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Entries tagged with 'Fort Worth'Cowtown sex changes? Oh, pleaseThis is crazy: Should taxpayer-funded health insurance pay for city employees' sex-change operations? The proposal was one of 20 recommendations presented by a city-sponsored diversity task force formed more than three months ago after local and state police improperly raided... Cities offer different delightsRe: "Big D's big turnoff -- City won the parking-ticket battle but lost the war, says E. Kyle Steinhauser," Saturday Viewpoints. My friend and I had a great burger dinner at Twisted Root in Deep Ellum, parking in front for... On the Rainbow Lounge incident: Gay club raid inexcusableRe: "Looking for meaning in gay club raid -- Events surrounding police action disputed; vigil is held," Thursday news story. In any other business environment, sexual harassment is cause for a trip to the human relations department. Last weekend, it... Super Bowl plans cover it allI am impressed with the Super Bowl plans announced this week. If I had to pick different areas to showcase, I would urge organizers to utilize Fair Park, downtown Fort Worth, the Arts District in Dallas, Las Colinas and, obviously,... On the H1N1 virusWhy not close the border? Re: "Federal officials pressured to tighten border crossings under outbreak," dallasnews.com. So the Centers for Disease Control wonks say there is no medical merit to closing the border, since the disease has already spread across... More swine flu school closings?Just heard from a parent there that they've shut down St. Peter's Classical School in Fort Worth because a kid there has tested positive for swine flu. I called the school, which confirmed this. They tell me that a parent... Ballet issues are historyRe: "A financial stretch -- Leaders say dance company is on firm footing, but group has history of fiscal gambles, unorthodox management," Sunday news story. On behalf of Texas Ballet Theater, I must express my sincere disappointment in this published... Deaf man gets cash, not justiceRe: "City to pay deaf man $50,000 settlement," Friday Regional Roundup. The Fort Worth police officer who brutalized the deaf man should be fired. A two-day suspension without pay is an insult to the deaf man and the citizens of... Guns out of place on campusAs a current college student, I do not think that the bill to allow concealed weapons on college campuses is a good idea. While I agree that school shootings are something to fear, there are better ways of preventing them.... Billboards mock forefathersRe: "Local atheists turn their eyes to the sky -- Organizer says signs aim to comfort nonbelievers, not convert the religious," Wednesday Metro. What is the world coming to when you see billboards that say, "Don't Believe in God? You're... Fort Worth is hotel modelWe took our grandkids on a trip to Fort Worth last Tuesday on the Trinity River Express. Before lunch at Cattlemen's Steakhouse and a visit to the Fort Worth Stockyards, we introduced them to downtown Fort Worth. The first thing... DISD vs. PTAsProblem-solve for both sides Re: "DISD puts a high price on PTA's good intentions," by Jacquielynn Floyd, Tuesday Metro. I am a teacher and can see the problem from both sides. The PTA has a hard time generating enough funds... Earmarks are despicableRe: "Earmarks aren't so bad," by Herman I. Morris, Sunday Letters. Individual pork projects may indeed have apparent merit, but their existence should be despised by every citizen. If Morris would like money for a town lake in Fort Worth,... Earmarks aren't so badRe: "President's pork -- Obama punts his earmark pledge, says Maureen Dowd, and leaves us with a frill-filled budget," Thursday Viewpoints.What's so terrible about earmarks and those pet projects of congressmen in their districts? Are they any worse that the... Heal divided dioceseRe: "Episcopal divide in FW still wide open -- November split has left dioceses conflicted over property, reorganization," Friday news story. As a man who supported the careers of a mother, a wife and now my daughter, it has been... Some other jazz venuesRe: "Jazz hits a blue note in Dallas As an art form, it's on the wane in our city, says Eric Van Steenburg of Lakewood," Sunday Community Voices column. As a jazz lover, I, too, wish there were more jazz... Canned music undermined showRe: " 'Nutcracker' is a Christmas dream come true," last Monday GuideDaily. I thoroughly agree with Chris Shull's review of Texas Ballet's Nutcracker presentation at Bass Hall. It was beautiful and magical. However, Mr. Shull apparently was unable to... Metropolitan JonahI was surprised to see that the newly-consecrated Orthodox (OCA) bishop of Fort Worth, +Jonah, was elected yesterday to be the Metropolitan of the entire OCA -- that is to say, the primate of the entire church in North... |