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‘Cash For Clunkers’ Con Game


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Published Aug. 12, 2009 at 10:28 a.m.

This isn’t a post about a new trend being chronicled on the front page of a major newspaper — at least I hope it’s not a trend — but my personal cautionary tale about looking for a new vehicle using the “cash for clunkers” government rebate and dealing with a sleazy car dealership.When the CARS [ ... ] ...

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Leading Off (8/12/09)


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Published Aug. 12, 2009 at 7:29 a.m.

1. Rick Perry has claimed the state has a $9 billion surplus — without properly thanking the federal government for making that possible. Now he’s getting ready to take some more money from the feds, this time a $1.5 billion loan to cover unemployment claims. The fun part: “[I]t’s unclear when Texas employers will have [ ... ] ...

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Mark Your Calendars: The Hot Klub Reunion At The Lakewood Theater


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Published Aug. 11, 2009 at 4:15 p.m.

The Lakewood Theater has been in the reunion business lately, hosting shindigs devoted to The Basement and the original KDGE-FM crew over the past few months. Next up, on October 9, is a get-together of some of the former denizens of the late, great Hot Klub, the old Dallas punk club whose sound was immortalized [ ... ] ...

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In One Very Special Case, Pete Sessions Loves Socialized Medicine


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Published Aug. 10, 2009 at 8:48 a.m.

Rep. Pete Sessions and I share one of life’s great joys: We both have a Down syndrome child in our families. Pete has taken his family’s special situation to heart in his Congressional work, serving as co-chairman of the Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus and forming a district-wide working group to help coordinate government and non-profit [ ... ] ...

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Hensarling opposes Cash for Clunkers


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Published July 31, 2009 at 2:18 p.m.

U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, is not a fan of the “Cash for Clunkers” program that was launched by the federal government to spur more automotive sales ...

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Should I Measure Square Footage ?(Ctd.) And Local Appraisers


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Published July 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

I want to highlight these comments because next week, I’ll bring you a story on the madness surrounding real estate appraisals courtesy of our (now) over-reaching government and how it is putting some buyers out on the streets…1. It’s important to hire an appraiser familiar with your area. I had an appraiser from Balch Springs [ ... ] ...

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Texas’ Two GOP Senators Vote For More Government Waste


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Published July 23, 2009 at 8:41 a.m.

The next time John Cornyn or Kay Bailey Hutchison sends you a mailer or runs a campaign ad decrying waste in government, remind yourself of the F-22. Neither Cornyn nor Hutchison could muster the courage to cut a measly $1.75 billion in Congressional spending for a bunch of planes Defense Secretary Robert Gates derided as unneccessary.“Irrespective of [ ... ] ...

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Why Not Sell Naming Rights To Dallas City Parks?


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Published July 22, 2009 at 1:34 p.m.

Why do we name parks after dead people? Dead people by definition do not have money. Instead, we should name parks after live corporations that do have money. At least, that’s Rodger Jones’ idea over at the Dallas Morning News, and in a time of near-permanent cutbacks in government budgets it sounds like a good idea [ ... ] ...

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Cretia’s To Expand Its Oak Cliff Presence


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Published July 21, 2009 at 7:16 p.m.

As the Advocate reported, Cretia’s, which has been subleasing a portion of Dicho’s Books in the Bishop Arts District, will now be taking over the whole space at Bishop and Davis (formerly occupied by Nodding Dog). Lunch service should start this weekend ...

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Senate vote kills additional F-22s


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Published July 21, 2009 at 1:32 p.m.

U.S. Senators voted Tuesday to remove $1.75 billion from the Defense Authorization Bill that would have funded additional F-22 Raptor fighter jets beyond 187 that have already been authorized by the government ...

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