typos or mistakes are mine. The letter is dated July...
