The questions, or rather the warnings, began trickling in when word got around that Bill Parcells was going to become head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. That was almost two years ago. They were authored by writers who covered him in New York and New England. When they heard he…
Poll-Axed Delusional Democrat: Thank you to John Gonzalez for his interesting article about his race as the Libertarian candidate in the congressional race for District 5 in Texas (“Democracy Inaction,” November 11). I found the article extremely entertaining and informative. His summary of my perspective and the Democratic Party position…
It is 7 p.m. on November 2, and the polls have just closed in Texas, but there is already calamity. CNN and NBC and the rest are busy telling us what a mess the presidential election is going to be. The poll numbers that scroll across the television screen at…
The Missing People’s Agenda Proving it really is a nonprofit, KERA slashes staff and programming All things considered, these are not great days for North Texas Broadcasting Company Inc., the parent organization of KERA-FM (90.1) and KERA-Channel 13. For the third time in the last two years, substantial layoffs hit…
How did that song about the “Merry Old Land of Oz” go again? “We get up at 12 and start to work at one/Take an hour for lunch, and then at two we’re done/Jolly good fun.” Well, that pretty much describes Buzz’s workday, so maybe Mayor Laura Miller is right…
When Schutze Talks So lucky, aren’t we: When Jim Schutze writes, Congress listens! (“Dear Congress,” November 4.) Thanks to Tom DeLay’s redistricting plan, Texas finally dumped those pesky powerbrokers in Congress who were always bringing federal dollars home for useless stuff like roads and bridges. With Pete Sessions in Congress,…
A Day at the Races The first Breeders’ Cup at Lone Star Park belonged to the Anti-Smarties The racing magnate stands there in silence, arms folded. His horse is well on its way to winning a $100,000 race at Lone Star Park, but the man can summon only the tiniest…
In a rare fit of civic-mindedness, Buzz voted this election, for the first time in eight years, but only because everyone else seemed to be doing it. Yet we craved more motivation than what was provided by the stiffs at the top of the tickets. If only we lived in…
SMU’s Crime Boss Devil incarnate: Let me get this straight…this subterranean pond scum of a worthless turd is “like the guy from Catch Me If You Can”? (“The Devil Next Door,” by Glenna Whitley, October 21.) Nope, don’t think so. He represents the most reprehensible, apathetic and destructive qualities that…
Jack Farr smiles as he asks the question: “So, you ever been around a road course before?” Before I have a chance to make sure my seat belt is buckled or amend my “no” with “but that’s probably because I tend to get a little car sick,” Farr is power-sliding…
Near the top of the key, Michael Finley dribbles and talks, demanding with words and deed that someone–anyone–guard him. It’s the second week of training camp, and practice is almost over, but he’s tired of waiting. He wants a challenge now, not when the season begins, but right now. Maybe…
Delayed Pain A new study finds enduring effects from early brain trauma Craig Bennett, squirming out of his mother’s grip and racing across the street, was 4 when the drunken driver hit him. He landed some 30 feet away, unconscious, with his shoes knocked off his feet and the swelling…
Buzz is channeling Blackie Sherrod this week, feeling like we should do a little scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to The Arlington Morning News… Staying with The Dallas Morning News theme, Buzz is hearing that the round of layoffs scheduled for this week is only one of the huge changes…
All the Best Beauty and the beast: While I know all of us at CBS 11 are pleased that you named our 10 p.m. newscast Best TV News Show (Best of Dallas, October 14), I’d just like to mention a couple of things important to what you see on the…
The moment Meghan Bodson walked into her dorm room at Southern Methodist University, she felt as if she’d entered her fantasy: red brick, ivy, the high ceiling and tall window overlooking Perkins Chapel, a campus so picturesque it looked like a movie set of the perfect university. SMU, in fact,…
Gay Old Time Over the hill and over the rainbow? Dallas may have a home for you. Because there are more important things to talk about–like who’s hot–it should come as no surprise that at Minc, and in the bars along Cedar Springs Road, the talk on a recent weekend…
Herschel Wilonsky, owner of S&W Auto Parts on Second Avenue near Fair Park, is familiar with the trash problems that plague the troubled neighborhood. Usually it’s the two-legged kind: drug addicts and hookers who roam nearby or do business on a lot he owns behind his shop. Last week, he…
As Tony Dixon walked into the locker room, taking care to avoid the knot of reporters who were gathered near one entrance, he passed by defensive end Marcellus Wiley. They nodded at one another, and while they were doing so you got a good feel for how much bigger Wiley…
Still Hopeful It’s called life: Someone recently brought me the October 14 issue of the Dallas Observer for a specific reason. That reason is my son Ray Johnston. The sports section on page 94 was of particular interest to me since there was a small item about him. When I…
For two kickboxing champs, finding someone to stomp is the hard part They don’t seem like two of Texas’ best ass-kickers. Until you look closely. Doyle Gayler, 21, quiet and polite, shows me inside the apartment where he and his girlfriend, Kornelija Numic, reside. Numic, 28, bounces out of the…
Remember A.M. Journal Express? No? Oh, c’mon, you remember. The free daily news-in-brief “commuter” newspaper launched in Dallas last November? It was available on street corners for about four months before folding. You must have seen it. Maybe you didn’t. Now you might get a second chance. Bill Hawkins, chief…
I’m not sure who or what Bill Parcells was talking about that led him to make the “fool’s errand” comment. I was a bit distracted at the time because I was looking over my notes (code for picking at a hangnail). I’m not even entirely sure that he said “fool’s…
