WHO in their right mind

Would support (push) SB 875?  Read about it on TXSharon.  WHO elected this gashole?If you keep electing people like Bonnen, then you should at least pay attention to the ways these people misuse their office and stop pretending that you are the party of personal property rights.The Denton...

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Doesn't add up...

Some good Letters to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  We wonder how much they were edited?  Seems people have the same question we've been hearing since news broke Betsy Price was running for Mayor...WHO pays??A tax assessor makes more than a hundred grand a year. The Fort Worth...

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You go, girl!

Wendy Davis has never been known to back down or be quiet.  And while we don't always agree with her, we do say - more power to her!  We couldn't be prouder she's from Texas.  We need more like her.  Those that aren't afraid to stand up to the good ol' boys and their...

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Thank you, to all who have served America and her people.  Texas Lone Star salutes you all, past and present.  YOU are not forgott...

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YOU are invited!

Come see the new Paradise Center!  Kudos to the Paradise crew and friends!  Carry o...

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Say it ain't so...

Rick Perry has said repeatedly he wasn't running for President.  Like Kay Bailey Hutchison, seems he is changing his tune.  He says, he "is going to think about it.  He thinks about a lot of things".  It's the Fort Worth, uh, Texas way.  We need a new way in a bad way. ...

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Life in the Fast Lane

Kathleen Hicks, Fort Worth City Council woman sporting a JUDGE license plate on her Porsche.  Yes, we said Porsche.  And no, we don't know how a council woman in Fort Worth affords one.Her supporters talk about what she has done in the district, like getting fancy lights.  What about...

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ANY Truths about Trinity River Vision?

Interesting article on Durango about the Trinity River Vision Citizen's Committee.  How many are average citizens with no political or financial stake?  We couldn't find one, can Y...

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More Trinity River Vision Truths?

Seems Tim Love has a cool new spot for another restaurant, right on the banks of the Trinity River.  Well, it will be cool until it floods.According the the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The River Shack is under construction near Colonial Country Club on a Clear Fork riverbank. The location is on floodway...

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Ditto

A recent Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram speaks for itself...Political neutrality I don't agree with the Star-Telegram's practice of recommending political candidates. The idea of media endorsements is a holdover from when newspapers were affiliated with political parties. In my...

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Fort Worth Flooding

This flooding video was shot yesterday in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  The Trinity River Vision has been touted as a "flood control" project from the start, so they could receive Federal funds (earmarks).  So what is the Trinity River Vision Authority up to these days? ...

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Friends with Money...

YOUR money.Durango has something to say about that.  Don't miss it.  Obviously, you already missed the vote.So. These were not actually votes on the TRV Boondoggle. And, a vote in 2004, on a bond program worth only $4.5 million, is the vote that TRVB proponents cite as indicating the...

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With Friends like these...

WHO needs enemies?Friday, our Congresswoman Kay Granger, sent a message to her "friends".  Not those on 7th Street or American Airlines, but all you little people.  We're not sure if it's in response to TRIP, or the Up a Creek documentary, or citizens attending the TCC/TRV meeting Wednesday...

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Things that make you go Hmmm...

The 912 group is having training Sunday (see below). It's free unless you want lunch.  You can see a video concerning the "new urbanism" here.  The Fort Worth Chamber, not to be left out, is putting on a show too.Maybe you should attend both and tell us what YOU see.  It ain't pret...

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912 Project Fort Worth Sunday

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WHO knows?

WHY was the election judge in Haltom City removed a couple of days in to early voting?  WHY was another election judge removed in Haltom City previously?WHY were people that voted in those first days of early voting hanging outside the polling place door on the last day of early voting?  Small...

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Breaking News

And a ray of hope.  From the Fort Worth Weekly.Melody Johnson resigning from the Fort Worth School Boa...

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Texas Politics

The redistricting is causing quite a stir.  Seems just like before it's politically motivated. Surprise!  WHO does it involve?  Tarrant County, who else.Some don't want to take the time for a special session.  Isn't that their job?  Aren't their constituents worth...

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Where the hell

was Mel?Arlington council member Mel LeBlanc has been MIA for the past three council meetings and it appears no one could reach him.  Including his constituents.Talk about representation.Seems he was traveling for a business opportunity and a spiritual retreat.  Feel better District 1? ...

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Guess WHO?

The same Representative that passed House Bill 2639 when no one was looking tried to pull a fast one on Fort Worth hotels.  WHY?The Fort Worth Weekly knows why.  So do some others downtown, but they ain't talking.Is it a rodeo arena or the Trinity River Vision?  We can't tell.And then...

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What they said...

The Fort Worth Weekly has a good overview on the Mayor's election.  YOU can't afford to miss it.  Oh wait, most of you did.Only one in 10 voters bothered to cast a ballot in last week’s mayoral election, and the large majority of them preferred either Betsy Price or Jim Lane, the two candidates...

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Tommy Lee Jones

His new educational PSA would be a lot easier to swallow, if we had clean water, and he hadn't shilled the BS for the BS.  (That second one is Barnett Shale for you newbies).  While we agree with his PSA, we don't believe anything he says anymore.One line of his commercial could have been...

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Heritage Park Update

Courtesty of Durango.  And the Amon G. Carter Foundati...

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Horse Feathers

Yes, that's what he said.  Those of you from Texas get it.We noticed a pattern with the Letters to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, they all seem to be for Cathy Hirt for Fort Worth Mayor.  Could it be the citizens finally woke up and are sick and tired of the Fort Worth Way?In...

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You are invited

Yes, we know it's short notice.  And it's during the day.  And it's at the TCC sunken money pit fiasco and it's in the "Energy" Auditorium.  Go anyway.  It's sure to be entertaining.  What does the Trinity River Vision have to do with computer classes?  Maybe they'll teach...

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Frisco Votes

Saturday Frisco voters got a say on the Trinity River Vision boondoggle, not really, they don't get to vote on it either.  They voted on the Arts of Collin County center.  And how did they vote?  To revoke the bond.  Seems the taxpayers and some council members don't think...

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Scandal Update

Check out the Paradise Center Scandal blog (made possible by Durango) for the latest update on the MHMR dealings.  Kudos to Teresa and crew for all they ...

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WHO floods?

And WHO makes the call?In the articles about all the states being flooded by the Mississippi River we noticed they said the same thing we heard in the Up a Creek movie. One major factor at work is a seemingly innocuous one: concrete. Arthur Schmidt, a hydrologist and engineer at the University of Illinois,...

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How much did that cost YOU?

An excerpt from the Texas Weekly in 2001 concerning redistricting.  Funny how things change.  Or how they don't...It's the Fort Worth Way.Sen. Mike Moncrief, D-Fort Worth, railing in the Austin American-Statesman about redistricting plans that put him in a Republican district with Dee...

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Double take

Check out the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle and the Fort Worth Mayor Boondoggle on Durango.The picture alone is worth ...

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Fort Worth Fail

The Fort Worth Mayor race...what a disappointment.  Since some of you couldn't be bothered to get off your couch to vote, you'll get more of what you got.  Now what we've got is a bunch of politicians, the gas industry, the police and fire associations fighting over the Mayor. ...

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Fail

Blogger has been down.  And has wiped out everything from yesterday.  Never fear, if they don't put it back, we will.What are you doing tomorrow?  Oh, that's right, VOTING!Get off your couch and do it!  Many people have defended your right to do so.  It's your tu...

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What she said was...

One of our friends in Haltom City wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram supporting a candidate for Haltom City Mayor.  She was kind enough to send us a copy.  Then we noticed something, what she said and what was printed, well - read it yourself.  Can you see...

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Small Town Elections

White Settlement has asked for an election judge that isn't from there.  While White Settlement does a lot wrong, they got this one right.  Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Tarrant County Elections Administrator Steve Raborn, whose office is conducting the election for the city,...

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This Thursday: Please Say NO to Privatizing Botanic Garden & Nature Center

IF YOU CARE, BE THERE!   Dear Friends,At 6: 30 p.m. this Thursday, May 12, 2011, please go to a public meeting in the Fort Worth City Council Chamber at the north end of City Hall; and say just NO to privatizing the Botanic Garden and Nature Center.  Both should continue to be controlled...

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WHO's Money is it?

A very cool teenager found $2,000 in a parking lot and turned it in.  No, it's not a joke, it's a true story.  Then Dallas kept the money.  That's their policy, ya know.  WHAT does that teach kids about being honest and doing the right thing?We'd rather the money go to an honest...

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She did not...

We came across an article on WFAA.com in which Kathleen Hicks states the following,"How is it that we are able to find money when we want to, and then other times we somehow can't?" Hicks asked. "That's the thing that really disturbs me."Where has she been??  Does she not sit on the dias? ...

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We hear you Argyle!

Kudos to Save Argyle Texas!More citizens sharing information.  It's contagious.  Try it tod...

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Did YOU vote yet?

YOU better.  Otherwise, same ol...you know.DO something, otherwise, keep your mouth shut.  WHO are we voting for?  You can see our pics here.Early voting ends today at 7.  Election day is Saturd...

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Open Letter to Fort Worth Candidates

And Haltom City candidates, and North Richland Hills candidates, etc..This may be our favorite letter we have ever received.  Sounds like we have a new contributor.  Welcome aboard Mr. Haltom City Voter.  The pay sucks, but you'll sleep better at night than the politicians do.Dear Mysterious...

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No comment?

We received a comment from Anonymous, calling himself Thomas Payne.Which Thomas Payne? There's a few...Seems Mr. Payne missed the point, or the boat.  This blog was started two years ago, in part to point out the appalling lack of media coverage on real issues.  To give THE PEOPLE a voice,...

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