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Entries tagged with 'City of Dallas'Center's services valuableRe: "Senior services office may close -- Meals served 5 days a week at the MLK Center could also fall prey to budget shortfall," Sunday news story. Martin Luther King Jr. Center's services cost $2,000 per person annually. Does City... Finally, a sane cutbackRe: "Police cut back on Bush security -- Officers will respond only as needed at Preston Hollow home," Thursday news story. Dallas is almost $190 million in the hole. Our city government had a furlough day last week to save... City furloughs make senseRe: "Frustrated by furloughs -- Unpaid day off irks visitors, some city workers," Tuesday news story. For years, people have questioned why government can't be run more like a fiscally responsible business. The city of Dallas is trying to do... What should we ask Mayor Leppert? (Topic of the Day)This afternoon Mayor Leppert, along with city manager Mary Suhm and assistants Jill Jordan and Ramon Miguez, will be in our offices to discuss the latest Trinity developments. Yesterday Tod raised the issue of "why southern Dalas should care" about... Dallas daytime curfew is good ideaThe photo to the right -- a student facing charges in truancy court -- is Exhibit A in why I support the Dallas City Council's 12-2 decision yesterday to enact a daytime curfew. The restriction prohibits children 16 and... Despite ads, we need the hotelTwo years ago I ran against Tom Leppert for mayor, and I can tell you that he is honest, and I think what he's doing and saying is right for the city. I also believe the mayor and the City... Housing vote takes courageRe: "Hotel carries risk for taxpayer -- City Council seals deals for convention center project," Thursday news story. Strong moral leadership is not always popular. Today Dallas City Council member Pauline Medrano has the opportunity to demonstrate such leadership by... Consider your trash habitsRe: "Trash service criticism piles up -- Pickup hiccups fail to deter officials on quest for once-a-week success," Tuesday Metro. I am delighted to see that Dallas city leaders are finally getting with the times and moving to once-a-week pickup.... Once weekly enough for trashRe: "Trash service criticism piles up -- Pickup hiccups fail to deter officials on quest for once-a-week success," Tuesday Metro. Our residence is in the "Phase Three" area of scheduled once-weekly trash pickup. We have often wondered why this once-weekly... Davis' city-paid repairs stinkRe: "Campaign funds used for car repairs -- Carolyn Davis says spending necessary to serve constituents," Tuesday Metro. So Carolyn Davis is now repairing her car, violating state ethics rules. She took a nice trip to Belize, "for flowers and... Bush moves to Dallas -- Why do I pay for security ...Re: "Police predict $1M tab to patrol Bushes' home -- Yearly estimate would cover 2 officers in a squad car for 24/7 crowd, traffic control," Thursday Metro. I was so happy to read that all Dallas residents will be footing... A mother's thank youWith a heart filled with sorrow yet with pride, I bow my head low in gratitude to the fine men and women of the Dallas Police Department, the city of Dallas and surrounding areas who saw my beloved warrior son,... Southern Dallas trailsDMN reporter Roy Appleton has written a helpful piece about the status of trail work in the Great Trinity Forest. The parks, bridges and riverfront tollway are moving along ever so slowly (Roy notes in his story that contracts have... Dallas City Hall's creative thinkingOur Saturday "lessons learned" editorial included a paragraph on "Dallas' north-south gap" saying this: It's indisputable that if there's to be any lasting change, stakeholders - from residents to City Council members and business leaders - must flood the zone... Protect our neighborhoodsRe: "Zoning plan aims for urban living -- 'Form-based' proposal would bend codes to allow denser building," Dec. 4 Metro. Two years ago, the Dallas City Council appointed a blue ribbon advisory committee composed of leaders from the real estate,... Marching forward competentlyReal reporter Dave Levinthal has a good blow-by-blow of the late-morning news conference to launch the Build the Hotel campaign, designed to counter the Citizens Against a Taxpayer-Owned Hotel campaign. I just went to see if I could negotiate the... Garbage at the DNCSome of my colleagues believe I have an inordinate fascination with the city of Dallas' reluctance to move forward on once-a-week garbage pickup, supplemented by weekly recycling runs. So be it. The latest "news" was last week's criticism from some... Jenny the elephant in the NYTSo, has this officially become a national issue now the The New York Times has reported on the plight of Jenny, our very own "special-needs" elephant? The piece did provide some details that I must have missed somewhere in the... |