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Entries tagged with 'Weekend Thinker'Weekend Thinker: Republican incumbentsTexas House of Representatives first term Democrats who came to power with the Obama wave in 2008 are quickly being targeted by the Republican Party this time around. Three Republicans have already stepped up in District 101 to Garland's east... Weekend Thinker: Too early for holiday shopping?My brother and I saw him from my front yard last weekend ... the first guy in the neighborhood to hang Christmas lights. I'm no fan of his or his visible reminder to my wife and kids that my lights... Weekend Thinker: High school rivalriesCongrats to coach Jeff Jordan and his Garland Owls for putting the wraps on another District 10-5A football title. This has been a season of fantastic finishes, headed perhaps by the oldest rivalry in the city, the GHS vs. South... Weekend Thinker: Compare feedback on animal storiesBetween the gassing issue at the Garland animal shelter and the seizure of animals from Kearney's Store in Sunnyvale, October has been animal month on my beat. Both story lines drew volumes of reader comments, and it's been interesting to... Weekend Thinker: Trick or Treat!We make a big deal of Halloween at my home, hosting the family party, decorating the yard big-time and giving out goodies to 120-150 trick-or-treaters. It also helps that we live in a neighborhood with a lot of kids and... Weekend Thinker: State House racesThough it's more than a year until we elect the next Texas House of Representatives, I've spent some time this week working District 101 (Balch Springs/Mesquite/Sunnyvale), where three and maybe four Republicans are out to recapture a seat lost to... Weekend Thinker: Favorite hauntsGetting in the Halloween mood here, thinking about ghosts of Garland -- places that are no more. My late 70s favorite was the go-kart track on Forest Lane, not far from where the DART overpass is today. Let's hear your... Weekend Thinker: Televised meeting policiesAt Monday's City Council work session, Mayor Ron Jones will give his detailed comments about the resolution of the euthanasia issue at the Garland animal shelter. It will be televised in full on CGTV and available via streaming video on-demand.... Weekend Thinker: 1950s neighborhood redevelopmentWhen it came to the Miller Garden apartments, the question wasn't whether to demolish, but who got to swing the first sledgehammer. In last week's story about the demolition, it was said that tearing down the complex on Miller Road... Weekend Thinker: Is there no place like home?The recently completed budget process in Garland involve a lot of comparisons to area cities -- city leaders take a look at not only their own public safety numbers, utility rates or taxes, but those of others. Those Garland compares... Weekend thinker: As others see usI found this blog entry from a Richardson neighbor titled Garland, the town Texas forgot. It's based on a bike ride through Garland and, as you can guess from the title, it starts out pretty negative. He saw much of... Weekend Thinker: A nickname for GarlandWe're next door to Big D and the Rodeo Capital of Texas and across the way from Cowtown. But who are we? The catch phrase "Garland is Car Land" took root a half century ago when the city's two major... Weekend Thinker: How much is still Arlen?Born less than a year apart, I've often thought animator Mike Judge and me hit town about the same time. Judge created the town of Arlen for his King of the Hill series that ran 12 1/2 years on Fox... |