Washington, DC – (December 1, 2008) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today released the following statement on World AIDS Day, which is observed each year on December 1. “More than 40,000 Americans are infected with HIV each year, and people of color are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. AIDS is now the...
The Associated Press is reporting that Barack Obama will officially name at least four more members of his administration on Monday. According to the AP, Obama will announce the following appointments that will be subject to Senate confirmation: Susan Rice -Ambassador to the U.N. Eric Holder – Attorney General Gov....
DALLAS, Texas, (Nov. 25, 2008) — The Allen Group, developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000-acre multi-modal logistics park in Southern Dallas County, announced today an execution of a lease with Bridge Terminal Transport (BTT), one of the largest marine container haulers covering all major port locations and...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In anticipation of World AIDS Day on Monday, December 1, the Global AIDS Alliance is calling on the incoming Obama Administration to intensify the US effort against HIV/AIDS, both at home and abroad, and to resist “AIDS fatigue.” Over 100 global health advocacy organizations have...
It’s reported that President-elect Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his role for at least a year in the next administration. It’s the first time a Secretary of Defense has been held over by a President of a different party than the one he was appointed...
At the beginning of last season, I wrote than Southlake Carroll would not win the 2007 State Championship. I didn’t feel the need to go back over it because it should have been obvious to everyone that the Dragons wouldn’t win it all this year. I can say the Dragons...
When my wife and I moved to Dallas, I told her I was going to solve the JFK Assassination conspiracy. I had become a conspiracy buff watching Oliver Stone’s JFK throughout college. In our early days in town, we’d head down to Dealey Plaza a couple of times a year....
Howard Witt of the Chicago Tribune reporst on a rise in hate incidents across the U.S. since the election of Barack Obama. To read Witt’s entire story click here. Below are some of the highlights. Barely three weeks after Americans elected their first black president amid a wave of interracial...
When people ask me if I’m going to the Obama Inauguration, I usually tell that the next time I go to D.C. will most likely be for the dedication of the Martin Luther King Memorial. As a member of Alpha Phi Alpha this is a project that is near...
I was alerted by email this week that Outside.in has named Dallas South one of the Top 5 Blogs in town. According to the message, they analyzed data from over 4,000 blogs that provide feeds to the Outside.in site. Based on variables that included total number of posts, location of...
