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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Started in 1993, the popular bazaar will have close to 100 crafters with tables filled with one-of-a-kind homemade items. It is expected to draw more than 3,000 shoppers during its two-day run. This year's event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Richardson Senior Center, 820 W. Arapaho. Admission is free.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Abraham Zapruder used to be a household name. The Dallas dressmaker's home-movie camera produced the iconic film of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. OSCAR DURAND/DMNAlexandra Zapruder told a Holocaust forum in Richardson on Saturday that Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust is a reaction to hope, 'one of the most distorted themes of the Holocaust.' On Saturday, his granddaughter...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Like her grandfather’s film, her work deepens the collective understanding of how things unfolded at a specific point in history. The book, published in 2001, has developed a following in some education circles as a welcome supplement to high school history texts.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Thousands of walkers created a sea of pink this morning in Plano that will stretch across North Texas over the weekend to promote breast cancer awareness. Also Online “This is what the end of breast cancer looks like,” said Jenne Fromm, national spokeswoman for the Dallas/Fort Worth Breast Cancer 3-Day. During the 7 a.m. opening ceremonies, a ring of cancer survivors joined hands in the...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
As part of that campaign, MADD is giving out red-ribbon stickers for Dallas-Fort Worth residents to put on their vehicles as a reminder to think of alternative ways to get home before going out to drink. Dallas Fire-Rescue will also place the stickers on their emergency response vehicles.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Nearly a decade after beefing up code enforcement in neighborhoods and two years after toughening apartment standards, Richardson is considering tightening enforcement on commercial property. There is no timeline yet for consideration of a nonresidential code program, but City Council members this week expressed support for new commercial standards. "We've really put the burden on the individual...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Dallas police have arrested an acquaintance in the stabbing death of a 20-year-old Art Institute student whose body was discovered in her Lake Highlands apartment in September. Also Online Daniel Willyam, 26, was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon in the death of Samantha Michelle Nance, who was found slain in her bedroom on Sept. 11. Shortly after the discovery of her body, Dallas detectives searched...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Posey Leadership Award supports the Austin College mission to promote service and leadership in a global context. The award was created through the generosity of the late Lee Posey, a Dallas-area businessman and philanthropist who supported a number of educational causes.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Former Dallas Mavericks player and current assistant coach Ronald Jerome "Popeye" Jones was arrested Sunday evening in Richardson and accused of drunken driving. Popeye Jones Jones, who played for the Mavericks from 1993 until 1996 and again in 2002-03, was bonded out of jail this morning at about 4 a.m., according to Richardson Police Department public information officer Jonathan Wakefield....
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Lynn Shaw wasn't my children's teacher. But she was one to me. I worked with Lynn on different stories over the years. She taught me by her example how to enjoy life. Lynn taught and directed theater for 25 years at J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson ISD. She passed away from cancer last August. She left behind a legion of fans from students to her adoring public. One of my last conversations with...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Nearly 11 years after the city of Richardson began buying up residential properties across the street from City Hall, its task is complete. This week, the City Council unanimously authorized the purchase of four homes in the 400 block of west Arapaho Road. They are the last of 20 lots in the 4.25-acre block to be acquired. But city officials remain vague about their plans for the land. It could become...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Retail electric provider Direct Energy sent a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission last week with details on plans to eliminate 85 jobs by the end of the year as the company shuts down its call center in Richardson.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Community and school activities: Berkner Band low brass drill instructor, Berkner soccer team, Andromeda Soccer Club, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Peer Helpers
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
If you build it, they will come. They did last Saturday to the grand opening of the new Huffhines Recreation Center. CHRIS COATS/Special Contributor More than 1,000 guests toured the 25,000-square-foot facility on Plano Road at last Saturday's grand opening. More than 1,000 guests toured the 25,000-square-foot facility, on Plano Road at the southwest corner of Huffhines Park.On hand to kick off the...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Officials said the mistake happened while two departments were converting to a new data management system. The problem affects 137 students enrolled this fall, who received between $27 and $6,400 more than they should have. That represents about $160,000 out of more than $50 million in aid given this fall to nearly 10,000 students, officials said.