Tonight's the night for something to happen if it's going to, because legislatively speaking there is no tomorrow. The 2012-13 state budget agreed to by House and Senate negotiators provides school districts $4 billion less than what they are owed under current law. Three proposals for how to spread that pain among school districts were [...] Nowitzki cracks 40 again to put the Mavs on the brink of the finals. Plus: The magnum opus on the history of ESPN; remembering the Macho Man's minor-league baseball career; and more. Good news. Lawmakers trying to settle on the state's budget for the next two years have agreed to shutter a 102-year-old state prison in Sugar Land. Under the proposal adopted this week by negotiators from both chambers of the Legislature, the state would stop funding beyond Aug. 31 the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Central [...] A cab driver from Irving was arrested Sunday after a bomb squad removed suspicious materials from his apartment. Irving firefighters found the materials after extinguishing a small fire at the mans home near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force assisted in the investigation. Read More This story comes to [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Cab driver arrested after bomb squad removes suspicious materials from home near D/FW Airport **Dallas Morning News** Monday, May 23, 2011 DALLAS -- For Stan Richards, sleeping on the job is a winning proposition. • The chief executive of the Richards Group, well-known for keeping a peaceable kingdom in the often stressed-out advertising world, has converted a little extra space at his agency into four nap rooms. "There's a lot of data that an early afternoon or midafternoon nap will increase productivity and energize a person," said Richards, showing off his sleeping pads recently. "I never worry about whether I'm going to get a fair shake from the people who work here. We get great performance out of people. These should enhance that." Each room is about the size of a walk-in closet, with blank white walls and an ergonomic chaise longue. A small window in the door keeps it from feeling like solitary confinement. The doors lock from the inside. All told, they ... If you are a successful actor, businessman or novelist, you are likely to be famous. If you are a successful school, forget about it. That's why most people have never heard of the two schools at the top of this year's Washington Post High School Challenge rankings of American high schools. Two Dallas public magnet schools — the School of Science & Engineering and the Gifted & Talented Magnet — are ranked first and second on the national list, based on participation rates on college-level tests. They share a building with four other small magnets near the middle of the city. They have been at or near the top of the list for several years, but their principals and teachers are rarely if ever seen on national news. Read full article >> OKLAHOMA CITY -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 points during an off night for both of the game's superstars, and the Dallas Mavericks built a huge lead early before hanging on for a 93-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder last night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. Read more Dirk Nowitzki news... The Dallas Cowboys have scheduled a news conference Thursday, and it's presumed they will announce that interim head coach Jason Garrett will take over in a permanent basis. Texas construction worker Dallas Wiens made news recently after undergoing the nation's first full-facial transplant. Doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston say he's recovering from the 15-hour surgery undertaken last week to correct burns so severe that his face was seared off. Journeys with aging parents present joys and challenges. from: The Dallas Morning News | April 25, 2011. Enlarge; Print; Comments; Email; Recommend; Tweet; ... DALLAS (AP) -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning says all the talk about Dallas' chilly weather will be old news come Sunday.... DALLAS, TX (MARKET WIRE) Dallas-based Salem Radio Network (SRN), a division of Salem Communications (NASDAQ: SALM) announced today a major affiliate acquisition for The Mike Gallagher Show -- legendary news talker, WOR-AM 710 in New York City. The Gallagher show will air live weekdays from 10:00 am-12:00 noon beginning Monday, January 17, 2011. WOR has been serving greater New York since February 22, 1922. There's a first time for everything -- even missing a Super Bowl. Robert Cook, one of the famous foursome who have attended every Super Bowl, can't make the trek to Arlington, Texas, with his buddies this year, his wife told the Dallas Morning News. Cook, 79, is a... Blockbuster, which once counted more than 4,000 stores in its domestic chain, will soon be pared down to around 600, according to the Dallas Morning News , which cited a filing by its new owner, DISH network in federal bankruptcy court in New York. The... Deciding to exercise is the first step. The second? Enlisting your brain. from: The Dallas Morning News | April 12, 2011. ... American gets new face The recipient of America's first full face transplant has made his first public appearance since the surgery. Dallas Wiens sustained major injuries after an accident in 2008. He is still blind but has regained his sense of... Related Breaking News Stories: 1. Kenyan politicians to face International criminal court 2. Anonymous: the new face of cyber-war 3. England face Sri Lanka after Yardy exit What do the latest Case-Shiller figures say about the real estate market? The good news following this week's awful weather: Most U.S. airports are operating normally, although cancellations continue to be higher than normal, especially at airports in the Northeast and at Dallas/Fort Worth. The bad news: Chicago remains a mess. _Tribune News Services_ WICHITA, Kan. -- Adrian Ritchie scored 20 points off the bench, Julie Wojta added 18 and Wisconsin-Green Bay advanced to the NCAA tournament's regional semifinals for the first time with a 65-56 victory over Michigan State on Tuesday night. Horizon League champion Green Bay (34-1) extended its winning streak to 25 games overall and its record against Big Ten Conference teams to 4-0 this season. The Phoenix are headed to Dallas for the regional semifinals against Baylor. Poor shooting plagued fourth-seeded Michigan State, which shot 37.3 percent from the field and committed 25 turnovers. Kalisha Keane led the Spartans (27-6) with 20 points but also had seven turnovers. Green Bay routinely pounded overmatched conference foes while rolling up its glossy record, but received only a No. 5 seed in the tournament because of its strength of schedule -- the Phoenix played only four foes ranked in the top 100 of the RPI during the regular season. But the Phoenix have shown in two NCAA tournament games that they can win close contests -- beating Arkansas-Little Rock by four points in the first round before hanging on after building a 14-point lead against Michigan State. Green Bay ...
Key Words: dallas news
References:
http://offthekuff.com/wp/?p=37286
http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/dailyfix/feed/~3/XDl84-Cbv5o/
http://offthekuff.com/wp/?p=37146
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NationalTerrorAlertResourceCenter/~3/XTdTxk1_tHg/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/workinglife/a-much-needed-nap-could-boost-productivity/1171325
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=42c9cdded4a6e45d3620f6da8e6c9c9d
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=3059985&src=rss
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=bfa5f027cb1506afaa25131cb8f704a4
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/la-heb-face-transplant-20110322,0,2083361.story?track=rss
http://www.aarp.org/travel/trips/news-04-2011/journeys_with_aging_parents_present_joys_and_challenges.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPER_BOWL_BEACH_BOWL?SITE=AZPHG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=704340&tsource=3
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/seen_all_guy_st_miss_pmAQ9DqHhfSFcIEgxZfoaJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/blockbuster----a-shadow-will-remain_1213195
http://www.aarp.org/health/fitness/news-04-2011/deciding_to_exercise_is_the_first_step_the_second_enlisting_your.html
http://americasnewsnow.com/american-gets-new-face.html
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AtlanticBusinessChannel/~3/K_vJjIQzCfo/click.phdo
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/business-travel/2011/02/03/key-airports-remain-a-mess-following-ice-and-snow-storms?ana=from_rss
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/03/women-michigan-state-knocked-out-of-tourney.html
http://pixelhat.net/
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Still no school finance plan The Legend of Dirk Continues Sugar Land prison to be closed Cab driver arrested after bomb squad removes suspicious materials from home near D/FW Airport A muchneeded nap could boost productivity Confessions a ranker Fantasy Sports Portal Nowitzki / Mavericks hold off Thunder lead series again Garrett expected named coach How facetransplant recipients heal Journeys with aging parents present joys and challenges Trips ... Manning Super Bowl will 'come down the wire' Salem Communications Corporation Legendary WORAM New York Clear Mike Gallagher Show Live Weekdays Starting January 17th 'Seen all' guy's 1st miss Dallas Blockbuster Shadow Will Remain Deciding exercise is first step. second Enlisting your American gets new face Great Housing Reset Travel Mess After Storms Women Michigan State knocked out tourney
