Email AuthorLeslie Minora
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At UTD, a Study of PTSD in Soldiers, Focused on One of the School's Own
July 26, 2012 in Unfair Park
via UTDMike RialsMike Rials is graduating from the University of Texas at Dallas, where he was not only a psychology student but also a participant in a PTSD study testing...
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DNA Implicates Two Different Suspects Decades After Three Strikingly Similar Murders
July 25, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photo by Drew GainesMichael Morton, who was wrongfully convicted and spent 25 years in prison for his wife's murder.Michael Morton skyrocketed into national headlines last year when he was exonerated...
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Star-Telegram Says Better Policy is Why Tarrant Has Fewer Exonerations than Dallas County. But What's The Real Reason?
July 23, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photo courtesy of newscom Dallas County exoneree, Thomas McGowan, celebrates with his lawyers after his release.Updated to include an additional interview. A Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial published this weekend concludes that...
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Pennsylvania: A Glimpse of Texas' Future if Voter ID Law is Implemented
July 23, 2012 in Unfair Park
While Texas awaits a panel of judges' decision as to whether a voter I.D. requirement would disenfranchise minorities, Pennsylvania provides a peek into the issues that arise after such a...
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Texas Wants 'In' on National Immigration Database, But Why It's Necessary Is A Mystery
July 19, 2012 in Unfair Park
Yesterday, Texas Secretary of State Esperanza "Hope" Andrade requested access to a federal database of immigration records as a way to ensure that voters are here legally. It's a little...
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System of Plea Bargains Over Trials Has Some Dicey Consequences
July 18, 2012 in Unfair Park
Justice, it's all relative.In the course of reporting the recent Observer feature on wrongful convictions based on wrongdoing by prosecutors and police, an interesting tangential point surfaced multiple times. It...
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The Stoner Movie That Wasn't: Five Indicted in Mortgage-Fraud/Pot-Selling Scheme
July 13, 2012 in Unfair Park
We suspect the inside of the home looked something like this -- you'll understand in a minute.Two brothers, the (now ex) wife of one brother, and a British dude hatch...
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Little Neighborhood at the Foot of the Calatrava Is a Step Closer to Survival, For Now
July 13, 2012 in Unfair Park
Danny FulgencioLa Bajada residents hang signs in favor of preserving their neighborhood of single-family homes.While the big white bridge across the Trinity River promises an economic boost for West Dallas,...
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Deion Sanders' Prime Prep High School Football Appears More Like Fantasy Football
July 12, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photo by Patrick MichelsDeion Sanders working the crowd at Prime Prep's Dallas Town HallIn the months following Prime Prep Academy's February town hall information sessions, Deion Sanders and his business...
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The Future Stars of the Dallas Stars Went to the Gun Range the Other Day. Shirtless.
July 11, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photo by Leslie MinoraCanadian hockey players, T.J. Foster (shooting) and Hubert Labrie (holding the release) shoot with Shellee Enfinger at Elm Fork Shooting Sports.A few dozen of the world's best...
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Perry Says NO-bamacare for Texas
July 09, 2012 in Unfair Park
Obamacare in Texas? Yeah, that's a good one.This morning, in a move about as surprising as the sun rising, Governor Rick Perry came out with guns blazing against the Affordable...
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What Ice Cream and Fracking Have in Common And Why Your Dessert Has Become So Pricey
July 06, 2012 in Unfair Park
Guar: Keeps Ice Cream Creamy and Rock Formations FlowingThe food industry has for decades leaned on an inexpensive and natural thickening agent: guar gum. It builds viscosity in ice cream,...
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Study: Texas Teens Sure Love to Sext
July 05, 2012 in Unfair Park
via.A team of Texas researchers recently published the findings of a scientific undertaking studying a condition plaguing 28 percent of Texas teens. Sexting. So now, when that half-cocked smile rolls...
Amira Matsuda: The Ambassador
June 29, 2012 in Unfair Park
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Kessler Man Unearths Bison in His Yard, WFAA Unearths Mammoth Tooth in His Living Room
June 29, 2012 in Unfair Park
If you love very old things, sweet excitable people, and a damn good coincidence, this might be your favorite human interest story in a long time. From his childhood in...
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Court Drops Gypsy Tea Room Skinhead's Lesser of Two '05 Convictions
June 27, 2012 in Unfair Park
Jesse ChaddockThe 2004 summer night when David Cunniff took his two teen daughters to an Old 97's show at the Gypsy Tea Room rattled Deep Ellum to the core. How...
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Texas Charter Schools, Parents Sue State Over Facilities Funding
June 26, 2012 in Unfair Park
Dana Allen, a Lindsley Park parent volunteer, hopes this lawsuit will result in more money for the school's facilities.Dana Allen, a Lakewood parent, is thrilled with the education her 5-year-old...
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Fashion, Food, Dancing Mark World Refugee Day in Vickery Meadows
June 25, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photo by Drew GainesSomali women laugh as they leave the impromptu dance floor. Click here for more photos.African men singing to the beat of a drum and about ten women...
Lea Velez: The Pace-Setter
June 23, 2012 in Unfair Park
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Southwest Didn't Always Hate Skimpy Clothing. Just Look at Those '70s Hemlines
June 22, 2012 in Unfair Park
via SouthwestFirst Southwest hostess class picture, obviously not taken recently. (click image to enlarge)Southwest Airlines posted a cheeky little game on their Facebook page: Check out these seemingly identical photos...
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Dallas is All Like, 'Voting, Why Bother?'
June 22, 2012 in Unfair Park
... symbolically speaking.Turns out, the people of Dallas don't care much for voting -- Dallas County ranked fourth in the state (out of 254 counties) for the fewest ballots cast...
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Benny Barrett is Homeless(ish)
June 20, 2012 in Unfair Park
Photo by Drew GainesBenny Barrett records stories of the homeless on an iPhone he received as a Christmas present.For the past three and a half years, Benny Barrett taught Latin...
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Looking to Rent a Car For The Weekend Post-Hail Storm? Uhh, Good Luck.
June 15, 2012 in Unfair Park
If your car's taken a beat-down, good luck finding a temp.If you need wheels to leave town for the weekend or if your windshield looks like a spider web after...
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More Justice for Justice, The Burned Puppy
June 14, 2012 in Unfair Park
Justice, RIPThree additional suspects were indicted yesterday for allegedly dousing a puppy in flammable liquid and lighting it on fire at a Pleasant Grove apartment complex in early April. The...
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Refugees Are Flooding to Texas
June 13, 2012 in Unfair Park
Texas has become the top destination for refugee resettlement, with Dallas the second largest hub, according to recent statistics. It became the main destination for resettlement as of last year,...
