AltWeeklies Wire
Dallas' Letot Center Helps to Stop the Sex Tradenew
Every week, the Center takes in girls as young as 13 who are part of a thriving underground sex trade that stretches from Miami to Los Angeles.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
11-17-2008 |
Sex
Polygamy and Menew
Seven months have passed since the polygamist raid in Eldorado, but for one mainstream Mormon, the effects linger.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
11-03-2008 |
Religion
Zales Smells Sweet Success in Expanding Dunkin' Donutsnew
Last year, Dunkin' Donuts embarked on an ambitious westward expansion, with plans to open about 9,000 new stores nationwide by 2016, at a time when Starbucks is scaling back and retailers everywhere are looking for ways to pinch pennies as the economy continues to dive toward recession or worse.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
10-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
One Man's Attempt at Slow Food Livingnew
I wanted to see if I could eat food grown or raised within 100 miles of where I live for a week straight -- consume only that and nothing else.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wheels of Justice in Dallas County Public Defender's Office Grind Up a Few Lawyersnew
Lawyer Mike Howard, one of five felony attorneys who have left the office in the last month, says an overburdened caseload drove him out.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Texas Woman Fights Abuse at the State's Schools for the Mentally Retardednew
Her son was beaten up by an angry caregiver at Denton State School.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
08-05-2008 |
Science
Freddy Haynes Seemed a Shoo-In to Lead the NAACP ... So What Happened?new
Haynes' commitment to Rev. Jeremiah Wright's brand of theology -- the very thing that had shaped his ministry and brought him so much success -- may have derailed his chance to lead the nation's oldest civil rights organization.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
06-17-2008 |
Race & Class
Teaching Teens How to Parent and Stop Having Childrennew
Battling the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, Texas counselors have their work cut out.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
04-21-2008 |
Sex
Popular Texas Conservative Has Some Republicans Worriednew
Want a body-armored, property rights-advocating survivalist with alleged links to the Republic of Texas militia as your next state representative? Vote for Randall Dunning on April 8.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
03-31-2008 |
Politics
Battle Against Teaching Evolution in Texas Beginsnew
Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the country -- not just Texas -- will challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
03-24-2008 |
Education
Families Blame Dallas' VA Hospital for Two Vets' Suicidesnew
They're putting the troubled institution back in the spotlight. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs ranked the hospital the worst VA facility in the country. Dallas VA spokesperson Susan Poff says the hospital has cleaned up its act since then, but family members of both men remain unconvinced.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
02-12-2008 |
War
Gentrification Welcomed by Some Dallas Artistsnew
To keep the Deep Ellum neighborhood alive, artists say change is necessary.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
01-22-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Crocodile Nowitzkinew
This summer Dirk Nowitzki went down under to find himself. Can he now lead the Dallas Mavericks to the promised land?
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
11-26-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Why Did the Special Olympics Ban Steve Fleming?new
He fought to make his Special Olympians equal, and that got him torched.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-18-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Weed Killersnew
DEA agents see Mexican cartels behind huge pot farms here.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
08-27-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
