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The Disappearednew
If you've got a missing relative, maybe you should look in the jail -- good luck with that.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
02-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Wize Guysnew
Here's your chance to get rich quick -- or lose your shirt, in which case, GlobalTec disavows all responsibility for, well, anything.
Dallas Observer |
Craig Malisow |
02-07-2006 |
Business & Labor
Stacked Decknew
Giving penny-ante politicians a say over lucrative affordable-housing developments seemed like a good idea -- until the FBI came calling.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
01-31-2006 |
Housing & Development
Bad Ticketnew
In spite of a stream of complaints about rudeness, overzealousness, brutality and sloppy record-keeping, Dallas' transit police are rarely disciplined.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
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The Poopnew
A Dallas man who is serving five years in prison for sprinkling his own dried feces on doughnuts refuses to see a man he haunts.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Run for the Bordernew
Susana Loera is leading a campaign to end ethical violations at the Mexican Consulate in Dallas.
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
01-09-2006 |
Immigration
Do You See What I See?new
An image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on an Dallas tree trunk proves that belief is in the eye of the beholder.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
01-03-2006 |
Religion
Title Neinnew
You know something's screwy in the Dallas White Rock Marathon when women are awarded a 20-minute lead because, well, they're women.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
12-29-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Justice Delayed for Inmates in Need of Medicationnew
For the crime of driving with a suspended license, a 45-year-old woman with lupus lost the ability to walk.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
12-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
SuperSorenew
In his latest documentary, director Robert Greenwald dedicates himself to exposing the corporate malfeasance of America's largest employer.
Dallas Observer |
Melissa Levine |
12-07-2005 |
Business & Labor
Hotel Katrinanew
While the feds fumble, hurricane survivors find relief thanks to a Dallas hotel owner and friends.
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
12-07-2005 |
Disasters
Dr. Disasternew
Dr. Paul Pepe -- described by a colleague as "a trailblazer with a machete" -- brought his expertise in emergency-room care to the post-Katrina medical crisis in New Orleans.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-28-2005 |
Science
Kitty Has Two Daddiesnew
An intrepid reporter sets out to resolve a feline custody dispute after a stranger reportedly takes another man's cat and refuses to give it back.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
11-21-2005 |
Animal Issues
Mapesgatenew
In her new book, Truth and Duty, former CBS-TV producer Mary Mapes insists on the authenticity of the questioned documents she obtained regarding George W. Bush's National Guard duty.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
11-14-2005 |
Media
Tables Turn on Vice Officersnew
A pimp's surveillance equipment, meant to keep tabs on the hired help, caught nude Dallas police officers receiving full-body massages from the scantily clad employees they were targeting.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
11-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
