Future funding for the Skillman Southwestern branch of the Dallas Public Library is threatened. It is located at 5707 Skillman St. at Southwestern Blvd, and is the cultural and educational center for the area. It is in District 9. As a patron, I urge all residents of this district to express support to keep this […]
Dear Editor, I recently began volunteering with The Borgen Project, a nonprofit dedicated to combating global poverty, and I just wanted to share some simple ways our community can get involved. One of the most impactful tools we have is our voice; advocacy can drive real change. We are encouraged to regularly contact our elected […]
Hello, Not sure if this story would be of interest to you, however, I thought it might be an inspiration for others in the community to take something ugly and transform it into something beautiful. We are longtime residents of the White Rock Lake area and purchased a “fixer upper” home in Casa Linda 10 […]
To Nancy Black: I loved reading your articles on animals, however I do NOT enjoy your political points of view showing up in an article (Vol. 16, No. 13) where you are trying to make an argument about a topic, by doing so you are giving your opinion as truth. Three sides to a story […]
By Nancy Black One person says it is windy and raining outside. Another says it is sunny and dry. As a journalist, what do you do? You look out the window and see for yourself. Another favorite journalism saying of mine is, “There are three sides to every story: yours, mine and the truth.” Journalism […]
By Nancy Black I was so impressed with the City of Dallas, until I wasn’t. I was so impressed when the city reached out to my neighbors and me regarding the erosion in the creek bed behind our homes. We learned the city has hired a fancy engineering firm to build an erosion control barrier. […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Via email: How can I take this fellow, Warren Black (Vol. 15, No. 41 — “The Kings of Turkey Legs reign over Fair”) seriously when he says in his lead sentence of his State Fair piece, “There would be no argument that BBQ is the official food of Texas”? Frank X. […]
By Nancy Black The boom of thunder. The screech of warning sirens. The crashing of trees throughout the neighborhood. All of these were horrible aspects of the recent storms in our community. But the worst part for me? I didn’t hear any of it. Some may remember an editorial a few years ago where I […]
By Nancy Black All I wanted to do was squeeze past them with my grocery basket to get to the next aisle at Walmart. What happened next is still haunting me. There was a young boy, maybe nine or 10, who was leaning against his family’s basket while his siblings and mom picked out something […]
By Nancy Black Mockingbird Lane. I love the name of that east/west thoroughfare through Dallas. Mainly because I grew up watching the television show, “The Munster’s.” They lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. But also, because I grew up in the Park Cities, which Mockingbird Lane runs down the middle of, so I have fond memories […]