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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
9/11 crew memorialto be unveiled in JulyThe dedication of the national 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial sculpture on July Fourth will mark the end of a long journey for Dean and Valerie Thompson of Hurst.The couple began efforts to erect this memorial shortly after the 2001 terrorist attacks. The 14-foot bronze sculpture pays tribute to the 33 flight crew members killed that day. Mrs. Thompson, a flight attendant,...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Southlake police officers and firefighters are backing a civil service proposition on Saturday's ballot to remove politics and cronyism from hiring, promotions and discipline.But opponents, led by Mayor Andy Wambsganss, say the civil service rules based on state law erode local control and are a "prelude to collective bargaining."Andy Anderson, a Southlake police officer and president of the Southlake...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
I propose to implement a project to provide exposure to the various projects the city is undertaking, such as the Go Green and Connect Southlake programs; improve our emergency contact communications; and improve the process for staff, City Council and all our boards to communicate with each other. I want to form a task force consisting of City Council members, city staff and citizens to analyze the...
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aubreyturner.org (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
In early February I wrote about the coming 800MHz rebanding effort and how Keller would be affected . The FCC has mandated that all public safety systems be migrated by June 26, 2008, and I had been told that this would occur for the Northeast Tarrant system on April 14th. However, when that date came and went I started doing a little digging and came across the 800 MHz Reconfiguration...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Seat up for election: Voters will elect a new member to the Grapevine City Council this year from among four candidates to replace Mayor Pro Tem Ted Ware. Mr. Ware has served on the council since 1979 and chose not to seek re-election. Place 6 incumbent Roy Stewart is running unopposed.CHRIS COYBackground: The 41-year-old is a district sales manager for American Airlines. He has lived in Grapevine...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
The fire department used air bags, pry bars and hydraulic tools to remove the smaller rocks and free the man, who is in his 20s. A woman in her 30s may have received ankle injuries, the fire department said.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Two recent Coppell High School graduates died tragically Friday morning in separate incidents, leaving students, families and school district employees mourning the loss of the two teens. Parents of students at Lee Elementary School were allowed to pick up their children early. The body of Emily "Christina" Coker, 18, was found hanging from a swingset at the school. She was a former student of the...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
"The council recently voted to require 2,000 feet between where sex offenders live and children gather," resident Chip Reid said. "I would like to suggest that gas wells be given the same distance as sexual predators."
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Carroll Middle School is hosting a used book drive to benefit the campus library. The school is collecting paperbacks and hardbacks for adults and children. Drop off books in the school collection box from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. until April 24. The books will be sold April 25-26. The location and time of the sale will be announced soon. Proceeds will be used to buy a security system to detect books being...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
The Southlake City Council gave initial approval late Tuesday to set the distance between gas wells and homes and other structures at 1,000 feet. The limit is the upper end of 20 possible scenarios under consideration as part of city's revised gas drilling ordinance. But city leaders said the limit is more of a guide than a set-in-stone rule because each request for a drilling permit will be individually...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
• The report says campus leaders, at the direction of the principal, met to make decisions regarding TAKS testing and special arrangements for students to be used on the TAKS test without consulting what is known as an Assessment, Review and Dismissal committee. Each special education student has an ARD committee, made up of school district personnel and the student's parents, that makes decisions...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
SOUTHLAKE – An embattled principal of a lauded Southlake elementary campus abruptly resigned Thursday after hearing the results of a school district probe into testing irregularities at the school.Dr. Andra Barton told Carroll school district officials and attorneys at a meeting Wednesday that she would quit after being told that the district was seeking her termination. She submitted a letter of resignation...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Last week, officials at Texas Education Agency confirmed that the investigation into testing practices at the highly rated elementary school was related to the March administration of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Under consideration are 20 possible setback scenarios, ranging from 600 feet to 1,000 feet. The most liberal option would require 600-foot setbacks from all structures, opening up 511.62 acres for potential drilling sites. One of the most restrictive options would require 1,000-foot setbacks from property boundaries and 1,500-foot setbacks from hospital and daycare property boundaries, opening up only...
