The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) articles from November 2007

The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) archives from November 2007

Former Dallas pastor gets 5 years in prison for molesting boy: Victim's family files lawsuit against him, now-defunct church.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Jennifer Emily Nov. 1--A former Dallas pastor was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for molesting a 10-year-old boy whose family was in his congregation. Larry Joe Crocker, who was minister to the now-defunct Lakeview...

Trucker convicted in Waxahachie deaths on I-35E.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Scott Goldstein Nov. 1--WAXAHACHIE -- A truck driver was convicted on felony charges Wednesday and given probation in a fiery 2005 crash that killed two people. James Leon Williams, 57, was found guilty of two counts of...

BRIEF: Dallas teen indicted in crash that killed two.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Tiara M. Ellis Nov. 1--A Dallas teenager was indicted on two counts of manslaughter this week for driving a car that crashed into a tree and killed two youngsters this spring, according to the Collin County grand jury report. ...

BRIEF: Police seek robber of Mesquite Wells Fargo branch.
November 1, 2007... Nov. 1--Authorities were searching for a man who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Mesquite on Wednesday morning. The man entered the bank in the 1300 block of Town East Boulevard and passed a note to a teller about 10 a.m., according to the...

EDS marketing tracts in Plano's Legacy business park.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Steve Brown Nov. 1--Electronic Data Systems Corp., working in a partnership with Trammell Crow Co. and Morgan Stanley, hopes to sell more than 300 acres in its big Legacy business park in Plano. A tract has just been purchased...

Texas study finds 39 model high schools in math, science: Common traits include larger class sizes, more certified teachers.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Terrence Stutz Nov. 1--AUSTIN -- A select group of Texas high schools -- including eight in the Dallas area -- is chalking up impressive results in math and science by utilizing slightly larger classes and paying teachers in those...

Irving ordinance would ban unattended chained-up dogs: City following growing theory that tethering makes pets more hostile.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Brandon Formby Nov. 1--Irving residents accustomed to tying their dogs up and leaving them unattended in their yards could soon face misdemeanor charges. The Irving City Council is expected to vote today on an ordinance that would...

Relatives search for answers after Plano woman's suicide: Plano: Aunt points to medication for incident at doctor's office.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Tiara M. Ellis Nov. 1--PLANO -- Maybe it was the medication. That's only a guess, though, because Malka Rome doesn't know why her niece walked into a Plano doctor's office with a silver handgun Tuesday evening, held a doctor and...

BRIEF: Link lets Internet users access city police records.
November 1, 2007... Nov. 1--Dallas police on Wednesday added a new link to its Web site that allows Internet users to search police reports, 911 call records and arrest records. "The Dallas Police Department works diligently to collect and disseminate police...

Dallas council regulars are the voice of open democracy.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Dave Levinthal Nov. 1--They're the farthest thing from power-brokering billionaires or corporate captains. They don't make political donations. And some wear only one outfit. But like in Cheers, every Dallas City Council member...

Beer retailer opposes alcohol sales in Mesquite: Mesquite: But some say businessman fears loss of profit to competitors.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Frank Trejo Nov. 1--The forces pushing to let Mesquite stores sell beer and wine have attracted an unlikely foe -- a beer retailer. "This is a hugely family-oriented city. This is what attracts people to Mesquite," Rickey D....

Dallas assistant city manager resigns.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Dave Levinthal Nov. 1--Charles Daniels, one of Dallas' five assistant city managers and highest-ranking black official, announced his resignation Wednesday in a memorandum to City Manager Mary Suhm. A former assistant city...

Terlingua uses Day of the Dead to give new life to its story.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Alfredo Corchado Nov. 1--TERLINGUA, Texas -- Domingo Zavala, 85, and his wife, Eduarda, 83, brought their grandchildren to the brush-filled cemetery here to help them find the graves of their ancestors. After a daylong search...

The Dallas Morning News Jacquielynn Floyd column: Dallas racist? Yes, no, maybe.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Jacquielynn Floyd Nov. 1--Not long ago, I wrote about a woman in Chicago concerned about reports of anti-Hispanic sentiment in our area. Appealing to readers of a popular city-information Web forum, she had asked politely for...

Indie band Spoon relishes its Texas ties.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Daniel Nov. 1--For a guy as equated with Austin's music scene as any these days, Britt Daniel sure spends a lot of time away from it. The frontman for Spoon, arguably the most important indie band to emerge from Austin...

BRIEF: Jeb Bush to discuss values in talk Friday.
November 1, 2007... Nov. 1--Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will discuss the questions "What are American values, and do today's current policies reflect those values?" at a lecture series Friday sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis. Mr. Bush...

Dallas Mavericks coach motivates Cavs coach: Upset Cavs coach gets boost after suffering NBA Finals sweep.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Eddie Sefko Nov. 1--CLEVELAND -- Misery loves company. And while getting to the brink of a championship and failing isn't exactly misery to the coaches who have done it the last two seasons, it's still a fraternity of sorts. ...

Dallas Mavericks crush Cavaliers, 92-74.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Eddie Sefko Nov. 1--CLEVELAND -- Avery Johnson said he could never remember being in Cleveland when it was this warm. And that was before his torrid-shooting team char-grilled the Cavaliers. That heat wave on the shore of Lake...

From claps to collapse: Dallas Stars lose, 5-4.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Heika Nov. 1--Stars fans were poised for a perfect Halloween night Wednesday at American Airlines Center. Sergei Zubov scored on a power play with just under eight minutes remaining, apparently completing a huge...

Texas Rangers welcome back Benoit, Jaramillo.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Evan Grant Nov. 1--The Rangers had a special on two-year contract extensions Wednesday. Both hitting instructor Rudy Jaramillo and reliever Joaquin Benoit took advantage of the offers. Only hours before his contract was to...

BRIEF: Parcells: Romo needs to be on guard: Former coach says Dallas Cowboys QB must protect football and money.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Todd Archer Nov. 1--IRVING -- Before he left town last February after retiring from coaching, Bill Parcells met three times with Tony Romo to discuss the things he believed would help Romo be a successful quarterback. When...

The Dallas Morning News Ray Sasser column: Load up on caution for opening of deer season.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Ray Sasser Nov. 1--The long-awaited white-tailed deer season begins 30 minutes before sunrise Saturday for most of the state's 500,000-plus deer hunters. Because of spring and summer rains, it should be a great hunting season for...

The Dallas Morning News Keith Whitmire column: Ask Keith.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Keith Whitmire Nov. 1--This is the question for all the marbles: Will this be the year that Skyline beats Carter to win 11-5A? Carter has its playmaker back, quarterback Jarvis Phillips, from an injury. Skyline hasn't beaten...

Buyouts put some on path to entrepreneurship: Three entrepreneurs share their stories of life after Corporate America.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Angela Shah Nov. 1--Corporate buyouts aren't just for recessions anymore. Despite a relatively robust Texas economy, major employers are offering buyout packages. Already, two big regional employers have announced buyouts to...

The Dallas Morning News Matt Wixon column: Study Hall: Gaining a foothold.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Matt Wixon Nov. 1--We've all seen people taking on climbing walls. Sometimes at gyms, sometimes at sporting goods stores, sometimes as part of "extreme" birthday parties. That is not what Alex Alderson knows as rock climbing....

BRIEF: Second suspect sought in Dallas gas station killing.
November 1, 2007... Nov. 1--A murder warrant has been issued for a second man accused in the shooting death of a Dallas gas station owner, police said Wednesday Dallas police were searching for Deshawn Larkin, 26. He and a second man were accused of entering...

BRIEF: Police: Two people barricaded in East Dallas.
November 1, 2007... Nov. 1--Dallas police responded Wednesday afternoon to a report of two barricaded people in an apartment in far East Dallas. Police responded at about 3 p.m. to the 11200 block of Woodmeadow Parkway, near the Garland and Mesquite city...

Bowie modeling agency owner killed in Cedar Hill home.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Steve Thompson Nov. 1--A photographer who owned his own modeling agency was found slain in his Cedar Hill home Tuesday evening. Samuel Bowie, 41, ran Bowie Model Management from the second floor of a brick and stone home on...

Dallas Mavericks' Jones, Hassell shut down LeBron.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Eddie Sefko Nov. 1--CLEVELAND -- Eddie Jones knows it's not going to be like this all the time. There will be some rough times. But there was nothing but smiles in the locker room after the game for the way he and Trenton...

The Dallas Morning News Tim Cowlishaw column: Another NBA title will end up in Texas.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Tim Cowlishaw Nov. 1--Another NBA season is upon us and the big story is the return of the Boston Celtics. Everywhere else. Not here. The chance that the arrival of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen will get the Celtics into,...

Old friends reunite in Houston-FC Dallas series: FCD's Serioux and Houston's De Rosario have long history.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Gabriel Cabarrouy Nov. 1--FRISCO -- FC Dallas midfielder Adrian Serioux knows something about his cover assignment for the first-round of the playoffs, midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. Serioux and De Rosario not only were...

Haggard Property is building 8-story office tower in West Plano.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Steve Brown Nov. 1--Developers are breaking ground soon on an 8-story office building in West Plano. The Windhaven Place One building will contain 200,522 square feet and is going up near the southeast corner of Windhaven...

BRIEF: Injunction granted against Six Flags Muslim Day protest organizer.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Jeff Mosier Nov. 1--A state district judge granted a temporary injunction Wednesday against a Florida man who organized a protest of a Six Flags Over Texas Muslim Family Day. The injunction forbids Joe Kaufman, president of...

Huckleberry Finn N-word lesson draws controversy: North Richland Hills: Teen asks teacher to modify epithet on blackboard.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Laurie Fox Nov. 1--The racial epithet leapt from the chalkboard. It was listed along with other emotionally charged words designed to illustrate the power of language in an introductory lesson to The Adventures of Huckleberry...

October's lead toy recalls scary, but knowledge keeps kids safe: Experts: Pay attention, and look closely before you let baby touch.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Jeffrey Weiss Nov. 1--The reports this week are alarming: Lead paint is found on plastic Halloween ugly teeth and trick-or-treat buckets. Consumer Reports finds lead on common items such as ceramic kids' tea sets and baby bibs....

Holy Land trial revealed a covert Islamist agenda.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Rod Dreher What an embarrassment the Holy Land Foundation mistrial was. Yes, it was a disappointment for us who wanted to see that Hamas-loving bunch convicted. But no matter which side you were on, the jury's deadlock and...

Obama finds his voice against Clinton.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Carl Leubsdorf Midway through Tuesday night's Democratic debate, Barack Obama found his voice. When Hillary Rodham Clinton sidestepped a question on the decision to keep secret the papers showing advice she gave her husband,...

The HookUp: Odd flirtation moves can strike at any time.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Bridgette Williams There's a commercial on TV where this woman is sitting at a table, and suddenly she has a problem with her eye and starts blinking all crazy-like. A guy across the room sees the blinking, goes over and sits his...

Which is it: rigid adherence to immigration law or compassion for the people who are already here?
November 1, 2007... Byline: William McKenzie If you didn't think so before, the DREAM Act's demise in the Senate last week showed for sure, beyond the proverbial shadow of a doubt, that Congress can't do immigration reform. Whether it's the big-deal...

State board calls methods of Dallas doctor `pseudoscience'.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Kim Horner DALLAS _ Patients come from all over the world to Dr. William J. Rea's Dallas clinic, where porcelain-coated walls and elaborate ventilation systems offer protection from an environment the doctor says has made them ill....

Mexico may create island penal colony for drug lords.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Laurence Iliff ISLA MARIA MADRE, Mexico _ Newcomers to this stunning Pacific island won't get an umbrella drink or the keys to an open-air Jeep for sightseeing. Instead, they're more likely to be handed a shovel, a list of rules...

The new religious right: They're not going away _ just transforming.
November 1, 2007... The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday, Oct. 31: X X X A generation ago, one of the most dependable voting blocs in American politics _ the labor movement _ began to fracture. Union leaders bitterly...

FCC bans exclusive cable TV contracts.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Andrew D. Smith Nov. 1--Federal regulators voted on Wednesday to ban exclusive-service agreements between cable companies and apartment owners, but Dallas-area renters shouldn't expect more TV options or lower TV prices anytime...

The Dallas Morning News Scott Cantrell column: Fussiness dampens organist John Scott's power.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Scott Cantrell Nov. 1--When Dallas built the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, nothing would do but equipping it with the best pipe organ money could buy. Now we're lucky to hear the big C.B. Fisk organ in a solo recital once a...

Gay groups critical of hip-hop song targeting saggin' pants.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Daniel Nov. 1--Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway wants urban youths to improve their image by hiking up their pants. But a local hip-hop artist is using homophobia as a tool to get that message across. What started as an...

NorthPark kicks off Fashion at the Park for fall.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Christopher Wynn Nov. 1--MODELS, music, champagne and shopping -- in an 18,000-square-foot tent on the parking lot between Nordstrom and Macy's. With valet, of course. After making a splash last March with its inaugural...

BRIEF: Ex-TCU player indicted on sexual assault charge.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Holly Yan Nov. 1--A former Texas Christian University basketball player has been indicted on a charge of aggravated sexual assault. Police said Shannon Monroe Behling participated in the October 2006 assault of an 18-year-old...

Blockbuster loss widens, job cuts planned.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Maria Halkias Nov. 1--Blockbuster Inc. reported a wider third-quarter loss, a decline in revenue and said it plans to cut costs by an additional $45 million through staff cuts and operating efficiencies. The largest U.S. movie...

BRIEF: Woman found dead in overturned SUV in Dallas creek.(Obituary)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Blanca Cantu Nov. 1--A woman was found dead Wednesday afternoon in her SUV, which was found upside down atop tree branches in a southeast Dallas creek. Authorities believe Chanci Shree Choice, 27, flipped her vehicle about...

The Dallas Morning News Carl P. Leubsdorf column: Obama finds his voice against Clinton.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Carl P. Leubsdorf Nov. 1--Midway through Tuesday night's Democratic debate, Barack Obama found his voice. When Hillary Rodham Clinton sidestepped a question on the decision to keep secret the papers showing advice she gave her...

The Dallas Morning News Kate Hairo- poulos column: Duncanville's Yanez punches his ticket to Beijing.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Kate Hairo- poulos Nov. 1--Duncanville's "Latin Legend" is officially an Olympian. Boxer Luis Yanez, 19, qualified Wednesday for the 2008 Beijing Games by advancing to the quarterfinals of the AIBA World Championships in...

Dallas choir celebrates Wesley hymns: EVENT: United Methodist choir to perform hymns of prolific writer.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Sam Hodges Nov. 1--If there can be Mostly Mozart events, why not one that's Exclusively Wesley? Such an event will in fact occur Sunday, when some 420 United Methodist choir members from the area will perform hymns with texts...

DSO's Beethoven program gives a preview of Jaap van Zweden's style: CLASSICAL MUSIC: Jaap van Zweden gives a preview of his style.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Scott Cantrell Nov. 1--A revolution began this week at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Jaap van Zweden started remaking the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Tuesday afternoon's rehearsal was the Dutch conductor's first...