Opinion
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Death for profit?
Ethics is a big part of journalism. According to merriam-webster.com, ethics is defined as: 1. plural but sing or plural in constr : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation 2. a : a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values I’ve been talking a lot about ethics these past few weeks. I’m helping a group of Boy Scouts earn their Journalism Merit Badge. We’ve watched, reviewed and...
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Love is in the air
Ah, to be in love. Whether it’s with another person, your best four-legged friend or even your garden, to have a true passion for someone else or something is a wonderful feeling. Sometimes I feel lazy when all I want to do is watch the Food Network all day on a Saturday instead of, say, riding 30 miles on my bike or running a marathon. But then I forgive myself by explaining to my conscience, “To each their own.” As long as everyone has a pa...
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When the flood waters come...
I love rainy days in Dallas. As a Texas transplant from Arizona, where the annual rainfall equals an afternoon Dallas thunderstorm, there is something still novel about the rain. I especially love rainy days living near White Rock Lake. On my morning commute toward downtown I often forego I-30 to drive through the neighborhoods down Garland Road, and I love watching the water pour over the White Rock Dam during a rainstorm. Recently during a...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: TAX HELP FOR THE ELDERLY?
Dear WRLW: I would like to see if there is any community service that offers tax help for the elderly. Thank for your help. Sincerely, E. Franco We love to hear from our readers. Please write to us at P. O. Box 180457 Dallas, TX, 75218 Or call us at 214-373-2111.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: NO POLITICS, PLEASE
Dear WRLW: I enjoy your paper and believe it's good for our community. However, last night as I was reading the Meet Your Neighbor story, I was surprised and a bit angered to see politics inserted into the middle of it. If I want to read a political slant, I can go to the letters section at the DMN or any number of sites online. I read your paper for news and events in our neighborhood; I read your paper for relief! Someone missed the boat on...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: RUN TO THE TRASH
Dear Nancy: Having recently moved to Dallas from Kaua'i, I immediately joined For the Love of the Lake and began doing their regular clean ups as well as my own unscheduled ones. This January "clean up," my partner and I gathered three blue bags of recyclables and two black bags of trash while enjoying the beauty of the lake, the ducks, geese, cormorants, pelicans, etc. and of course the runners in a race taking place while we were cleaning. ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: GARLAND ROAD BOYCOTT?
To WRLW: This morning, Sat., Jan, 28, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the announcer at the Mellew Productions/Run On The Texas Half at Winfrey Point at White Rock Lake in Dallas clearly called for a boycott of Garland Road businesses. Apparently, the businesses along Garland Road have asked that commercial operations at White Rock Lake not park on their premises, and race promoters are clearly angry enough to ask for a public boycott. The a...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: KUDOS TO SHARI
To the editor, owner, and anyone else who might read this or be interested: Shari Stern did an article with two pictures that ran on the front page about my new company, Silver Star Fitness, and some of the people I've been fortunate to help. It ran the last week of December. Shari was very thorough in all her research and most professional in her dealings with me and my clients she interviewed. The article was wonderfully done; I had many c...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: PLAYGROUND FENCE NEEDED
Dear WRLW: The Lake Park Estates community and others in the surrounding area appreciate the near completion of the new playground at Lake Highlands Park at the corner of Buckner and Lake Highlands Roads. The site awaits a permanent fence between the soccer field and the playground and upgrades to the portable toilets. Just one other feature is missing: a fence between the play area and a steep ravine. Prevention is always the prudent cou...
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Cords, cords, everywhere...
I love Ben Franklin. I really do. And I love light and electricity. In fact, “The Electric Company” was one of my favorite PBS shows growing up. Gotta love Channel 13! (Please go pledge your support now.) But I hadn’t really considered how much I depend on electricity on a day-to-day basis until this past week. Like so many things in life, I had come to take it for granted. “Of course my car is going to start in the morning,” I think proudl...
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Water Leaks 101
I can’t believe the Boy Scouts of America do not offer a Water Conservation Merit Badge. (Or a recycling one, for that matter.) But, if they did offer a water one, I would have to insist Lin Hughes Gold, of the Lakewood Neighborhood Association; Caroline Nosworthy, from Councilman Sheffie Kadane’s office; and the two Dallas Water Utilities workers, who came to my mother’s house this past week, be awarded the honor even though they are not Scou...
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