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Shine On
Fort Worth Weekly fans, break out the cheap beer and leftover pretzels. Officers, holster your Tasers. College administrators, clean up your act. Citizens -...
A Matter of Life
Two years ago, in August, 2004, the board of the John Peter Smith Hospital system took a step that set it apart from public...
Six-Year Sentence of Frustration
It’s been six years since Tedricke Gardner was fired from Tarrant County Juvenile Services for allegedly abandoning his job, and he’s still waiting for...
Reality Fights
Travis Lutter is lying on his back, “in the guard” as they refer to it in Brazilian jiu jitsu, with one of his students...
A Chink in Novation’s Armor
In the can't-buy-good-news department, Irving-based group purchasing organization Novation, still under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice ("Hijacking at the Hospital," Nov. 23,...
Torture of the Powerless
“People on death row have better medical treatment than these women. After all, they want to keep the death row inmates alive and...
Brave New Broadcasting World
So you’ve refused to become a tv addict, glued to the tube for every re-run of The Sopranos or new episode of American Idol....
Freeze in Forecast
Tarrant County commissioners will see their worst fears realized this week. The county elections department has been poring over a controversial petition signed by...
Parks in Peril
Think of Texas' current debate over park funding - or lack thereof - as a tale of feast and famine. With the stuffing and...
Back from the Celluloid Grave
The Fort Worth Film Festival began with such promise. The first movie it screened, on Oct. 23, 1998, was Rushmore, a Texas-made film that...
