Posts Tagged ‘board’
Rebels in the Palace
Change is on the agenda for the Tarrant County College board.BETTY BRINK AND JEFF PRINCE
What a difference an election makes.Less than an hour after Bill Greenhill and O. K. Carter were sworn in as new trustees on the Tarrant County College District board last week, the majority voting bloc that board president Lou...
Rethinking Guardianship
Families say loved ones are being ripped away by a closed, unfair system.STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEFF PRINCE
The gray-haired woman drifts in and out of reality. One moment, her mind seems sharp. “Isn’t that a perfect tree?” she says, rolling in her wheelchair through the parking lot at the nursing home where she lives. Bradford ...
Upsetting the Apple Cart
Challengers could shake up the Fort Worth school board.BY BETTY BRINK, PHOTOS BY MATTHEW BLAKE
Fort Worth school board members currently up for re-election will tell you that after years of struggle and scandal there are now more things right with this district than wrong. Credit goes to Superintendent Melody Johnson, no...
Foxes, Henhouse
Is it a power grab or just good government at work?Static
On Tuesday, the Fort Worth city council voted unanimously to dissolve the 14-year Crime Control and Prevention District board and replace the appointed members with – who else – themselves. The move was being pushed...
Taking the Lead
JIMMY FOWLERWhen local muso Matt Skates formed the Fort Worth Music Co-Op last year, he couldn’t have guessed all the directions it would take. The collective started out as a go-between for Fort Worth musicians and clubs that would,...
More Hell to Pay
John Q. PublicTo the editor: Thank you for reporting on the payroll audit mess at the Fort Worth school district (“Payroll Hell,” Jan. 20, 2010). It’s not over, unfortunately.
Food Bank Phoenix
JEFF PRINCEA local food bank that spiraled downward and finally crashed in 2006 amid scandal and debt is now poised for resurrection.
A Gem in Southeast
WALTER H. WILLIAMS IIIAs board chairman of the Near Southeast Community Development Corporation, I appreciated Fort Worth Weekly‘s recent article about the city housing department (“Falling Down, Getting Back Up,” Oct. 21, 2009). B...
Through a Lens, Gladly
JEFF PRINCEThe kiss between the young man and woman was sweet – a friendly peck, really. But it didn’t sound right. Needed more smack. The actors weren’t around anymore; filming had wrapped up months ago, and they’...
NOFX
Steve StewardWhat were you doing 25 years ago? Most people who listen to NOFX today were probably A.) sitting in the corner in preschool, B.) giving their moms stretchmarks, or C.) showing up as a + on their dad’s girlfriend’s p...