High-salaried employees are dropping like flies in the Highland Park Independent School District. Three retirements have been announced in as many weeks.
I just received an email from Ron Natinsky’s campaign listing his five priorities as mayor.
(1) continue to build the Dallas economy; (2) continue crime rate drop (3) continue to bolster the arts (4) continue to improve public education, and (5) continue to improve downtown
Anybody want to get in a fistfight over any of that? Do Mssrs. Kunkle and Rawlings disagree? Even a teensy, little bit?
A soporific mayoral race is a sign of good times. Politics only gets passionate when things go wrong. A city that is happy, that is doing business, going to church, drinking at clubs, taking the kids to parks, is a city that is utterly unconcerned with politics.
The day after the election, I expect an editorial in the News bemoaning the low turnout as a sign of citizen apathy. Wrong. It will be a sign of citizen contentment. Such times are rare. Enjoy them.
The F-35 jet fighter being built by Fort Worth’s Lockheed is the most egregious example of wasteful government spending on record today. (Read why here.) Yesterday in Houston, McCain denounced it vehemently (but then McCain is usually vehement). But when asked if he would try to cut it, suddently he turned pussycat. Uh…well…you see…need to study…form a commission…uh
And right there, ladies and gentlemen, on display is the Republican Box. The Army alone “wastes an average of $3.4 billion a year on projects that come to nothing,” McCain told his audience. But there’s nothing we can do about it, because, dontcha see, it’s the military budget and we’re for a strong military and well, uh…
Homeowners Fretful Over Katy Trail Extension. So says WFAA. Only there’s only one homeowner quoted in the story as saying she’s worried the extension will intrude in her backyard, and that people will throw stuff over her fence to hurt her dogs. So that’s homeowner, right? I’m just checking because I majored in journalism, not math.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown Tweets. After starting a Twitter account at the end of February, Chief Brown began tweeting in earnest Wednesday. Only, the flurry of tweets from that day apparently exhausted him (or a staffer), because he hasn’t been heard from since.
Yes! I mean, really, yes. So move out my way, and stay in the right hand lane.
Times Are Tough, Even For Football. Keller ISD is facing a ginormous budget shortfall. How ginormous? Enough to propose almost $1 million in cuts to its football program. That’s how you know it’s bad, folks – when a Texas school district in Texas decides to make cuts to its football program in Texas.
Perfect Patio Weather This Weekend. So find yourself one. Drink some Zima. Kick back.