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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Bet Against This Campaign
David Carruthers is not a drug dealer or terrorist or counterfeiter, but he sat in the federal jail in Fort Worth last week nonetheless....
Stayin’ Alive in Linwood
This country's most famous "survivor" may be that big naked guy who won $1 million but forgot to pay taxes and is now (presumably)...
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...
A Whiff of Payback
Friends and enemies continually circle the political planet of Tom Wilder, a Republican mainstay who recently won his fourth term as Tarrant County district...
