Voter void
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Tuesday, May 13
4:39 AM
Something was conspicuously missing from Saturday's elections in Tarrant County: people casting ballots.
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Tuesday, May 13Something was conspicuously missing from Saturday's elections in Tarrant County: people casting ballots.
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Tuesday, May 13Arlington has taken the move toward making government meetings available online to a new and important level.
Results from Saturday's election serve notice to the rest of the board that concern over the cost of the downtown campus is real.
Voters' work remains in picking a president for the Fort Worth school board.
Between now and June 14, candidates for two at-large seats have a chance to distinguish themselves.
A healthy debate on how to best serve Arlington students would make the board and district stronger.
Are high gasoline prices killing you? If so, don't panic. Devise your own personal plan to cut your fuel bill.
Decisions made in local elections will influence day-to-day life far more than who's in the White House.
News item: Japan is feeling increasingly besieged by crows, whose numbers have risen significantly since the 1990s, according to a Wednesday report in The New York Times. The birds have caused problems with their droppings, their aggressive ways and their damage to utility infrastructure.
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Friday, May 9Why would Fort Worth residents vote against needed bonds for road improvements because a fraction of the money is for three Trinity Uptown bridges?
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Friday, May 9The JPS Health Network's expansion efforts in Northeast Tarrant County are appreciated by local residents.
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Thursday, May 8Dear Jerry Patterson: Let's get on with transferring the Christmas Mountains to the National Park Service and save the Second Amendment battle for later.
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Thursday, May 8The incoming CEO of the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau has no time to waste.
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Wednesday, May 7Higher taxes on property in tonier neighborhoods? That's the way the system works.
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Tuesday, May 6Mansfield city leaders are unwise to buck the Texas Department of Transportation on speed limits.
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Monday, May 5The financial position of the Fort Worth city employees' pension fund has improved significantly but still bears close watching.
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Monday, May 5The Legislature should give some thought to a proposal to create conviction integrity units.
A state that chooses to kill the worst of its criminals still has an obligation, legal and moral, to do it in a dignified, civilized way.
Americans shouldn't embrace the "gas tax holiday" recommended by two presidential candidates. But we certainly could use a holiday from political folderol.
Local leaders are working on a plan to make homelessness a rare, short-term and nonrecurring experience in Tarrant County. You can help.
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Friday, May 2Under CEO David Cecero, the JPS Health Network grew financially -- but it languished in terms of indigent care.
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Thursday, May 1So long as this nation's fighting forces face formidable obstacles at home, the country's mission will never be accomplished.
Fort Worth's Bill Meadows is a stellar choice for the state transportation commission.
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Wednesday, April 30Proposed changes in Medicaid are a recklessly sweeping way to put a stop to financial finagling that doesn't occur in every state.
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Wednesday, April 30Haltom City residents looked at the pros and cons of gas drilling and decided that they wanted it. The City Council was right to follow their wishes.
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Tuesday, April 29The technology that enables the rapid dissemination of sound-bite intellectualism also allows people to see, hear and/or read speeches for themselves.
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Tuesday, April 29The Fort Worth City Council needs to address some legitimate concerns about a proposed transportation impact fee ordinance scheduled for a vote today.
It's appropriate for city officials to help residents find ways to avoid home foreclosure.
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Saturday, April 26Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs must understand that the lives of military personnel are more important than their next job evaluation.