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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Susan Leseman describes herself as a "fairly liberal, fun kind of girl." But a year ago, the limits of her open-mindedness got put to a test by none other than Sacha Baron Cohen. Leseman found herself among hundreds of North Texans lured to an office park in Carrollton to serve as audience members for what was billed as a new television talk show on "family values." They would even...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Oxford Round Table at the University of Oxford in England is a forum that strives for diversity. Invitees have been presidents, provosts and chancellors of universities. Others have been charter school, business and religious leaders.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lakeside Civic Chorus invites singers to audition by appointment. Positions available in all sections; membership requirements include sight-reading abilities, good vocal quality and previous choral experience. Contact director David Bush at 972-679-4227 or bushdl@swbell.net. Visit lakesidecivicchorus.org.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Community and school activities: varsity mixed choir, jazz choir, student council, National Honor Society and Green Chord
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Natural gas wells could eventually crisscross the rock formations below almost every part of Arlington, but one area is expected to remain off limits.City Attorney Jay Doegey said that standard language in contracts with the Dallas Cowboys probably would prohibit drilling under the team's new stadium. He said there are concerns – although they are remote – that drilling could affect the...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was more than the heat that had people hot under the collar this Independence Day at Southfork Ranch. A range of issues from taxes to universal health care brought a crowd out to America's Tea Party. COURTNEY PERRY/DMN Ev Jasper of Carrollton held a flag with the message 'Don't Tread on Me' at the tea party Saturday at Southfork Ranch in Parker. Others sold T-shirts and buttons. Organizers billed...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Three people were arrested and charged with capital murder Saturday in the death of a taxi driver whose burned body was found by firefighters putting out a grass fire in rural Denton County. Noah Robert Whitehead, 23, William Kirk Stephens, 22, and Mariesha Lynne Ohlfs, 32, were being held in the Denton County Jail on Saturday. Bail for each was set at $250,000. The victim, a driver for Freedom Cab...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lawn chairs of shiny plastic and faded teak covered the grass between sidewalk and curb on Lakewood Boulevard, front-row seating for the biggest show in town. Friends called out greetings. Kids flocked to inflatable slides and bounce houses. Panting pups stretched out on the soft grass.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Natural gas wells could eventually crisscross the rock formations below almost every part of Arlington, but one area is expected to remain off limits. City Attorney Jay Doegey said that standard language in contracts with the Dallas Cowboys probably would prohibit drilling under the team's new stadium. He said there are concerns – although they are remote – that drilling could affect the...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
MELANIE BURFORD/DMN For Chris Weis and others, the "staycation" – an offspring trend of last summer's $4 a gallon gas – has gained an even stronger foothold in 2009 amid the worst economic times of a generation. More Grand Prairie news
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
The man, whose shirtless body was partially burned, was stabbed in the chest and his throat was cut, Denton County sheriff's officials said. His name was not released, and the Tarrant County medical examiner's office said dental records would be used to positively identify him.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
The project, born of a need to entertain nieces and nephews as well as find an artistic outlook in an economic downturn, began in pieces. Groups gathered to mow, rake hay, survey, create templates for stars, measure, do computations, weed by hand, bring water to help grass grow, and then do it all again.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Who hasn't seen the local ad campaign for Great Wolf Lodge? Six Flags Over Texas and the Texas Rangers are offering a double-play combo. And to get the word out about its attractions, the city of Grand Prairie is giving away a $1,400 staycation prize package.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
More than half of Irving's firefighters are suing the city over a salary program they say violated state law by creating inequity in how they were paid for longevity and seniority. "As a result, fire fighters in all ranks were accorded radically different treatment of their seniority for pay purposes," the lawsuit says.More than 125 firefighters listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit are seeking...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Moncrief encouraged anyone who witnessed the events to tell police what they saw, and he said he has asked acting U.S. Attorney James Jacks to independently review the police investigation afterward "to ensure the department has thoroughly and impartially carried out its obligation to all the citizens of Fort Worth. I encourage the TABC to follow the same course."