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Texas Board of Education's Cultural Warriors in Troublenew
Could it really be that the young Earthers, the intelligent designers and assorted Christian right-wing whackjobs who have made the Texas State Board of Education such a reliable source of amusement could be facing... extinction?
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
02-22-2010 |
Education
Encycloweedia is Trying a New Way to Turn Pot into Doughnew
Every two weeks or so, we wander into our publisher's office and flip through copies of our company's sister papers in Denver and California, where medical marijuana is legal. "Wow, they must be raking in the ad dough," we say.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
01-25-2010 |
Drugs
It's Tough Being an Immigrant, Unless You're Richnew
The Dallas Morning News recently reported that City Hall is looking to create a regional center under a federal program that offers green cards and a shot at permanent residency to immigrants willing to invest $500,000 or $1 million in the city.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
12-07-2009 |
Immigration
Smokey Dare: Maybe it's Time to Regulate Marijuana Like Cigarettesnew
Not many supporters of regulated marijuana have undertaken the work completed recently by ProtectYouth.org, which has spent the past year or so compiling reams of government and law enforcement data to support a fairly straightforward, reasonable case.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
08-24-2009 |
Drugs
Sex Ed in Texas Gets an 'F'new
In "Just Say Don't Know: Sexuality Education in Texas Public Schools," researchers David Wiley and Kelly Wilson of Texas State University took a comprehensive look at how sexuality is taught in Texas public schools. The short answer: It isn't really.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
03-02-2009 |
Education
Phone Tagnew
When we harass sources, we always leave our names.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
05-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Go to Prison, Lose Your Rightsnew
Prison Legal News has filed a federal lawsuit in Dallas County challenging the county jail's year-old ban on publication subscriptions for inmates, saying it violates inmates' First Amendment rights.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
03-26-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Blatherspherenew
The Morning News boldly goes where everyone's gone before.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
05-23-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Every Picture Tells a Storynew
A cover illustration of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was slain by a crazed fan at an Ohio nightclub December 14, upset some of his family and friends. The Observer ran it to emphasize that the tragedy involved the loss of a real person.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
12-27-2004 |
Media
Legislator Wants to Limit Access to "Morning After" Pillsnew
Frank Corte Jr., a San Antonio Republican, is the author of a bill in the Texas Legislature that would protect the jobs of pharmacists who refuse to fill prescriptions -- like the "morning after" pill -- on moral grounds.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix and Patrick Williams |
12-13-2004 |
Sex
High Court Ruling: Paper's Satire Is Protected Speechnew
The Texas Supreme Court sided with the Dallas Observer and ruled that attorney Bruce Isaacks and judge Darlene Whitten are "big doodyheads." The two had sued the paper over a fake "news" story published in 1999.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
09-14-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
