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  • Mourners gather to say farewell to Dallas firefighter killed in condo blaze

    Dallas firefighter Stanley Wilson , who died Monday while battling a six-alarm fire that ravaged a condo complex, described him as a straightforward man, a loyal peer and a devoted family man. They are joining Wilson's family today at Park Cities Baptist Church to mourn the veteran firefighter during a funeral service that is now underway. Following the ceremony, Wilson will be buried at ...

  • College readiness rates for Dallas ISD high schools

    Amid the contentious debate over removing some principals, we cited college readiness rates for a few high schools. We noted that only 1.6 percent of Madison High School students scored at least a 24 on the ACT, a grade considered ';college ready.'; At Roosevelt, no students hit that mark. Below, I’ve embedded a spreadsheet that Superintendent Mike Miles has shared with trustees ...

  • Benefit concert event in Deep Ellum helps a little boy with a rare brain tumor

    benefit concert event Sunday, May 26 for a special little boy named Micah Creed with very adult health issues. ';Micah is only 7-years-old and was diagnosed Atypical Teratiod Rhapdiod Tumor,'; wrote Pierce in an email to me. ';ATRT is a rare brain tumor. Young Micah has undergone chemo and radiation treatments, and although currently in remission he now has many complications. He ...

  • Holland matches up with Felix in Seattle

    Their once-heralded future of the franchise has been sent to the Minors, and they've lost seven in a row. The Mariners have seen better days. How quickly they must forget if they're to move on from their 20-28 start to the season and begin a fight back up the standings in the American League West. "People have really short memories," said manager Eric Wedge. ...

  • Rain will not dampen March Against Monsanto protests in Dallas Fort Worth

    news reports , the U.S. Senate voted by a substantial majority, 71-27, against a bill which would have allowed states to make individual decisions on whether to require GMO labeling on foods. That decision was met with varying reactions from proponents, and its timing fueled the fervor ...


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Movie Review

Mondo Cane

Any way you look at it, "Mondo Cane" (which is pronounced "car-nay") is a patently silly piece of cinematic junk masquerading as an important anthropological documentary of strange and exotic parts of the world. The dead give-away to its exploitative nature is the condescending, inflated narration that immediately clues the viewer in to the fact that the filmmakers have no respect for the cultures ... ...

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  • Tepesch ready Ogando getting close

    Email SEATTLE -- Nick Tepesch is ready to rejoin the Rangers' rotation, and Alexi Ogando is not far behind. Tepesch threw approximately 50 pitches in the bullpen on Thursday without any problems with the blister on the middle finger of his right hand. Tepesch was supposed to pitch on Wednesday against the Athletics but was pushed back because of the blister. He will start on Sunday against ...

  • Rangers undecided if Wolf will start Monday

    Email SEATTLE -- Ross Wolf earned his first Major League victory on Wednesday, but it has not guaranteed him another start. The Rangers officially remain undecided on their starter for the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks. "We're still looking over our options," manager Ron Washington said. "We haven't made a decision on that ...

  • Moreland moves up to No. 2 spot

    Email SEATTLE -- David Murphy was out of the lineup on on Friday night with Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders on the mound, so Mitch Moreland was moved up into the second spot in the lineup. Manager Ron Washington had moved Murphy into the No. 2 spot when Ian Kinsler went on the disabled list. Murphy is 5-for-18 with two home runs in five games as the No. 2 hitter and is hitting .314 with four ...

  • Olt is working out again

    Email SEATTLE -- Rangers infielder Mike Olt, who has been sidelined for a month because of blurred vision, has been cleared to resume baseball activities. Olt has been seen by several eye specialists and has been taking medication and eye drops to clear his vision. Olt has been sent to the Rangers' training complex in Surprise, Ariz., to begin working out again. He will work up to game ...

  • Texas Senate confirms all three UT Board of Regents appointees

    A sleepy Senate confirmed Gov. Rick Perry’s three nominees for the University of Texas Board of Regents on Friday. After a lengthy hearing on Monday and 30 minutes of character-praising speeches Friday, the Senate accepted the nominations of businessman Jeff Hildebrand, Judge Ernest Aliseda and returning Regent Paul Foster 30-1 in three separate votes. The lone wolf was Sen. John ...

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