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A random idea for newspapers

A random idea for newspapers

It seems like newspaper folks are open to any and all ideas these days, so I’d like to throw something I’ve been thinking about in the mix. That is if the hope is a future with some version of the print product. Why not have an organization like the Dallas...

Alert/Update: U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to hold townhall on Dallas postal operations Monday moderated by Shawn P.

Alert/Update: U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to hold townhall on Dallas postal operations Monday moderated by Shawn P.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will hold a townhall meeting on Monday August 24th regarding the Dallas Main Post Office and Distribution Center.  A few weeks ago we reacted here to rumors that the Dallas Main Post Office was closing. While rumors of the Post Office’s demise were a bit exaggerated,...

Old School Friday: Prom Song or School Dance

Old School Friday: Prom Song or School Dance

The theme is prom song or school dance song, but I’m going to deviate a little.  I’m going with the Prom or School Dance “After Party” song.  These songs were a bit much for a school sponsored function, but were bumping at “The Razz” or “Ebony’s” into the wee hours....

KRNB/K104/KKDA mourns the loss of Nate Quick

KRNB/K104/KKDA mourns the loss of Nate Quick

Press Release The Service Broadcasting Corporation (KRNB/K104/KKDA) family is mourning the loss of a dear colleague and family member…Nathaniel “Nate” Quick.  Nate succumbed to liver cancer after a brief illness Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Parkland Hospital.  He was surrounded by his family, colleagues and friends.  Services are pending. Nate...

GREEN.PERIOD:The Search for a Greener Southern Dallas

GREEN.PERIOD:The Search for a Greener Southern Dallas

From Dallas South News by Michael Counter Read the entire post by clicking here. The recession is still beating on many of our doors, and unfortunately, for some of us, the recession crossed our threshold, invited himself in, and is squatting in our lives in spite of Washington, D.C., telling...

Dallas South News Open House August 27th

Dallas South News Open House August 27th

On Thursday, Dallas South News will hold an Open House event here in the DSN Newsroom located at the Southside on Lamar in the historic Sears Building. It will be a great opportunity to meet the Dallas South News staff, Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and DSN volunteers. The open...

Trenton Doyle Hancock selected Dallas Cowboys Art Program artist for new Cowboys Stadium

Trenton Doyle Hancock selected Dallas Cowboys Art Program artist for new Cowboys Stadium

I am so very proud to announce that my friend and classmate Trenton Doyle Hancock has bee selected to participate in the Dallas Cowboys Art Program.  He is one of 14 contemporary artists commissioned by the Cowboys to display their work at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Good Vegan Progression #2...

UPDATE: VENUE CHANGE Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Rep. Pete Session to participate in healthcare dialogue

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”

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...