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We Saw Krys Boyd First
Jeff PrinceTumblr.com placed local NPR talk radio host Krys Boyd on its list of “Hotties on the Radio,” prompting the D Magazine news blog, FrontBurner, to post the following headline: “Krys Boyd Is Officially A Babe....
Update on Palazzolo Case
betty.brinkIf the Fort Worth school board thought it was getting rid of the Joe Palazzolo case last week when it voted to pay the former administrator and whistleblower — without his knowledge or input— a year’s back pay as a settle...
Wrap-Up of Things Not Reported At School Board Meeting
betty.brinkThreatening to rain on the parade of Walter Dansby, the hometown kid who made good by being officially hired as superintendent of the Fort Worth schools a week ago, are two controversial issues that got lost in the love fest su...
GLBT Community Hosts First Mayoral Candidates Forum June 1
betty.brinkDon’t forget: Tomorrow night, June 1, from 5:30 to 7:30, Fort Worth mayoral run-off candidates Betsy Price and Jim Lane are scheduled to talk and field questions at a forum hosted by the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Com...
Another Win for the AHHS Whistleblower
betty.brinkOn Saturday, former Arlington Heights High School assistant principal and whistleblower Joe Palazzolo received a letter from the Texas Education Agency director of field audits, Dorinda Cavazos Wheeless, that “was music to my...
Will FWISD Trustees Break Drilling Moratorium Deal Tonight?
betty.brinkTonight, Tuesday, Dec. 14, a school board meeting will be held that could affect gas drilling safety at 43 Fort Worth schools, almost half of them in the East and Southeast sides of the city. Parents and all interest...
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...
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. ...
Palazzolo Files Whistleblower Lawsuit
betty.brinkIn the first round of lawsuits that may be about to hit the district over what he believes are retaliatory actions taken against him for reporting violations of the law at Arlington Heights High School last year, former Heights...
Mr. Holland’s Opus Helps Daggett Middle School
betty.brinkSeventy-six trombones led the big parade. … Well, not exactly. But for Daggett Middle School two trombones, two French horns, three trumpets, and four euphoniums will do nicely, thank you. The Fort Worth school has just recei...