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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com 144 90 https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40689917 Charlie Hunt https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The 2026 midterm elections will feature at least two scandal-plagued candidates, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/opinion-pizza-hut-sale-marks-the-end-of-a-dallas-icon-40689953/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40689953 Jeff Siegel https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/opinion-pizza-hut-sale-marks-the-end-of-a-dallas-icon-40689953/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:07:21 -0500 So does this mean no more personal pan pizzas for reading over the summer? ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/opinion-pizza-hut-sale-marks-the-end-of-a-dallas-icon-40689953/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/ice-the-mental-health-emergency-we-can-no-longer-ignore-40687949/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40687949 Sindy Benavides https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/ice-the-mental-health-emergency-we-can-no-longer-ignore-40687949/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Anti-immigrant policies are fanning the flames of a youth mental health crisis. Here’s how governments can respond. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/ice-the-mental-health-emergency-we-can-no-longer-ignore-40687949/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/neiman-marcus-downtown-dallas-closing-rip-40686569/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40686569 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/neiman-marcus-downtown-dallas-closing-rip-40686569/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500 The 112-year-old downtown Dallas department store will shutter Sept. 30, for good this time. Rest in peace. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/neiman-marcus-downtown-dallas-closing-rip-40686569/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/racist-protests-at-karmelo-anthony-trial-distubingly-familiar-in-collin-county-40685668/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40685668 Michael Phillips https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/racist-protests-at-karmelo-anthony-trial-distubingly-familiar-in-collin-county-40685668/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Real leaders need to inspire Collin County to reflect on the lessons of its racist past before it is too late.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/racist-protests-at-karmelo-anthony-trial-distubingly-familiar-in-collin-county-40685668/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/john-cornyn-hopes-naming-highway-for-trump-is-road-to-senate-reelection-40674466/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40674466 Kelly Dearmore https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/john-cornyn-hopes-naming-highway-for-trump-is-road-to-senate-reelection-40674466/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 09:54:22 -0500 The senator from Texas wants to name some thing big after a president who really likes having things named after him. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/john-cornyn-hopes-naming-highway-for-trump-is-road-to-senate-reelection-40674466/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/opinion-how-north-texans-can-better-confront-animal-cruelty-and-neglect-40672158/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40672158 Cesar Perea https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/opinion-how-north-texans-can-better-confront-animal-cruelty-and-neglect-40672158/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500 The American Humane Society recently rescued more than 75 animals in Ellis County. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/opinion-how-north-texans-can-better-confront-animal-cruelty-and-neglect-40672158/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/observers-spring-membership-drive-tops-goal-40668117/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40668117 Patrick Williams https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/observers-spring-membership-drive-tops-goal-40668117/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:33:45 -0500 Your generosity flowered, delivering more than $10k to support local reporting. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/observers-spring-membership-drive-tops-goal-40668117/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/texas-gop-anti-sharia-message-is-islamophobic-40665536/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40665536 Michael Phillips https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/texas-gop-anti-sharia-message-is-islamophobic-40665536/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 You can forgive historians if they are overwhelmed by a sense of déjà vu as they witness the hate and vitriol aimed at Muslims by Texas Republicans today.  ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/texas-gop-anti-sharia-message-is-islamophobic-40665536/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-a-living-wage-40662949/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40662949 Jeff Siegel https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-a-living-wage-40662949/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:15:00 -0500 As North Texas rents skyrocket, viral 'heartwarming' stories of working seniors are starting to look a lot more like horror stories.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-a-living-wage-40662949/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer