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Entries tagged with 'topic of the day'Should Carona filibuster? (topic of the day)Depending upon how events proceed today, GOP State Sen. John Carona could launch a filibuster down in Austin. If he goes ahead with it, he will try to talk to death the rewrite of the law governing the state's transportation... Topic of the Day: Plain vanilla citiesI forgot to do Topic of the Day yesterday, so here's my belated entry. It's a good one, I think. One of my favorite commentators is Joel Kotkin, an urbanist who is very much against the trendy idea that cities... DISD trustees have only one real option (Topic of the Day)The DISD trustee term extension saga is providing us with one outrageous tidbit after another. First, school board members tried to circumvent the democratic process by voting to extend their own terms.The attorney general confirmed that the move was a... Sounding off: Where to live in North Texas (Topic of the day)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... Memories of Fiat (and Chrysler) -- Topic of the DayAs a young copyeditor, I once asked, while working on a State Fair Auto Show special section, "Who makes Chrysler?" Now I know: It's Fiat. In a change of pace, since Jim Mitchell has already covered the serious part of... The CIA tactics -- Part III'm surprised that we've gotten this far into the Topic of the Day discussion below without someone raising the question of "unjust tactics in a just war." So I'll toss it out with a twist. If any of these tactics... Pope's ignoring a lot more than the Internets (Topic of the Day)Pope Benedict XVI thinks pretty much the EXACT OPPOSITE of what health workers have learned from years trying to control AIDS in Africa: Condoms are the problem, says the Pope. Is the Vatican, fresh from a major mea culpa about... Sounding Off: What gives you hope? (Topic of the day)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... Sounding Off: Should plastic bags be taxed? (Topic of the day)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... To stay here or to leave here? (Topic o' Day)Sharon Astyk is conducting an Internet class on how to adapt in place during times of extreme hardship, economic and otherwise. FYI, Sharon is a big believer in climate change and peak oil, and is convinced that the economic crisis... DISD cracks down on truancy (Topic of the Day)If you're a DISD student with 10 or more unexcused absences, there's a fair chance you're going to end up in truancy court, today's front-page story made clear. Good for DISD. Yes, truancy may be on the rise -- but... North Texas rail plan (Topic of the Day)Michael Lindenberger reports this morning that state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, sees a need for changes in the regional rail plan before it will get a hearing. Some of the questions Carona foresees involve how we're going to pay for... Obama's attention to Mexico (Topic of the Day)President Obama clearly has his hands full these days, and he's had to take a lot of quick action on several different fronts. But one area where he hasn't paid much attention, either in the campaign or post-election phase, is... Sounding Off: The first 100 days (Topic of the day)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... Fighting the drug lords (Topic of the Day)Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page was in Texas earlier this month to see for himself the narco-war on our border with Mexico and has written a column sure to be picked up by hundreds of newspapers. His discoveries reflect the... Healthy eating vs. Nazi food moms (Topic of the Day)Here's a lighter Topic of the Day for a lighter-feeling Friday. (I'm still having trouble feeling back to normal after all the December hubbub in and out of the office; aren't you?) A couple of pieces on healthy eating caught... Should driving while texting/calling be against the law? (Topic of the day)Driving is on my mind on this rainy, cold day. I'm grateful we dodged the ice, but still ... As we're driving these days, my husband and I often see cars veer across the center stripe. We see people driving... Is this how to protect the border? -- Topic o' dayThis photo is from a border security Website managed by the Texas Border Sheriff's Association. It has these instructions: During the day if you see four or five young men in a boat report this activity. At night if... |