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Coalition of the Unlikely
On July 10, TXU adopted the name "Luminant" for its power-generating and construction operations.
Officially, the company said the name change was "a milestone as...
Looking for a Lifeline
I thought about it, yes. I even went so far as to twist together a crude noose out of some rope from the cellar...
Happy Trails, Lil
The big hair, thunderous voice, hot-pink fingernails, flashing eyes, and indomitable spirit remained steadfast to the end for Lynda Farr Arnold, better known as...
Leaving Heights
The first to go was Tommy Elliott, the winning head baseball coach at Arlington Heights High School for the last 30 years. This year...
Keyboard Commandos
The photo pages are filled with shots of masked men holding large guns, some with the U.S. flag tied around their lower faces. There...
Un-Well
Concerns are mounting over health effects of gas drilling.
By PETER GORMAN
Charles Morgan can't sleep at night. The low-frequency noise from the 11 gas compressors...
Guilt By Association
While it's painful to read about the sorts of barbaric executions performed throughout history, it's also important to remember that those were unenlightened times.
In...
Suicide Pact
The Durban climate summit that ended earlier this month was proclaimed a great success. The chairwoman told delegates: “We have concluded this meeting with...
A Real Pearl
That “Haltom” sign has looked lonely for years. Sitting atop an 85-year-old brown-bricked building on East Belknap Street, the bright red marquee hasn’t changed...
Making Book on Art
Stealing a federal building intended for Dallas and getting it built in Fort Worth instead was a major coup for then-U.S. Rep. Jim Wright...