By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 25A With a quick plug into an electrical outlet, the most visual signal of the impending holidays will get switched on Wednesday. At noon in downtown Dallas, the “Global Peace Tree” will be officially lighted at City Hall Plaza. The 18-foot-tall tree will be decked with 2,000 lights and […]
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Q&A with Michael Beschloss: Tapes provide record of Johnson’s Vietnam dilemma
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1J When the White House’s elaborate taping system was revealed during Watergate, the immediate benefit was to enemies of Richard Nixon. The long-term beneficiaries, however, have proved to be presidential historians. Michael Beschloss’ new book, Reaching for Glory, is the second part of his trilogy examining the secret tapes […]
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A priest, a rabbi, and some ministers…: Clergy mix it up, theologically speaking, on longtime TV show
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1G One of the drawbacks of a life in ministry is that Sunday morning television – with all its political debates, spin doctoring, and ideological posing – is generally off-limits. “I’m usually busy on Sundays,” jokes the Rev. Tom Plumbley, senior minister at First Christian Church in Fort Worth. […]
Rain falls here, there, but not everywhere
Monday, August 27, 2001 Page 14A Rain falls here, there, but not everywhere By Joshua Benton Staff Writer If, as Linus used to say on the funny pages, the rain falls on the just and the unjust, their numbers are pretty unevenly sprinkled across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. While welcome rains came to North Texas […]
A-Rod can’t buy time at country club
Saturday, August 25, 2001 Page 35A A-Rod can’t buy time at country club It might be a common hangout for Dallas’ quarter-of-a-billionaires, but don’t expect to see Alex Rodriguez at the Dallas Country Club. The Rangers shortstop with the $252 million contract said he inquired about joining the exclusive club because he lives nearby, but […]
$1.5 billion is a lotta loot for most folks
Monday, August 13, 2001 Page 15A $1.5 billion is a lotta loot for most folks Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has put a tentative price tag on his dream stadium complex: up to $1.5 billion. What else would that amount buy? – Three current sports champions – the Baltimore Ravens, New York Yankees and Los […]
2 plead guilty to stealing housing funds; Former Lancaster officials changed tenants’ applications for federal aid
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 22A Two former officials of Lancaster’s public housing office pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges that they stole more than $90,000 in government funds through a scheme to make tenants look poorer than they actually were. The two ex-employees are Sharon Morris, 67, and Catherine Massingill, 40. Ms. Morris […]
Hispanics become Dallas’ largest ethnic group; City’s 18% overall growth encouraging, Kirk says
By Dave Michaels and Joshua Benton Staff Writers Page 14A Dallas’ Hispanic population doubled over the last decade, making Latinos the city’s largest ethnic group for the first time, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday. Hispanics account for 422,587 – or 35.6 percent – of the city’s 1,188,580 residents, according to the census. […]
Media thrust into role of aiding police; Journalists weigh ethics of helping vs. objectivity
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 12A When police negotiators tried to talk Patrick Murphy Jr. and Donald Newbury out of their hotel room Tuesday night, the men didn’t bargain for leniency. They bargained for airtime. “Well, the way I see it, I had to make a statement,” Mr. Newbury said during a live interview […]
New Year’s planners want Dallas to party like it’s 2000
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 29A Note to North Texans: You don’t need a nice, round number like 2000 to have an excuse to party on New Year’s Eve. While 2001 might not have the same “wow” factor as last year’s Y2K Night, organizers of Sunday night’s downtown bash hope they can turn a […]
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