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10/04/2008

James Ragland: Fiscal mess spills onto Dallas' Main Street
MAIN STREET, Dallas – Malek Samadian is seeing fewer and fewer customers these days at his automotive-repair business, so he recently began scaling back employees and services.

10/03/2008

10/01/2008

As crisis looms, students offer hope
For at least two hours Tuesday, a bright ray of sunshine shone through the dark fiscal cloud hanging over the Dallas Independent School District.

09/30/2008

Early College High School program a ray of hope for Dallas ISD
On Tuesday, 100 Dallas students who make up the inaugural class of the Early College High School at Nolan Estes Plaza pledged to graduate from high school on time and earn bachelor's degrees by 2014.

09/27/2008

Thanks to the Web, privacy has gone down the YouTube
Now that we've taken Josh Howard to task for deriding the national anthem, let's talk about a more serious issue – our right to privacy.

09/24/2008

Dallas street name battle still far from water under bridge
To be honest, I've pretty much been worn down by this whole Ross Avenue/Industrial Boulevard name-changing brouhaha.

09/19/2008

James Ragland: Brandon Jackson likely won't get a third chance
As I sat in a courtroom Friday looking at Brandon Jackson in his black-and-white-striped jail garb, I couldn’t help thinking about my own son, who turns 19 today.

09/17/2008

Talking Race: Josh Howard off-key on black patriotism

Josh Howard reacts to a play in a March 2008 game againstthe Boston Celtics

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Columnists Steve Blow and James Ragland react to Josh Howard's remarks about the national anthem.
YouTube Clip (may offend some viewers)
Kevin Sherrington: Josh Howard keeps stepping out of bounds

09/11/2008

Confidence in Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa shaken
For the first time since he took over Dallas’ public schools, our mild-mannered superintendent has me worried. A $64 million budget gaffe did the trick.

09/10/2008

It's easy to gripe over Gustav after it's blown over