From what I've read, President and Michelle Obama have spruced up the White House a bit. Even added a veggie garden and an enviable swing set for the kiddies. I hear security is pretty good, too -- well, most of...
Remember when I told you three months ago that Tom Leppert really was interested in U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat. Well, Gromer Jeffers says the mayor confirmed that interest on a taping of Inside Texas Politics, which you can...
Fascinating story by The Washington Post's Kieth Richburg, who interviewed Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo in China. Ndesandjo has written a fictional book loosely based on his life, "Nairobi to Shenzhen: A Novel of Love in the East." Richburg writes: Ndesandjo...
My colleague, Tawnell Hobbs, is talking about the elephant in the room in the race to replace Dallas trustee Ron Price. I must say that I hate having to read stories like this because they really do suggest a lack...
Even hyperactive children can be taught manners, so I like to think that even the most rabid commenters are capable of learning appropriate behavior. Do not spit on the graves of the dead, even if they were famous and controversial...
Short answer: Apparently not. Note to self: Go to lunch. Early....
Let's dub it The Swat Heard (and seen) 'Round the World. I'm sure all the political hounds are rushing to determine if Barack Obama is the first sitting president (pun intended) to kill a fly on national television. I think...
Sounds like a fetching come-on for a movie trailer. But this forecast involves a real-life event. Anti-war activist -- that's how she's being referred to these days -- Cindy Sheehan is teaming up with the Dallas Peace Center to stage...
The U.S. Postal Service is going broke. You can find out more about savings bonds, by the way, at the -- gulp -- Bureau of the Public Debt, which, I imagine, has its plate full these days --- and for...
Yes, ex-Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk has inched closer to his long-awaited role as President Barack Obama's U.S. Trade Representative. Kirk still needs the full Senate's confirmation, but at least he's got the green light from the Senate Finance Committee --...
President Barack Obama told Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and top dogs from other cities that his nearly $800 billion stimulus plan will help "bring our cities into the future." Not sure if that means we'll be able to skip 2009...
Barack Obama's emergence as the first black president of these United States has prompted a lot of reflections and soul-searching and crying, as I point out here. But some folks who attended the historic occasion didn't fare too well --...
Learned a new term after reading and watching the story of a baby born with two faces in India. The condition is called craniofacial duplication. It's fairly commonplace among politicians and snake-oil salesmen (hee-hee), but rather rare for the rest...
The GOP primary race for Dallas County sheriff went about like I expected last night. Ex-Sheriff Jim Bowles got trounced by ex-Irving Police Chief Lowell Cannaday. But I didn't get to mention Mr. Bowles' canine companion in this column. I'm...
Intriguing story today by my ol' pal and colleague Todd J. Gillman. Let's just say that I can personally identify with the views expressed in the article, which talks about how mixed-race couples view Barack Obama's candidacy. It reminded me...
Just returned from Barack Obama's rally at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Groovy event. Partisanship aside -- if that's possible -- it's simply amazing to see so many folks pumped up over an election in general and a candidate in particular....
I'm about to walk over to the Obama rally. God help me. I'm hoping my press credentials will smooth the way, but we'll see how that turns out. Folks are still trickling in and, from my window, I can still...
Louisiana has sworn in its first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction. He's a Republican, too. Ex-congressman Bobby Jindal is the nation's first Indian-American chief executive. You can see his mug and read more about him here. He's talking about cleaning up...
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