This week, we collected opinions on whom we trust, whether in City Hall, Austin or Washington, D.C. I didn't make an extensive study of it, but I did notice that a couple of names came up multiple times and not...
We asked our Sounding Off list members: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' latest epic work -- The National Parks: America's Best Idea -- debuts on PBS tonight. Are public parks still relevant in an age of unlimited entertainment options? You can...
This week, we asked our Sounding Off contributors to name a place to live they would recommend to a newcomer -- not their own town. We got some duplication (Fort Worth), but there was some interesting reasoning behind the Sounding...
We asked our Sounding Off list members in Dallas: Do you support or oppose the plan for the city of Dallas to build a convention center hotel? If the spirit moves you, feel free to respond to this question in...
We asked our Sounding Off list members outside of Dallas: What signs of economic turnaround do you want to see before you feel comfortable spending more money? If the spirit moves you, feel free to respond to this question in...
Here's our uplifting Sounding Off question to set the tone for the rest of your weekend: Everywhere you turn, there's bad economic news. But what gives you hope? People on our Sounding Off list offered varied evidence that, in the...
This week, we asked our Sounding Off respondents if they would support a 7-cent fee on plastic shopping bags if it would discourage their use and promote recycling programs. It just so happens that state Rep. Rafael AnchÃa has made...
Whether you drive on them or not, HOV lanes seem to draw controversy. We asked our Sounding Off respondents what they would change to make HOV lanes more effective at improving traffic and cleaning the air. Many of them thought...
In this week's Sounding Off, we asked: "What do you expect to change in your life as a result of President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office?" Many of our volunteer Voices columnists and respondents on the Sounding Off...
We asked our Sounding Off list members: Would Martin Luther King Jr. be pleasantly surprised or disappointed in what you told him about your community? If the spirit moves you, feel free to respond to this question in the comments...
We asked our Voices columnists and our Sounding Off respondents to name what they hope the Texas Legislature will accomplish this year. Some themes emerged, from health care to job growth to enhancing education. Please read the rest of the...
When we asked our Sounding Off respondents to name a down-ballot race that they hoped would get their neighbors' attention, we found that many were interested in the bond issue for Parkland Hospital. Others mentioned a specific candidate. Still others...
Where are the accidents just waiting to happen on the roads of North Texas? We asked our Sounding Off correspondents and our Voices to name the streets, roads and intersections that threaten motorists most. My own personal favorite nail-biter (oops,...
In our weekly Sounding Off feature, we asked, "Will you watch Thursday night's vice-presidential debate? If so, what will you be looking for?" With 220 shout-outs from our sounding off-ers, it was plain as day that most were looking forward...
Sounding Off, which appears inside the Metro section today, asked: Do you plan to watch John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night? What do you hope to hear in his speech?...
Newsletter sign-up: Today in History
Get Breaking News on your cell