Leading Off
1. Good story on how Zac’s least-favorite thing, the neighborhood stabilization overlay, more often than not tears neighborhoods apart.
2. Southwest Airlines, after it was fined $10.2 million for safety violations, sent out a letter to Rapid Rewards members saying, in effect, everything was fine and this was a witch hunt. So a U.S. House committee has released a report saying, um, except that you falsified safety reports.
3. Terribly sad story: Dallasblog.com columnist and local political consultant Rufus Shaw Jr. and his wife, Lynn Flint Shaw, who was under investigation for forging a letter to help her avoid paying off a debt, were found dead in their home last night. His last column was posted just hours before his body was found.
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sad…
So many neighbors mad at each other.
It doesn’t appear that the story identifies the woman who was shot, although it says that this was her residence. Perhaps it is, but the story doesn’t say that. In any event, very sad news.
When you get a call in the middle of the night, it’s never good news. I am truly devastated.
Rufus Shaw and Lynn Flint Shaw were two people that I truly looked up to. Neither of them never pulled any punches, and contrary to most of the people that talk about our part of town (elected or not), they really cared about southern Dallas and did what they could to improve it and inspire others.
Beyond being known as a world record holder in high school track and field, Rufus was a writing and thought-provoking machine. He was a pundit before the term was prominent. His mind and spirit will be missed.
I still remember the conversation that Lynn and I had when my D Magazine story came out. Very few people in my part of town called me when it got published. But she did, and we talked for some time about the state of this city and her passion for improving the part of town in which we lived. Rufus is what I would call, one of ‘the realest.’ Rufus was a person that encouraged me to say what I felt, expose the truth, and to never back down from the haters.
They both made sacrifices in this town to speak their minds and tell things how they need to be told. All I can do is be grateful to them for welcoming me to Oak Cliff, encouraging me to write, and be active to my community. And now they’re both gone.
You never know what type of pressure people are under. This is a praying time.
I can’t imagine Rufus not being able to weather the current storm. Strong, principled and articulate, he seemed to be able to rise to any challenge. I wonder what happened, if anything, that caused him to suddenly surrender? So very sad. RIP Rufus and Lynn.
Am I the only one who is not able to get dallasblog or Shaw’s last posted column to open? Does anyone have that column saved or is it posted elsewhere?
looks like dallasblog is getting nailed with traffic.
wow wow wow
stunned and sad
may all our thoughts and prayers be with the Shaw family
wow