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Old School Friday – Kids Groups

Old School Friday – Kids Groups

Here’s a couple of oldies but goodies for OSF in this week’s theme kid groups. I wanted to reach deep and I think I found a winner with Candy Rain. Then I had to go with one a little more predictable, but still a jam from my wheelhouse which is...

You call this breaking news?  CNN hypes Obama’s donation to Clinton campaign

You call this breaking news? CNN hypes Obama’s donation to Clinton campaign

Before dinner tonight we pulled up CNN politics and the red breaking news banner was plastered across the top of the page. “Obama contributes maximum $2,300 to Clinton campaign.” Is that really breaking news? I’m sure CNN et al. miss the good old days of Clinton and Obama at each...

When all else fails, suppress the vote!

When all else fails, suppress the vote!

By Earnest Gates This is the first of a series of posts under this title. The main strategy to prevent Democratic victories is to suppress the vote. I would recommend that you watch the documentary, “American Blackout” and read the very telling book, “Stolen Again.” Both of these resources tell...

Howard Witt Wins National Journalism Award

Howard Witt Wins National Journalism Award

Des Moines — Howard Witt, national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, has won the 2008 American Judicature Society’s Toni House Journalism Award. Witt is the Tribune’s Southwest bureau chief based out of Houston. The award is named after the late U.S. Supreme Court public information officer Toni House. It honors...

UNT Dallas Campus selects new deputy vice provost, names first director of finance and administration

UNT Dallas Campus selects new deputy vice provost, names first director of finance and administration

DALLAS – The University of North Texas Dallas Campus has selected Peter Pincemin Johnstone, chief academic officer of Penn State University’s Abington College in Philadelphia, to serve as its new deputy vice provost. Maxine Rogers, vice chancellor for administration and finance with the Baton Rouge Community College System, has also...

Swiftboat Watch, Day 1: David Freddoso writes first Barack Obama book

Swiftboat Watch, Day 1: David Freddoso writes first Barack Obama book

By Earnest Gates We all knew it was coming. Now is the time to look out. Get familiar with the name, David Freddoso. He is the author of the first book that is designed to fatally flaw Senator Obama as a candidate for President. The title of the book is...

A Perfect Storm – Obama and Clinton supporters must come together to win back Texas

A Perfect Storm – Obama and Clinton supporters must come together to win back Texas

By Earnest Gates Now that the general election campaign is under the way, it is time for mending fences between Obama supporters and the supporters of Senator Hillary Clinton. We in Texas have something even greater on the line. We have a chance to begin the process of having a...

Dallas Morning News launches Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap project, pledge to follow through

Dallas Morning News launches Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap project, pledge to follow through

The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board launched their Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap Project in Sunday’s paper. They have had a number of articles and columns leading up to eight page spread. I’d suggest that everyone pick up a copy of Sunday’s paper to pour through the massive amount of statistics...

USA TODAY Full-Page Ad Highlights Unemployment Crisis Among African-American Teens

USA TODAY Full-Page Ad Highlights Unemployment Crisis Among African-American Teens

African-American Teen Unemployment at 32.3 Percent Is Six Times the National Average; Teen Summer Job Climate Worst Since World War II WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) drew attention to the teen employment drought with a full-page advertisement in the USA TODAY. The ad raises...