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Dallas Wants to Charge $25 for Garage Sales — Do It!

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Published Sept. 1, 2010 at 3:27 p.m.

And don’t raise property taxes ...

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Texas Tribune Catches Up With Laura Miller

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Published Sept. 1, 2010 at 11:54 a.m.

I wonder what the two women would say if you hopped in your time machine, traveled back to 2006, and told former DMN scribe Emily Ramshaw that she’d be working for an online-only nonprofit and former Dallas mayor Laura Miller that she’d be a lobbyist for an energy company that wants to build a $2 [ ... ] ...

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Lawsuit settled in Cowboys collapse

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 2:52 p.m.

Settlements have been reached in lawsuits filed on behalf of Dallas Cowboys Scouting Assistant Rich Behm and Special Teams Coach Joe DeCamillis, who were injured when the team’s practice facility collapsed during a May 2009 storm ...

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Dear Mary Suhm: One Way We Might Be Able to Avoid a Tax Increase

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 8:01 a.m.

Dear Ms. Suhm:I am a Dallas resident fairly passionate about real estate (blushing) and I think raising our Dallas property taxes is a huge, glaring mistake. We are in the midst of the biggest recession since the Great Depression, we may in fact be in a double-dip recession, and our real estate market is hurting [ ... ] ...

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Question: If Dallas Property Values Went Up, Why Do We Need To Raise Property Taxes?

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Published Aug. 26, 2010 at 6:10 p.m.

I am still mulling the conundrum Wick brought up over on Frontburner earlier today. I checked the MLS and saw that indeed, property values in the entire MLS area have risen by about 1% from July 2009. Sales, of course, have dropped. Then Steve Brown draws our attention to figures released by the Federal Housing [ ... ] ...

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What To Do in Dallas This Weekend: June 11-13

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Published June 11, 2010 at 9:34 a.m.

The annual fundraiser Top Hat and Tails is on Saturday night, and if you’re not familiar with it, it’s a party with a fun twist. Local celebs are paired up with Arthur Murray dancers for a Dancing With the Stars-type competition. Proceeds benefit Paws in the City. I’m rooting for former NBC 5 morning show [ ... ] ...

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Restaurant Review: International Bakery Cuban Dulceria in Carrollton

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Published June 10, 2010 at 9:48 a.m.

Rita and Sara Vazquez made waves in the Dallas design community a few years ago with their Havana 1515, a line of high-end home accessories influenced by their Cuban roots. Their father, Rene, opened the International Bakery in Carrollton in 1979. Now the sisters have turned their talents to running the bakery.Jump for Jimmy’s Food [ ... ] ...

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Stevenson will return next season

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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:32 p.m.

Guard DeShawn Stevenson will return to the Mavericks next season after exercising his player option to do so last week, his agent Mark Bartelstein said Monday ... Bartelstein said it was the right move for Stevenson after considering the free agent market this summer and after playing limited minutes for Dallas last season. Stevenson, 29, arrived in the same trade with Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood in February. He averaged 2.0 points and 11.1 minutes once joining the Mavs from Washington ...

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Live chat: Kevin Sherrington answers your Mavericks questions at 11 a.m.

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Published May 27, 2010 at 8:22 a.m.

Kevin Sherrington, columnist for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News , answers readers' questions about the Mavericks at 11 a.m. Thursday. Ask your questions and join the chat by clicking here. Mobile users can join the chat here ...

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Live chat: Eddie Sefko answers your Mavericks questions at 11 a.m. Thursday

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Published June 3, 2010 at 10:44 a.m.

Eddie Sefko, Mavericks beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News , answers your questions about the team at 11 a.m. Thursday ... Ask your questions and join the chat by clicking here. Mobile users can join the chat on SportsDayDFW.com ...

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