When the Star-Telegram launched one of the first watchdog investigative columns at a U.S. newspaper in 2005, editors turned to longtime metro columnist Dave Lieber to fulfill the role. The Watchdog column runs on Fridays and Sundays. In 2009, Dave won two top awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. "Every city needs a Dave Lieber," one judge commented. "Dave Lieber's columns quickly and easily create a sense of outrage in a reader. He writes about rip-offs, scams and jerks who take advantage of the most vulnerable people in society."
E-mail: watchdog@star-telegram.com
Here's to businesses and agencies that work to get it right
| |Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
A rarity: happy customers all around in today's column.Read more
A tale of a faulty inspection and missing records
| |Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
A Fort Worth inspector assigned to look at air conditioning units stuck his head in the attic and said it was too hot to do his job.Read more
Stop-payment orders don't make checks go away
| |Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
A Watauga couple wrote a check and stopped payment on it. Months later, the bank cashed the check anyway.Read more
Much-criticized air-conditioning firm prevails in lawsuit
| |Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009
A woman loses an air-conditioning dispute with Hobson Air of Weatherford.Read more
MoneyGram scam: Always be sure you know to whom you’re wiring money
| |Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009
The U.S. firm has agreed to repay $18 million to defrauded customers.Read more
Texas electricity co-ops like operating in secrecy
| |Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
Their meetings and records aren't open to the public.Read more
Paying that red-light camera ticket can be tricky
| |Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Some North Texans find that dealing with vendors' Web sites can be as frustrating as the ticket itself.Read more
Did Treasury mislead savings bond buyers?
| |Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
A former promoter is upset to learn the bonds are paying zero interest.Read more
NTTA's late-fee collection has 'gotten out of hand,' state senator says
| |Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
Jane Nelson says she has seen enough of what she calls the tollway authority's "exorbitant" penalties.Read more
Be alarmed if these guys come knocking
| |Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009
Door-to-door security system reps may try to dupe you into a long-term contract you can't get out of.Read more
Cheap and Chic: Gift sets offer an opportunity to get a little something for yourself
Who says you can't treat yourself when gifting others? Check out these beauty sets to do just that.
Review of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra performance of Caminos del Inka
Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchesta bring drama, intricacy and elevation to his "Caminos del Inka" project.
