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Musicians Lend Support to Alt-Weekly Alum's Mayoral Campaignnew
Zac Crain, formerly the Dallas Observer's music editor, recently recruited some prominent Dallas musicians to contribute to a 32-track double-disc benefit album for his mayoral campaign, Pitchfork reports. The album includes contributions from the Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter, Ben Kweller, Rhett Miller, the Deathray Davies' John Dufilho with the Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider, and Centro-matic. Crain hopes to replace current Dallas mayor
and former Observer columnist Laura Miller, who announced last year she
doesn't plan to seek re-election.
Pitchfork |
02-15-2007 11:55 am |
Industry News
Dallas Observer City Columnists, Past and Present, Face Off
The Dallas Observer blog "Unfair Park" has hosted a feisty debate between Jim Schutze and Laura Miller over the past few days. Schutze, the weekly's city columnist, wrote a cover story for the Aug. 31 issue criticizing Dallas' plan to build new bridges. Mayor Laura Miller, who wrote the city column for the Observer in her days before holding office, sent a letter to the weekly disputing Schutze's economic analysis, which the paper then posted on its blog. "The Dallas City Council took a mediocre project and made it great -- all in the bright light of day -- and I resent, as a former reporter for this newspaper, Schutze's gross distortion of the facts," Miller wrote. Schutze's response, posted a few hours later, briefly covers Miller's assertions before saying that he hopes to publish a better analysis in the Observer: "Blogs are O.K., but blogs have their limitations too; they are not the place for a comprehensive review of this very complex story," he says. "I look forward to working with the mayor and her staff on a search for these very important answers. Notice that I did not accuse the mayor of 'gross distortion.'"
09-26-2006 8:53 am |
Industry News
Houston Chron: Laura Miller's Troubles With Race Began at Dallas Observer
Many residents of predominantly black South Dallas are glad that Mayor Laura Miller is not seeking another term, according to an article by Thomas Korosec in today's Houston Chronicle. "The mayor's troubles in South Dallas began with her work as an acid-penned columnist for the Dallas Observer, a weekly tabloid," former Observer staff writer Korosec asserts, citing specific examples where Miller "skewered" local black leaders. "Rightly or wrongly there was a perception that she was racist," Miller appointee Tom Dunning says.
07-18-2006 6:41 am |
Industry News
Dallas Observer Gets Deja Vu From Miller's Retirement Announcementnew
Dallas Observer |
07-13-2006 7:14 am |
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Laura Miller Not Seeking Re-Election as Dallas Mayor
Former Dallas Observer columnist Laura Miller has been the city's mayor since 2002. CBS 11 News reports that she has decided not to run again next year because she would like to spend more time with her family. That is good news for other candidates, such as Zac Crain -- also an erstwhile Observer writer.
07-10-2006 7:04 am |
Industry News
Former Dallas Observer Columnist Faces Media Scrutiny as Mayornew
Wall Street Journal |
12-08-2005 4:12 pm |
Industry News
Miller Wins Mayoral Election in Dallasnew
Laura Miller, firebrand ex-Dallas Observer columnist, wins the runoff mayoral election in the Big D. "She is intelligent, articulate and dedicated to her
goals," says The Dallas Morning News in an editorial. "And the fact that she is a former investigative reporter is certain to attract national attention."
Dallas Morning News |
02-19-2002 10:08 am |
Industry News
Tags: Dallas Observer, Laura Miller
Former Alt-Weekly Columnist Faces Runoff in Mayoral Racenew
Populist firebrand and former Dallas
Observer columnist Laura Miller
received 48.8 percent of the vote in
yesterday's mayoral election in Dallas,
and now faces a runoff against Tom
Dunning, a well-connected
businessman. Miller's campaign
stressed a return to basics: fixing
potholes, building parks and improving
the police department.
Associated Press |
01-20-2002 2:39 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Dallas Observer, Laura Miller
