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Joe Avezzano, the Cowboys' Beloved Former Special Teams Coach, is Dead at 68
April 05, 2012 in Unfair Park
ViaThere aren't many special teams coaches whose names or faces we recognize. But Joe Avezzano, who choreographed the Cowboys' kicking and return games from 1990 to 2002, was a memorable...
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Texas and OU, Count Your Money: The Cotton Bowl's $25 Million Facelift is a Lock
April 05, 2012 in Unfair Park
The backdrop, the pageantry, the Fried Everything: There are plenty of reasons the folks at Texas and Oklahoma wouldn't mind keeping the schools' annual rivalry at the Cotton Bowl. But...
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You Might Say It Was Cloudy Yesterday
April 04, 2012 in Unfair Park
As the region cleans up from yesterday's case of the swirlies, we were happy to learn that our go-to storm chaser, Justin Terveen, wasn't swept into the sky. (Although that...
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It's Only a Matter of Time Before Our Fancy New Bridge Gets Disemboweled by a Tornado
April 03, 2012 in Unfair Park
In the meantime, take cover, marvel at Mother Nature's latest moves in the videos below, and be on the look out for a Justin Terveen-shaped man flying past your office...
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Five Questions for Mike Miles, DISD Superintendent (and Former Senate) Candidate
April 03, 2012 in Unfair Park
Yesterday, Mike Miles, an Army Ranger turned education reformer, was named the lone finalist for Dallas Independent School District's superintendent job. Today begins 21 days of tire-kicking, a mandatory waiting...
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Dallas ISD Names Mike Miles, Reform-Minded Military Vet from Colorado, Lone Finalist for Superintendent Job
April 02, 2012 in Unfair Park
Mike Miles is the lone finalist for Dallas ISD's top job.Prediction: The next few weeks may not be a ton of fun for Mike Miles. Miles, the superintendent of Harrison School...
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City Hall Shouldn't Make Any Promises About Hosting the World Cup at the Cotton Bowl
April 02, 2012 in Unfair Park
As we mentioned Saturday, there's a deal in the works to keep the annual Texas-OU orgy at Fair Park, but it hinges on the city's willingness to raise $25 million...
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Johnathan Ramsey, Missing 11-Year-Old, Presumed Dead; Dad, Step-Mom Arrested as Police Search for Body (Updated)
April 01, 2012 in Unfair Park
Via WFAAAaron and Elizabeth Ramsey.Update, April 1: If you've read this morning's paper, you know this story is even more disturbing than initially thought. Update after the original: Original item,...
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Olympics! World Cup! Texas-OU Forever! How City Hall is Selling More Cotton Bowl Upgrades
March 31, 2012 in Unfair Park
Via"Dear Future: This place is pretty cool now, but you're going to think it's a dump."Before he left for the Land of a Thousand Blogs, Robert Wilonsky had a few...
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Another Dallas ISD Teacher Suspended After Putting His Complaints on Paper (Update)
March 29, 2012 in Unfair Park
Botello principal Angel McKoy.Update, 3 p.m.: Elliot Monteverde-Torres, the teacher suspended after blowing the whistle on his principal, was denied a contract renewal for next school year in the weeks...
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Delonte West Went to the Zoo Yesterday, and the World Became a Better Place to Live
March 27, 2012 in Unfair Park
Back in December, we spent some time exalting the weirdness of Mavericks guard Delonte West, who had just signed with the team. West is known for his ongoing mental health...
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The Worst Funeral Ever?
March 26, 2012 in Unfair Park
After Toni and Ed Allen lost their son, Brien, in May of last year, they decided to mourn him with something called the Bronze Memories Service Package from Restland Funeral...
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There's a Handcuffed Man on the Loose in Dallas. He May or May Not Have a Hatchet.
March 24, 2012 in Unfair Park
ViaI've worked at newspapers in six cities now, and I can say this about the Dallas Police Department: Its media alerts are by far the most candid I've ever read....
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Pastor Lou Engle is Coming to Dallas to Fight Abortion -- and He Needs Your Help, Ladies
March 22, 2012 in Unfair Park
Your casting call video awaits below, girls.A while back, for reasons I happily can't recall, I took the step of following the staunchly anti-gay pastor Lou Engle on Twitter. Engle...
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This South Padre Island Spring Break Beating Left a Brookhaven Student in the ICU (Video)
March 21, 2012 in Unfair Park
Our friend Daniel Rodrigue, once a writer here and now a journalism teacher at DCCCD's Brookhaven College, sent word this morning that one of his students, Derek Madrigal, was the...
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DISD Trustee Carla Ranger Keeps Standing Up for the People, and Then Walking Out on Them
March 21, 2012 in Unfair Park
"Who approved those shirts? Did we take a vote to approve those shirts? I'm outta here!"I didn't catch the live version of last night's Dallas ISD board powwow to winnow...
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Last Night's Storm Had Way More Than 1.21 Gigawatts, as This Justin Terveen Shot Proves
March 20, 2012 in Unfair Park
Justin Terveen/Urban Fabric PhotographyClick to embiggen and let the lightning strike your soul.If there's a storm over Dallas, local photographer Justin Terveen is spending the night chasing it, and we're...
In the Race for District 33, the Bank of Domingo is Open (but Not for Kathy Nealy)
March 19, 2012 in Unfair Park
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St. Patrick's Day on Greenville Avenue, By the Numbers: Just How Hammered Were You?
March 19, 2012 in Unfair Park
The assailants were later arrested for having TOO KICK ASS OF A TIME, BRO.Back in February, when the Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade on was still on alleged life...
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St. Patrick's Day on Greenville Avenue: Just Some Good, Clean Fun in the CVS Parking Lot
March 17, 2012 in Unfair Park
Just got back from a food run to Royal Thai, my first voyage into humanity all day, and I can happily report that it's safe to leave your home again....
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After an On-Camera Arrest in the Dallas Firehouse Shooting, Fox 4 Swears it Wasn't Tipped Off
March 16, 2012 in Unfair Park
"There's nothing happening here right now, because it's the middle of the night, but I'm standing here anyway. No one is quite sure why. Back to you."Those lucky Dallasites who...
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Rick Perry is on a Twitter Rampage to Prove He's Right About Women's Health Care
March 15, 2012 in Unfair Park
It started an hour ago, and it's continuing as we shudder, with Tweets like the ones above. And he's right: There are other providers from which poor women can get...
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Dallas ISD, the ACLU and the Continuing Debate Over Graduations in Churches
March 14, 2012 in Unfair Park
"Hey God: Catch!"Back in January, the Dallas Independent School District suffered some minor self-inflicted PR wounds when it tried to eliminate a policy that bans schools from holding graduations in...
If Nothing Else, Jason Roberts Has Already Raised the Bar for Congressional Campaign Art
March 13, 2012 in Unfair Park
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Dallas ISD is Firing More "Bad" Teachers Than It Has In Years, and the Axe is Still Swinging
March 13, 2012 in Unfair Park
Trustees Mike Morath (left) and Edwin Flores say the recent cuts are about performance, not money.With a lingering budget crisis and shrinking enrollment, the Dallas Independent School District has eliminated...
