AltWeeklies Wire
The Said Girls Made One Deadly Misstep: They Fell in Lovenew
News that a Muslim father had been accused of murdering two beautiful daughters because he disapproved of their boyfriends triggered an instantaneous and predictable reaction from non-Muslims: It had to be an "Islamic" honor killing. The truth is more complex.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Dallas Has a Real-Life 'House' in Dr. Richard Buchnew
Some call Dr. Buch a troubled genius. His ex-patients and hospital bosses call him trouble.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
04-14-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Russell Fish Hopes to Redefine the Computer Industrynew
His current project promises to top them all: a new "computer architecture" enabling applications like cell phones that translate languages and computers that reduce the time it takes to sequence DNA from months to days.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Texas Concealed Gun Laws Loosennew
Have a gun? Feel free to travel.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sloppy Record Keeping Causes Headaches in Criminal Appealsnew
A missing court reporter's stenographic notes and tape of testimony in a 1994 criminal trial shed light on the haphazard and antiquated way that Dallas County court records are handled and stored.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
09-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How Did Dallas Convict So Many Innocents?new
With faulty eyewitnesses, sloppy police work and overzealous prosecutors.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fatal Webnew
The arrest of Dallas' "Black Widow" lights a fire under a cold murder case.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
For the Birdsnew
Meet some undocumented immigrants that aren't illegal.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-04-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Anand Jon's Fashion Foulsnew
The clothing designer prowled the country for fresh, young models -- many of them claim their encounters with him ended in rape.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
05-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge Gene Knize: Bully on the Benchnew
When big-city lawyers appear in Knize's courtroom, they better be prepared to duck and cover.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fall of the Black Widownew
North Carolina authorities bust a notorious former Dallas scammer.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
03-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jailhouse Rockednew
In Dallas, the exonerations just keep on coming.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
01-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Docs in a Boxnew
These medicos make house calls, even when there's no house to call.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
01-17-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Feel My Ragenew
Doug Wright channeled his anger from growing up gay in the Park Cities into bizarre and brilliant plays.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-21-2006 |
Theater
Tags: theater
Little Lost Boys ... and Girlsnew
Is the move to privatize Child Protective Services leaving huge gaps in care?
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-07-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
