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Citizen Mike Rawlings' DISD Endorsements Have a Date Before the Ethics Commission
May 07, 2012 in Unfair Park
A couple of weeks back, Dallas ISD trustee candidate Damarcus Offord filed an ethics complaint against someone named Mike Rawlins. It turned out that Rawlins was actually Mike Rawlings, mayor...
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Damarcus Offord and Bernadette Nutall Took the Debate to the Radio Yesterday
May 04, 2012 in Unfair Park
We tuned in to the Dallas ISD's District 9 school board trustee forum on KHVN 970 yesterday between incumbent Bernadette Nutall and her challenger, 20-year-old Damarcus Offord. Host Robert Ashley...
Citizen Mike Rawlings Has Left the Building; Mayor Mike is Ready to Talk DISD Again
May 02, 2012 in Unfair Park
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This Cinco de Mayo -- OK, Fine, Cinco de Mota -- NORML Takes its Cause to Dallas City Hall
May 01, 2012 in Unfair Park
DFW NORML's 420 Truth Enforcement Vehicle. San Antonio's "weedmobile" is a Smart Car.With Cinco de Mayo fast approaching, the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform...
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To the Kid Who Cried Even Though He Was Never Close To Catching This Foul Ball ...
April 26, 2012 in Unfair Park
Dear Kid Who Missed the Catch and Started Crying So Was Given Another Ball: Man up. The truth is, you never even had it. You weren't even close. Your arms are too...
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DISD Candidate Damarcus Offord Filed an Ethics Complaint Against Mike Rawlins Today
April 24, 2012 in Unfair Park
Damarcus Offord, the 20-year-old Dallas Independent School District trustee candidate, struck back at Mayor Mike Rawlings today, and in the course of one short document managed to heed his supporters'...
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The Grapevine Legoland Booted a Mom and Her Son Over This Naked Tinker Bell Tattoo
April 24, 2012 in Unfair Park
A Royse City mother is claiming discrimination after being kicked out of the Grapevine Mills Mall Legoland for her body art, and she's using social media to win support from...
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In South Dallas, Blacks and Koreans Are at it Again, and a Girl's Scholarship is in the Crossfire
April 20, 2012 in Unfair Park
South Dallas could soon look something like this, just times 500, and with a lot more sweat.We all remember the Kwik Stop protests, right? When some black civic leaders led...
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Morning News vs. Damarcus Offord: "Racist" Paper Says He "Doesn't Know What a GPA Is"
April 20, 2012 in Unfair Park
I got a call from Damarcus Offord yesterday. The 20-year-old school-board candidate sounded excited, energized. "Did you read the email I sent?" he asked. "Did you see the poll?" I did not,...
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Three More Dallas Cops Were Fired Yesterday
April 19, 2012 in Unfair Park
Via Fox4Charles Walker faces sexual assault charges in Rains County.Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown, who's made a habit of announcing department firings on the DPD Facebook page, announced three...
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Larry Brown is SMU's New Basketball Coach
April 17, 2012 in Unfair Park
Larry Brown has agreed to coach SMU's Mustangs, ESPN reports. The 71-year-old coach was inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame in 2002 and has coached in college, the NBA...
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By the Numbers: Few Black Students Leave DISD College-Ready
April 16, 2012 in Unfair Park
Only three out of every 100 black students in Dallas Independent School District graduate ready for college. Among black students entering DISD high schools as freshmen, 28 percent don't graduate...
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Ten Things We Learned from Last Night's Dallas ISD Forum at the Kessler Theater
April 11, 2012 in Unfair Park
Dominic Jackson: DISD product, NYU bound.In the spirit of last night's D-slash-TED-slash-SMU DISD Education Forum at the Kessler -- which asked each school board candidate one and only one randomly...
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Nike Unveiled the Dallas Cowboys' New Uniforms Yesterday. They Look ... Swooshier.
April 04, 2012 in Unfair Park
NikeNike took over the NFL's league-wide uniform contract from Reebok this season, and today the company unveiled its new uniform designs. You know what that means. New unis for the...
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In Fair Park Last Night, it was Damarcus Offord vs. Bernadette Nutall for DISD's Future
April 03, 2012 in Unfair Park
In a fiery town hall debate last night, held in Fair Park's African-American Museum, Dallas ISD trustee Bernadette Nutall and 20-year-old upstart Damarcus Offord both tried their hardest to prove,...
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Craig James "Interviewed" by His Daughter About Texas Tech, And It's Everything We Hoped
March 28, 2012 in Unfair Park
Wait. This is awesome. We just stumbled across Craig James' new U.S. Senate campaign ad. His campaign manager, who also moonlights as his daughter, is interviewing him, asking if people in...
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Community Members Rail Against DISD Alternative Schools: "Stop The Pipeline To Prison!"
March 27, 2012 in Unfair Park
Greg HowardAlternative elementary schools used for discipline are a "pipeline to prison" and a drain on Dallas Independent School District's budget that should be closed, a group of DISD parents...
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UT-Arlington Students March for Trayvon Martin, Demand Gunman's Arrest
March 26, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photos by Greg HowardDemonstators at the University of Texas at Arlington signed a memorial card for slain Floriday teen Trayvon Martin.Students, faculty and community members marched together today through the...
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At Paul Quinn College's Trayvon Martin Rally, A Cry For Justice
March 23, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photos by Greg HowardThe death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin strikes a chord in Dallas.Repercussions from the fatal shooting of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will be felt in Austin...
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Sandra Crenshaw Wants You To Throw Out Your Wig And Mace The Living Shit Out Of Korean Storeowners
March 23, 2012 in Unfair Park
So, ex-Dallas City council member Sandra Crenshaw is throwing her wig in the trash on Sunday. She wants you there. Better yet, if you're a black woman with a Korean-made...
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Did Damarcus Offord, 20-Year-Old DISD Board Candidate, Threaten the Trustees?
March 22, 2012 in Unfair Park
A reader named Hometown Boy posted the link in the comment section of Bossman's story yesterday examining Tuesday's DISD board meeting, and the unwavering recalcitrance of DISD Trustee Carla Ranger....
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My Failure On The American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course, And The Introspection That Followed
March 19, 2012 in The Mixmaster
Eye of the tiger, grip of the kitten.I am not an American Ninja Warrior. I thought I was. I was an athlete for a long stretch of my life, and...
Police: Jesse Barragan Was Killed in Front of His Daughter in a Botched Robbery Last Night
March 19, 2012 in Unfair Park
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Police: Two Men Were Called Gay Slurs and Beaten with Bats in Northeast Dallas Yesterday
March 14, 2012 in Unfair Park
The intersection near where an alleged hate crime occurred this morning.Around 2 a.m. yesterday morning, two men were walking near the corner of Audelia Road and Forest Lane in northeast...
Mike Trimble, Denton Record-Chronicle Opinion Editor, Fired After Clash with Publisher
March 13, 2012 in Unfair Park
