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Galveston Struggles After Hurricane Ike
Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston residents try to put the pieces back together
By John Nova Lomax
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Last Christmas
Neimans Had a Lousy Christmas
Last year, the retailer's December sales dropped 27.5 percent from 2007. The good news? A mssive half-off sale begins today.
By Robert Wilonsky
Russ Martin Gives $30,000 to Fallen Officer's Wife
In keeping with a promise he made upon establishing his Listeners Foundation, Martin today will hand deliver a $30,000 check to Regina Smith, widow of fallen police officer Norm Smith.
By Richie Whitt
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Blown Over: Galveston and Texas Gulf Coast Struggle After Hurricane Ike
Forgotten and overlooked, Galveston residents try to put the pieces back together
By John Nova Lomax
Schutze
George W. Bush, Texas' Prodigal Son, Returns
Given any thought to how you're going to react when you encounter George W. on the streets of Dallas?
By Jim Schutze
You Said It
How I Loves Ya|Best Year of Their Lives
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By Sam Merten
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Inside the DMN's Pro-Hotel Editorial
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Ask a Mexican
Exposing the Hidden Dirty Words of a Secret Language—Spanish
By Gustavo Arellano
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Fair To Midland's Still Getting Defined
Audiences ate up Fair to Midland's newest material on Saturday, even as the band remains uncertain about it
By Pete Freedman
Bsides
Our annual Death Pool: Which artists will croak in '09?
Who should fear the reaper this year?
By Jesse Hughey
Bsides
Lou Gramm's Still a Jukebox Hero
For ex-Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm, it still feels like the very first time, every time
By Chad Garrison
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