Politics
Will City Council End Streetcar Study?
Jimmy FowlerThe new urbanism website Fortworthology is predicting that anti-streetcar forces on the city council – with Kathleen Hicks out of town and Mayor Moncrief voting with the “anti-“ faction – have the numbers to kill com...
Sharon Pate: 1, Melody Johnson: 0
betty.brinkIn another setback for Fort Worth schools’ superintendent Melody Johnson, the Texas Education Agency this week cleared former Diamond Hill Elementary School math teacher Sharon Pate of the district’s charge that last spring...
Morality, Arlington Style
Jimmy FowlerArlington police recently put up a billboard on I-30 near Cooper Street that features the mug shots of men arrested during local prostitution stings. My first thought was: It’s a slight improvement on Puritan-style stocks, bu...
MLS Championship Preview
Kristian LinIt’s eerie how similar the seasons of FC Dallas and the Texas Rangers have shaped up. Both teams had never won a playoff series before this year, and both chemistry-rich teams defied expectations (and beat opponents with ...
Willow Palin, Mean Girl
Kristian LinHere’s a bigger internet brushfire than whether hackers are keeping Bristol Palin on Dancing With the Stars. Responding to a poster named Tre criticizing the new reality TV show Sarah Palin’s Alaska, Bristol’s...
A Good and Bad Night for Fort Worth Schools Super
betty.brinkFort Worth schools superintendent Melody Johnson got a three-year extension on her contract last night with a 6-3 vote, again benefitting from the lopsided board majority she continues to have in her corner —but she didn’...
Go Away, Mr. President
Jimmy FowlerTwo years ago I was determined to put my Bush-hating ways behind me — not because I changed my mind about his abominable record, but because hating anyone is bad for the soul. Now Mr. Decision Points has popped up again ...
President Rick Perry?
Jimmy FowlerAlthough folks of a left-leaning persuasion have plenty to gripe about after Tuesday’s elections, the world continues to turn. Congressional Republicans are already willfully misreading the results as a mandate against Obama ...
George W. Bush’s Worst Moment?
Kristian LinAs the Democrats lick their wounds from the midterm elections, they’re probably thankful that they’ve retained control of the U.S. Senate, but they’re more likely cursing their luck that these comments by form...
To No One’s Surprise, Whistleblower Gets the Axe
betty.brinkAfter numerous impassioned and emotional speeches on his behalf, the Fort Worth school board last night voted 6-3 to fire Joe Palazzolo, the embattled ex- assistant principal and whistleblower at Arlington Heights High School. ...