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Dallas City Crews Dump Homeless People's Possessions

By Jim Schutze

Dallas Observer | January 14, 2005

In a life beneath bridges and in homeless camps, Tommy Lee Simmons carried a photograph of his grandparents with him, wrapped in plastic stuffed deep inside his duffel. Now, thanks to a city sweep of a homeless camp, it's in the landfill.

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Tags: Bible, disability, photos, Mayor Laura Miller, Dallas Day Resource Center, photographs, sanitation workers

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You might think that it was one of those thorny ethical conflicts. How would the Dallas Observer behave when its tough-talking former city columnist became mayor? Would we join her team? Be her pals? Suck up? Or would we keep...

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Rick Perry's Manufactured Miraclenew

Rick Perry's Texas is a job-making, low-taxing oasis of prosperity. It's also pure fantasy.

Dallas Observer | Jim Schutze | 10-06-2011 | Policy Issues

Tags: Texas, Taxes, Rick Perry, Election 2012

Return To Sendernew

Mass deportation, strict border enforcement, amnesty. What will comprehensive immigration reform look like if the feds take action -- or if they don't?

Dallas Observer | Jim Schutze | 12-28-2010 | Immigration

Something Stinks About the Dallas Morning News' Position on Relocating Businessesnew

On March 26, The Dallas Morning News ran an unsigned editorial/op-ed column in its Sunday "Points" section suggesting the city resolve the problem of smelly rendering plants and unsightly scrap yards along the Trinity River downtown. The idea was painted as if it came from elected officials. But virtually all of the officials I contacted were opposed. Adamantly.

Dallas Observer | Jim Schutze | 04-12-2010 | Media

Tags: Tod Robberson, Dallas Morning News

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