1. We should find out today whether we’ll get to have a referendum on our crazy patchwork quilt of wet and dry areas in Dallas. When the Council meets today, the city secretary will tell the members whether proponents of the referendum gathered enough verifiable signatures calling for it. Yesterday we heard that there might not be enough signatures to get the thing done. That’s just gamesmanship. I again say: we’ll have us a referendum.
2. The Mark Cuban-Ross Perot Jr. spat continues to entertain. Yesterday Cuban filed court papers saying of Perot is desperate for money: “His couch cushions having been turned over, Perot now wrongly looks to Cuban and the Mavericks as a remedy for his financial distress.” Here’s my guess, and it’s as simple as this: Perot wants out of his 5 percent ownership of the team. It’s not making him any money. And Cuban doesn’t want to pay him for it. All the rest of this stuff is just bluster.
3. From the annals of bad childcare: a 19-year-old is watching an infant. She goes inside the house and leaves the baby with a 15-year-old. Then the 15-year-old goes inside and leaves the baby with a 12-year-old. Can you guess what happens next? The 12-year-old gets on a motorcycle while holding the baby — and bad things happen.
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Siegel represents ministers, homeowners and package stores?
One of those things is not like the others.
# 3. It sounds like the baby is okay…but I thought of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOrDN21yoGk
#1 – Please note what happened in Denton County recently after a vote to go wet. The city of Frisco sued to get it changed back, and the judge overturned the voters. All those businesses that went through licensing, construction and purchasing inventory are in limbo now – probably going to have to close or relicense (if restaurant).
Not a single city council person has come out for this measure – Caraway would rather have a poker hall as a neighbor than a Kroger than sells beer. County commissioners have stayed mute – they refused to hold the vote the last time a petition passed in Dallas (two years ago). And a state judge backed them up.
We might have the signatures certified – doesn’t mean we’ll have a vote. We might have a vote – doesn’t mean it will stick.
Disenfranchised? Slightly.
@ Amy. Yes, that Denton thing was a bit unfair. I completely agree with your analysis, btw. Wet/dry won’t affect consumption, people who drink are already buying elsewhere. Case in point? Tim Rogers. I don’t believe the city of Dallas is in a position to turn away ANY revenue right now and send tax dollars to Richardson, Plano, and the list keeps growing…
If we had wine and beer sales in every grocery store and quik pick in the city, we’d have Dwaine’s fireworks show on July 4. IJS.