By Sherry Jacobson Staff Writer Page 12M When it works the way it’s supposed to, re-entering Earth’s atmosphere is a quiet, even humbling experience for crew members aboard a U.S. space shuttle. The long work of a shuttle mission is behind them, their objectives have been accomplished, and it’s time to go home. Crew members […]
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Cheap Date: This date serves up burgers, games
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1C A wise man once said it’s better to be insulted at the start of a date than the end. So we start our evening out at Goff’s, the famed burger joint on Lovers Lane. Proprietor Harvey Gough has made a decades-long shtick out of being nasty to his […]
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Once every 40 years, Tigers stalk Longhorns in Cotton; ‘It was pre-assassination, pre-Vietnam, pre-everything’ the last time Texas and LSU clashed in football
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A There is no Sabine River Shootout. No Battle for the Old Crawfish Tail, no Toledo Bend Tussle. Texas and Louisiana may share a 250-mile border, but their flagship universities haven’t shared much of a football rivalry. On Wednesday, Louisiana State and Texas will battle in the SBC Cotton […]
Captain dies after fighting blaze; Officials suspect he had massive heart attack
By Joshua Benton and Tiara M. Ellis Staff Writers Page 35A A Dallas fire captain died Thursday after he helped fight a house fire in Far North Dallas. Capt. Michael L. DePauw, 51, was rushed to Medical City Dallas Hospital as CPR was administered. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 9:04 p.m. Fire […]
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GOP’s Hensarling wins; area incumbents sweep
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 26A Republican businessman Jeb Hensarling defeated Democrat Ron Chapman in the contentious race to represent the 5th District in the U.S. House, and incumbents of both parties swept to easy victories across North Texas on Tuesday. Mr. Hensarling topped Mr. Chapman, a retired judge, by a comfortable margin, with […]
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A bottle of pop, a crispy taco and thou; The challenge was to have a fun time on 30 bucks or less – and, boy, did we bingo!
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1C Looking for some cheap thrills? Thirty dollars can buy you and a date a whole day’s worth of them with a little imagination. And Texas Living is here to help with a new feature: Cheap Date, which will appear occasionally on Saturdays. We’ll send our resident thrill seekers […]
Tornadoes hit area; Storms rip FW neighborhood, but no serious injuries reported
By Kim Horner and Nancy Calaway Staff Writers Page 1A FORT WORTH – A band of severe storms sliced through East Fort Worth during Tuesday afternoon’s rush hour, spawning at least one tornado and smashing homes but causing only minor injuries. Tornadoes touched down in at least three places in Tarrant County, officials reported, evoking […]
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2 cities to ease alcohol rules; Voters in Frisco, Corinth OK measures; Fairview doesn’t
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 33A Voters in two fast-growing cities north of Dallas decided to loosen restrictions on alcohol sales Saturday, while a town slightly farther from the area’s suburban growth rejected a similar proposition. Such measures have become increasingly common in area suburbs as newcomers push to change alcohol restrictions, which can […]
30 Kennedy prints are on display
Forty thousand negatives taken by John F. Kennedy’s personal photographer were probably destroyed in the World Trade Center. But 30 prints taken from them are on display at The Sixth Floor Museum. Jacques Lowe followed JFK from his days as a senator through his brief presidency. His negatives, valued at $2 million, were stored in […]
Rare heart-lung transplant may give woman new life; Operation is 2nd done at UT Southwestern
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 36A After surgeons filled the gaping cavity of Susan Gunia’s chest with someone else’s heart and someone else’s lungs, one of them noticed something different about her: “For all the time I’ve known Susan, this is the first time she’s not been blue.” Blue as in lips the color […]