Kudos to Dallas Morning News reporters Jamie Landers and Kelli Smith for their leadership on this important project to tell the stories of all Dallas homicide victims this year.

The view — both fun and metaphysical — from Flag Pole Hill.

Thank you, Michael Sorrell and family, for helping me tell this story!

Everyone who cares about Dallas parks should get up to speed on this proposal and decide before Tuesday's vote whether you want to raise your voice about what's best for our green spaces. dallasnews.com/news/commentar…

It took Dallas decades to face up to the JFK assassination. It’s taken far longer to acknowledge the lynchings by white supremacists not far from what later became the Grassy Knoll. Next week that moment of racial reckoning will finally come.

While fans in other states gear up to place their March Madness bets, folks in Texas remain locked out. Here's where things stand on gambling's chances here.
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Two women — one traumatized by the Allen mall shooting, the other by the pandemic — looked everywhere for good low-cost mental health care. It's all but impossible to find in North Texas. dallasnews.com/news/commentar…

“It only takes one bad rain to undo six months of cleanup, especially when homeless encampments are involved' — Greenspace Dallas. What Tom Fox and I found when we returned to northwest Dallas camps after last week's flooding.
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.Dallas Morning News photographer Tom Fox and I saw up close what's mostly invisible from I-35: Trash from homeless camps in northwest Dallas is damaging Trinity River’s Elm Fork. Tom's photos best tell the story of this environmental hazard. dallasnews.com/news/commentar…

Well there we have it.

In Denton tonight celebrating as my dear friend and former ⁦Dallas Morning News⁩ colleague ⁦Tyra Damm⁩ accepts an alumni award at ⁦Mayborn School⁩. Tyra is simply The Best.

View from my Thursday afternoon writing perch.

As March Madness reignites debate on Texas gambling ban, these questions deserve answers | Sharon Grigsby
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March Madness, the best tradition in sports, is also America’s most wagered-on competition. An awful lot of Texas residents want that kind of gambling scene in our state. Here's what stands in the way.
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