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Entries tagged with 'texan of the year'Texan of the Year nominees -- engineering categoryThe Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year ideally is a person. OK, this editorial board has picked a place (Houston). But a thing? Two readers have advanced nominations of things -- big things. Quoting them now: -- From Tom... Texan of the Year nominees from humanitarian categoryReaders were warmly touched by two stories from the same front page this week about people who sacrifice for others in awesome ways. And, by request, both of these names are now added as candidates for the 2009 Dallas Morning... Texan of the Year -- a vote for U.S. militaryThe carnage at Fort Hood and flareups in Afghanistan bring into focus the sacrifice made by our armed forces. Colleague Tod Robberson recently nominated the Texas military as a candidate for 2009 Texan of the Year. It's a good time... My nominee for 2009 DMN Texan of the YearI'm going to put up the University of Texas-Arlington Innocence Network, whose students and volunteers helped gain the freedom of two wrongly convicted Dallas men. You read about it last week, and we publish an editorial for Wednesday's paper saluting... Texan of the Year nominees -- updatedHere is your updated list of nominees from readers for this newspaper's annual Texan of the Year feature. It will roll out in mid-December with nine finalist profiles followed by the full feature treatment for the 2009 Dallas Morning News... DMN Texan of the Year -- first list of nomineesThis newspaper's annual Texan of the Year feature will roll out in mid-December with nine finalist profiles followed by the full feature treatment for the 2009 Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year. Readers have sent their ideas over the... Texan of the Year -- mid-year inventoryWe're halfway through the year, time to take stock of Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year candidates. This is a solicitation for ideas from your, our readers. Who has been a consequential Texas this year? I stress this year.... Marilyn Mock: Honored for generosity againOne of our Texan of the Year finalists, Marilyn Mock of Rockwall, was named a Hero of the Economy by CNN. In case you don't remember, Mock bought a home in a foreclosure auction and then offered to rent it... Head Aggie in hot water ...... but that's not the half of it. Elsa Murano is the second 2008 Texan of the Year finalist to burst into headlines in a negative way. I can blame colleague Michael on this, as he championed her candidacy with... Texas just lost a darn good civil servantSome of you may remember Bill Mullican from our Texan of the Year rollout in 2007. Bill was one of our top 10 Texans of the Year back then for his work on water issues, including his role in getting... Problems in paradise for Texan of the Year finalistOverlooked this week on our Dallas ISD blog, a link to this headline on a TOY finalist from last year: Suspended superintendent targets four trustees in $10 million defamation lawsuit Seems Brownsville's Hector Gonzales, whose district just won the best-in-nation... Texan of the Year -- already???I didn't even ask, but we've already received a nomination from the public for the 2009 Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year. Sheesh. Way ahead of even me. I'm sure most readers will see this as self-serving, cuz it... Brownsville ISD board not Broad-mindedWell, well, well: fresh off winning the Broad Prize, and making TDMN's Top 10 Texan of the Year list for it, the Brownsville ISD is ousting its superintendent in what sounds like a nasty political squabble. A lesson for Dr.... Making death penalty personal ...Re: "Unit's funding should go elsewhere," by Nancy Black, Sunday Letters. I would like to ask Black how much of the taxpayers' money would you say it was worth to set a man free who was innocent of the crime... On Texan of the Year: I second this awardRe: "Craig Watkins -- Dallas County district attorney made his name not by securing convictions, but by clearing the way for them to be overturned," last Sunday Points. Craig Watkins is an exemplary choice. He is a man who puts... The 2008 DMN Texan of the Year -- DA Craig WatkinsOur secret is out -- now on the DMN home page -- Craig Watkins is the 2008 Texan of the Year. The reasons are well stated in the editorial. Let the debate begin. As many people know, the TOY is... My Texan of the YearRe: "Nastia Liukin -- Only the best in the world at what she does," Tuesday Editorials. Ms. Liukin probably did more for this country -- and Texas -- than anyone in gymnastics history, even though another country broke age rules... An ignominious TexanFormer Texas Sen. Phil Gramm deserves the title of "Worst Texan of the Year," perhaps of the the last decade. He is the person who would most likely be seen on a poster with the heading: "What's Wrong with Deregulation."... Can you tolerate one more high school football story?Read about this 0-9 team, and I bet your answer is yes. Thanks to the passalong from frequent reader Chuck. He wondered if this could be a late add-on for the TOY list. Yes, but this needs a read.... Paul Colton: TOY nominee, football coach and ...... picker-up of cow patties. Yes. This photo, by freelancer Brandon Thibodeaux, shows some of High Island's cattle population grazing on the High Island Cardinals' field after Hurricane Ike hit. Seems like the football field is a high spot on... |