AltWeeklies Wire
Document Specialist Gets Drawn Into Bush Memo Flapnew
Expert Linda James says she never authenticated memos allegedly written by George W. Bush's National Guard commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Killian, and in fact raised concerns about them to CBS.
Dallas Observer |
Mark Stuertz |
09-27-2004 |
Politics
Takahiro Omori's Pursuit of Bass Fishing in Americanew
Takahiro Omori, who won the Super Bowl of bass fishing this year, came to the U.S. to pursue his dream against his father's wishes.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
09-24-2004 |
Sports
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
The Right's Stuff: Conservative Warriors Attack Left on Its Own Turfnew
The sign being carried in front of Halliburton headquarters reads, "Uncle Osama wants you to vote for John Kerry." What the hell? The right-wing group Protest Warrior is protesting anti-Halliburton protesters from the Dallas Peace Center.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-13-2004 |
Politics
Tough Love: Can Julius Jones Win a Place in Parcells' Heart?new
The type of guys the Cowboys coach likes are smart and determined and, above all, tough. They have to be willing to let Bill Parcells hit them in the back of the head with a frying pan, and then listen to him criticize them for not absorbing the blow properly.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
09-07-2004 |
Sports
Jokes for Jesus: Christian Comedians Can Be Funnynew
At its best, Christian comedy is clean comedy. It's secular, socially progressive, have-you-ever-noticed comedy. The sort of comedy Bill Cosby would do.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
09-07-2004 |
Performance
Honeymoon for Dallas's New White Police Chief Nears Endnew
David Kunkle has taken over a department with a history of racial inequality and a current state of racial unrest. Now officers and citizens of diverse backgrounds are applying a racial algebra to every decision that he makes.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Old Rock Documentary Gets Performers Back on Tracknew
The long-lost audio and video from a little-known concert tour that took place in Canada in 1970 has been recovered and made into a film. The footage included performances from the Grateful Dead, The Band, Buddy Guy and Janis Joplin, who would die but three months after the tour rolled into its final stop in Calgary.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-30-2004 |
Movies
Poor Circulation: Fear and Loathing at the Dallas Morning Newsnew
Bob Johnson says fudging the numbers is time-honored tradition at the Dallas Morning Newspaper, and the practice was costly to independent contractors like him who delivered the paper.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
08-30-2004 |
Media
Homeless Encampment Settles In at Dallas City Hallnew
All of the homeless people who used to employ the public library and surrounding blocks as a campground and outdoor toilet are now using the area right behind City Hall instead.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
08-30-2004 |
Economy
Second Verse Sounds the Same as the First for Parcells' Cowboysnew
Dallas Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells tells reporters he has some areas of concerns. And why not? If the sky is constantly falling, and if you can keep it from clocking any of your guys on the head, then everyone will proclaim you a genius.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
08-30-2004 |
Sports
Politicians -- Not the Bible -- Create Flooding in Dallas Areanew
The mayor of a Dallas suburb says July floods that killed four were biblical, but major research in the past decade has identified a very non-biblical culprit in modern flooding: runoff. The Trinity River project, at a cost of billions, actually makes flooding worse.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
08-23-2004 |
Politics
More Bushwhacking: Filmmaker Sets Her Sights on the Presidentnew
Rose's documentary is truly effective in its firsthand accounts from people accosted and detained by police officers and FBI and Secret Service agents for doing little more than exchanging anti-Bush e-mails or speaking out against the war on terror in public places.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Goodbye, Godboy: Cowboys Cut Their Pious Quarterbacknew
For the past few years, Quincy Carter has made nary an utterance without reference to the Almighty. Then he gets cut from the Cowboys for failing a drug test. There's nothing wrong with being a degenerate -- it's the façade that rankles.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
08-16-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Dallas Morning News Confronts Circulation Woesnew
Since it was revealed that The Dallas Morning News had been overstating its circulation, the paper's stock has fallen precipitously. An investigation details the house of cards before its collapse.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
08-16-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
