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Entries tagged with 'southern Dallas'Gap should concern everyoneRe: "Unexcused Absence -- Council should back plan for derelict properties," Monday Editorials. Dallas City Council member Sheffie Kadane asked at the Nov. 4 council debate, "Where are the problems? We don't have a problem." It alarms me that any... Look in the mirrorRe: "News to close southern Dallas plant," Saturday Business. For at least a year now, The Dallas Morning News has printed a steady stream of editorials regarding the progress -- or lack thereof -- in the southern sector of Dallas.... The house on MarburgRe: "Bleak House -- Who owns these southern Dallas eyesores?" Thursday Editorials. The editorial about the run-down blocks in South Dallas really hit home. One house mentioned was 1724 Marburg St. I was raised during the 1930s and 40s at... A politically incorrect questionCan I just ask: Why am I supposed to think Southern Dallas can be helped? I'm not trying to be a bad guy here. I've seen up close the incredible work my colleagues have done to draw attention to the... Southern Dallas surpriseIf you want a great perspective on southern Dallas, and not the high crime, beaten-down area generally portrayed by the media, take a Sunday bike ride through the area. I was one of the participants in the Toyota U.S. Open... Why southerners lack storesFor all those who wonder why Oak Cliff and South Dallas don't have the retail, grocery stores and other resources of their northern neighbors, there is one big reason: theft. Stop the theft, get good stores, more people move to... Mayor should take the helmRe: "A look at the landscape two years into our project, Bridging Dallas' North-South Gap," last Sunday Points section. In his pursuit of the office of mayor, Tom Leppert chose a southern strategy. The extensive reporting of The Dallas Morning... Restaurant would lift airportRe: "Five focus neighborhoods, one year later -- Plans for mall and airport exist -- what's lacking is the political will," Sunday Points. Your "one year later" column concerning the Red Bird area, specifically Dallas Executive Airport, gives a slightly... Crimes hold area backRe: "A look at the landscape two years into our project, Bridging Dallas' North-South Gap," Sunday Points. Typical southern Dallas businesses have been food produce companies requiring warehouse, office and vehicle storage facilities. Stories in The Dallas Morning News have... Out of the inboxThis morning, our electronic mailbox was stuffed with letters about the "Patriots or Pinheads? Tea party movement must contain its extremes" editorial published on Thursday -- as well as many about the new Cowboys stadium. Many readers responding to the... On absentee fathers and violence: Stop the cycleRe: "Gunfire in Southern Dallas," by Trey Garrison, Join the Debate, Friday Viewpoints. Being a member of this type of community, I can agree that not having a father in the household has some effect on how a young man... What should southern Dallas task force have to show for 10 months of work? (Topic of the Day)Ten months ago, Mayor Tom Leppert commissioned a southern Dallas task force and charged the group with spurring redevelopment efforts in long neglected areas. City Council member Tennell Atkins, who was tapped to lead this effort, kicked things off with... Ethnicity in Oak Cliff runoff vote (Topic of the Day)If you haven't checked out our new GapBlog, which focuses on southern Dallas, now's the time to do it. Our Gap Rap discussion is about Saturday's city council runoff election in Oak Cliff between Delia Jasso and Justin Epker. Today's... Check our our new Southern Dallas blogToday, we're launching the GapBlog, a new interactive online forum for the exchange of news and viewpoints about southern Dallas and ways to bridge the North-South Gap. Each day we'll offer up a major daily topic of discussion involving policy... Helping Dallas youth this summerI blogged recently about the challenges of rallying southeast Dallas community groups and individuals around one or two specific goals to achieve tangible victories. Residents, business owners, elected officials and city staffers agree that an excellent starting point is to... The Education Front: Good news for DISD and southern DallasHere's some really fabulous news for Dallas and especially the southern half of the city: According to Jerome Garza, DISD trustee, preliminary results on this year's TAKS test show that the number of exemplary or recognized campuses within the Dallas... Spruce High School's comebackMore details on this DISD good-news post from yesterday. This morning's DMN story includes interesting details about how first-year-at-Spruce principal Lucy Davila Hakemack (right) led the way for improvement. (She previously was with the district's Early College High School at... Just the facts about turnoutRe: "Southern Dallas delivers," by John Wiley Price, Saturday Letters, and, "Opportunity Squandered -- Low turnout in southern Dallas is distressing," last Wednesday Editorials. What does the Ann Margolin-Brint Ryan race have to do with southern votes? The northern runoff... Good news for Spruce and SamuellHere's the link to Tawnell Hobbs' post over on our DISD blog, offering details on improved TAKS results at these two Pleasant Grove high schools. While we appreciate that these schools face lots of challenges, community volunteers in southeast Dallas... JWP fires back on our southern Dallas editorialCommissioner Price didn't like this editorial on low turnout in last Saturday's election one bit. On tomorrow's Editorial page, in this letter to the editor, he charges that it was "a biting indictment of southern-sector voters." (Small point to Mr.... |