08/21/2008

Editorial: No guns in the classroom
Don't mess with teachers in the tiny Texas town of Harrold. They may be packing heat.

Editorial: In Texas, don't mess with pickups
If you choose to live in a homeowners association, rules are rules. No big windmill on your roof, no unapproved stain for your fence, no pink or purple awnings, and for God's sake, keep your lawn off our sidewalks.

Editorial: I.O.U.S.A. film depicts debt addiction
First, there was Al Gore warning us about environmental calamities coming our way. Now, there's Warren Buffett and Pete Peterson waving us away from an avalanching national debt.

08/20/2008

Editorial: Abundant land, developers' dream
Rare are the opportunities for developers to make lots of money while actually doing something good for the city. Such an opportunity is next to downtown and within walking distance of two future DART stations.

Editorial: DISD grading policy needs improvement
Failure is not an option for some Dallas Independent School District students. A new grading policy makes sure of it.

08/19/2008

Editorial: McCain clarity could beat Obama nuance
Why isn't Barack Obama doing better against John McCain in the opinion polls?

Editorial: DART parking should stay free
Parking should remain free at Dallas Area Rapid Transit's park-and-ride lots.

Editorial: Pakistan's precarious balance
If Pakistan were like other developing nations, yesterday's resignation of President Pervez Musharraf would be cause to cheer the emergence of democratic civilian rule after decades of military domination.

08/18/2008

Editorial: No more NATO expansion
John McCain and Barack Obama disagree on many things, but in response to Russia's invasion of Georgia, they were of one mind about what the United States should do: Redouble efforts to bring Georgia into NATO.

Editorial: Debate moderator a grownups' job
When it comes to presidential debates in the short-attention-span YouTube age, someone still has to ask the grownup questions and wait for answers, instead of punch lines. The October debates are so important that it's a good idea to lean toward folks with gravitas to do the asking.

08/17/2008

Editorial: UNT-Dallas is making its mark
What Texas legislators and higher-education officials look for in chartering a new university is whether a demand exists for the college and whether the school can play a role. Since it started in 2000, the University of North Texas' Dallas campus has succeeded on both fronts.

Editorial: China lies about religious freedom
Today in North Texas, hundreds of thousands of Christians will go to church. The police will not pull them over and take them into custody to prevent them from worshiping as they choose. This is America.

Editorial: Assimilation is the key
In about 35 years, Census Bureau demographers reported last week, America will look the way it did back in 1492. By 2042, they project, Anglos no longer will make up most of America.

08/16/2008

Editorial: Nastia Liukin steps into her own spotlight
The best part of the Nastia Liukin story is that it's almost impossible to pick a best part.

Hits and Misses
Back in the day, before college football bowls were so pre-programmed and it mattered who wore your game's blazer, Jim "Hoss" Brock was the Cotton Bowl.

08/15/2008

Editorial: Transit needs push at summit
Five years ago today, more than 500 elected and civic leaders gathered at an Irving hotel for an unprecedented meeting aimed at mapping out a seamless rail transit network for North Texas.

Editorial: Villas at Hillcrest blame game
A Far North Dallas low-income housing project, the Villas at Hillcrest, is provoking angry indignation among upscale neighboring residents. Some point to the appearance of graffiti this week on a nearby highway as a sign of bad things to come. The Villas' inhabitants are to blame, they say.

08/14/2008

Editorial: Cement kiln shutdown has us breathing easier
A down economy could prove to have an unexpected upside: cleaner air.

Editorial: How China's inflation wallops us
As an inflation hawk, Richard Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, is a bit worried about the day the Olympic flame is extinguished.

Editorial: Seeing isn't necessarily believing
The Olympics are an occasion to celebrate the human spirit. Or reasonable facsimile thereof.