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</div> <h1 class="section-label section-article-label"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/">Editorials</a> </h1> <div class="widget stories custom headlineStoryList "> <div class="article news first default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151029-redjackets_cover.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RedJackets_COVER" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2508207-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Vanessa Jimenez, a City Year team leader, helps ninth-grader Israel Gallegos during his English I class at Spruce High School." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151029-editorial-theres-a-thousand-strategies-to-try-to-help-teen-students-this-one-works.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151029-editorial-theres-a-thousand-strategies-to-try-to-help-teen-students-this-one-works.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2508208-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: There’s a thousand strategies to try to help teen students; this one works </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2508208-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">City Year, made up of AmeriCorps members assigned to low-performing campuses, makes a difference in DISD.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151026-hesetwodogsonsingletonnearsylvanthreetimesinthepastweekalways.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/hese%2Btwo%2Bdogs%2Bon%2BSingleton%2Bnear%2BSylvan%2Bthree%2Btimes%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bpast%2Bweek%2Balways%2B" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2503517-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="This abandoned pair of dogs hung out along Singleton near Sylvan for weeks. (Jonnie England photo)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151026-editorial-dallas-finally-crafts-stray-dog-plan-but-will-it-work.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151026-editorial-dallas-finally-crafts-stray-dog-plan-but-will-it-work.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2503518-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas finally crafts stray-dog plan, but will it work? </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2503518-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">City Hall provides a strategy with teeth to try to reduce the number of pitiful animals roaming the streets.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20151021-ned_07drops_1_17477969.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NED_07DROPS_1_17477969.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2494859-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="House at 4323 Jamaica Street" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2015/ten-drops/oct/';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2015/ten-drops/oct/" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2495054-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Look at these 100 fixes for southern Dallas blight and why you should care </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2495054-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Eight years of listing neighborhood detractors has helped fight blight, put scofflaws on notice.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151019-concretedig.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/concretedig" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2492602-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Say goodbye to the dusty concrete plant at the base at the base of the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151019-editorial-looming-vote-on-deal-to-move-concrete-plant-away-from-trinity-groves-is-a-great-deal.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151019-editorial-looming-vote-on-deal-to-move-concrete-plant-away-from-trinity-groves-is-a-great-deal.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2492603-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Looming vote on deal to move concrete plant away from Trinity Groves is a great deal </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2492603-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A move further west would pave the way for new development at the base of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151005-illegal_dumping.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/ILLEGAL_DUMPING" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2467789-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A photo of illegal dumping captured by a Dallas city marshal’s camera." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151005-editorial-cameras-a-great-next-step-to-catch-dallas-illegal-dumpers-in-the-act.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151005-editorial-cameras-a-great-next-step-to-catch-dallas-illegal-dumpers-in-the-act.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2467790-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Cameras a great next step to catch Dallas' illegal dumpers in the act </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2467790-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Cracking down on illegal dumping, especially in southern Dallas, means police must use better tools like remote cameras.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151016-clean-up-10-15-005.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Clean+up+10-15+005" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2488107-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The Homestead neighborhood in West Dallas is uniting with the city to curb illegal dumping" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151016-editorial-west-dallas-residents-and-city-join-forces-on-dumping.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151016-editorial-west-dallas-residents-and-city-join-forces-on-dumping.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2488108-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: West Dallas residents and city join forces on dumping </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2488108-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The church and homeowners association regularly conduct trash cleanups, but this time code compliance and police officers participated.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150923-ned_lakecliff_al10_45801417.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NED_LAKECLIFF_AL10_45801417" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2447740-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Lake Cliff Towers condominiums as seen from Lake Cliff Park." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150923-editorial-restoring-the-great-dallas-neighborhood-of-lake-cliff.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150923-editorial-restoring-the-great-dallas-neighborhood-of-lake-cliff.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2447741-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Restoring the great Dallas neighborhood of Lake Cliff </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2447741-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The city can nudge a historic community back into prosperity by attracting a stable middle class. </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150922-nm_23southwestaerial_3656305.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_23SOUTHWESTAERIAL_3656305" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2446688-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Southwest Center Mall, at the crossroads of Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 67, as it looked in August 2005." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150922-editorial-new-mall-owner-gets-that-s.-dallas-residents-want-quality-options.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150922-editorial-new-mall-owner-gets-that-s.-dallas-residents-want-quality-options.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2446689-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: New mall owner gets that S. Dallas residents want quality options </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2446689-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The northern Dallas businessman who’s bought a big chunk of the shopping center vows to listen carefully to the community in planning strategy.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150914-photo1-3.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/photo%2B1%2B%283%29" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2435589-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="One of the packs of stray dogs living in Oak Cliff." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150914-editorial-dallas-city-hall-again-falls-short-on-stray-dog-solutions.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150914-editorial-dallas-city-hall-again-falls-short-on-stray-dog-solutions.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2435590-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas City Hall again falls short on stray dog solutions </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2435590-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Thank goodness City Council members aren’t letting management off the hook to find answers.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20150907-3701slamar_web.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/3701slamar_web" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2424674-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8096 " alt="" title="The W.H. Cotton building at 3701 S. Lamar St. is pockmarked and heaped with rusty fixtures reminiscent of a Mad Max film." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20150907-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-dallas-isd-s-cotton-building.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20150907-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-dallas-isd-s-cotton-building.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2424675-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket looks at Dallas ISD's Cotton building </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2424675-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Our list of neighborhood detractors focuses this month on a Dallas ISD building that’s helping drag South Dallas down.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150902-stellabytcbehinddumpsteronlancasterroad.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/stella%2Bby%2BTC%2Bbehind%2Bdumpster%2Bon%2BLancaster%2Broad" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2418018-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Stella, who lived for months behind a dumpster on Lancaster Road in Oak Cliff, is one of the lucky dogs. She was rescued and adopted earlier this year." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150902-editorial-city-council-demands-action-on-loose-dogs-in-southern-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150902-editorial-city-council-demands-action-on-loose-dogs-in-southern-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2418019-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: City Council demands action on loose dogs in southern Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2418019-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Certainly, before anyone stands up and salutes too heartily, genuine follow-through has to take place. But the progress made Wednesday — the council’s intense focus on the strays issue and its recognition that the problem is a massive quality of life challenge — deserves to be celebrated.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150901-img_3344.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_3344" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2416599-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="These three dogs have been living in the bushes outside the Dallas County Medical Society, on East 12th Street in north Oak Cliff, since early August." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150901-editorial-dallas-council-nows-your-chance-to-lead-on-chaotic-loose-dog-problem.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150901-editorial-dallas-council-nows-your-chance-to-lead-on-chaotic-loose-dog-problem.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2416600-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas council, now’s your chance to lead on chaotic loose dog problem </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2416600-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Wednesday’s budget briefing will provide an opportunity to demand accountability for fixing this failure in city services.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20150824-nm_24dade1.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_24dade1" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2407593-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7459 " alt="" title="Joseph Gatlin V, 11, was greeted by his mom, Shawanda Mike, at the end of the school day Monday at Dade Middle School." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150826-editorial-from-turmoil-to-turnaround-at-dade-middle-school.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150826-editorial-from-turmoil-to-turnaround-at-dade-middle-school.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2409500-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: From turmoil to turnaround at Dade Middle School? </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2409500-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A take-charge principal, tighter discipline and more experienced teachers are changing a troubled South Dallas school.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150821-nm_13straydog.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_13StrayDog" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2403586-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A stray dog runs past an elementary school in southern Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150821-editorial-4-things-dallas-can-do-to-stop-stray-dog-chaos.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150821-editorial-4-things-dallas-can-do-to-stop-stray-dog-chaos.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2403587-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 4 things Dallas can do to stop stray-dog chaos </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2403587-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Both the city’s tax base and the quality of life for residents and pets suffer until this problem gets fixed.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150809-img_2745.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_2745" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2389911-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A boarded-up home in Mill City has a car in the driveway and seats on the porch, an indication of possible illegal activity in an area swarming with it." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150809-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-visits-crime-ridden-mill-city-neighborhood.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150809-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-visits-crime-ridden-mill-city-neighborhood.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2389913-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket visits crime-ridden Mill City neighborhood </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2389913-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Drug dealers go hand in hand with weedy vacant lots and trash dumping.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150731-homesdig.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/homesdig" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2380759-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Home prices are rising in many Oak Cliff and southern Dallas neighborhoods." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150731-editorial-a-southern-dallas-housing-boom.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150731-editorial-a-southern-dallas-housing-boom.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2380760-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: A southern Dallas housing boom </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2380760-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Rising home prices in two sectors south of the Trinity — Oak Cliff and southern Dallas — reflect a growing interest in the area. Excellent.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150726-homeward-bound.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Homeward+Bound" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2375363-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A discussion at a Homeward Bound facility." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150726-editorial-lets-help-homeward-bound-make-a-move-for-the-better.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150726-editorial-lets-help-homeward-bound-make-a-move-for-the-better.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2375364-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Let’s help Homeward Bound make a move for the better </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2375364-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The addiction treatment center is leaving its aging north Oak Cliff facility, and needs to raise funds for a new home to continue providing its vital services.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150717-nad_07eastfieldcampus_20098009.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NAD_07EASTFIELDCAMPUS_20098009.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2366815-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Eastfield College Pleasant Grove campus is located on South Buckner Boulevard between Lake June Road and Elam Road." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150717-editorial-want-to-see-north-texas-future-workforce-look-here.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150717-editorial-want-to-see-north-texas-future-workforce-look-here.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2366816-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Want to see North Texas’ future workforce? Look here </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2366816-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Eastfield College’s Pleasant Grove campus provides the academic WD-40 needed for first-generation college students.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150715-imagine2020-1-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMAGINE2020+%281%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2364667-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Pre-kindergarten student Kennedy Wade, 4, works at a computer in her classroom as part of the Imagine 2020 program at JJ Rhoads Elementary School on Jan. 21." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150715-editorial-imagine-2020-schools-go-from-bad-to-worse.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150715-editorial-imagine-2020-schools-go-from-bad-to-worse.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2364668-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Imagine 2020 schools go from bad to worse </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2364668-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">DISD should investigate why schools in the Imagine 2020 program aren’t doing well, but the program should be preserved.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150712-inequalitydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/inequalitydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2361676-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="An abandoned home is one sign of the blight that afflicts South Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150712-editorial-dallas-neighborhoods-worst-in-u.s.-when-it-comes-to-inequality.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150712-editorial-dallas-neighborhoods-worst-in-u.s.-when-it-comes-to-inequality.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2361677-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas’ neighborhoods worst in U.S. when it comes to inequality </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2361677-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The Urban Institute study is evidence of why we must bridge Dallas’ north-south gap.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150710-subsidized-housing-map.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/subsidized+housing+map.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2359834-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="This Housing and Urban Development map depicts the very high concentrations of federally supported multifamily housing structures (green dots and green-house icons), tax-credit housing (red house icons) and people living in apartments where vouchers are accepted (blue-shaded sections) in Dallas. The red line depicts the north-south dividing line defined by the Trinity River and Interstate 30." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150710-editorial-fixing-the-housing-mess-that-spurred-segregation.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150710-editorial-fixing-the-housing-mess-that-spurred-segregation.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2359835-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Fixing the housing mess that spurred segregation </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2359835-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The Obama administration is correct to call for American cities like Dallas to change their subsidized housing policies.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20150708-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2357480-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2357480-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Our monthly list of neighborhood detractors highlights industrial abuses in Cadillac Heights, a long-troubled area.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150702-obama_academy.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/OBAMA_ACADEMY.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2352934-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150702-editorial-disd-standouts-male-leadership-academy-and-schools-of-choice.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150702-editorial-disd-standouts-male-leadership-academy-and-schools-of-choice.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2352935-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: DISD standouts: Male leadership academy and schools of choice </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2352935-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A look at some of the campuses that encourage us that Dallas schools can — and do — offer academic rigor.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150625-supreme_court_housing_discrimination_44636969.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/SUPREME_COURT_HOUSING_DISCRIMINATION_44636969.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2345887-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in Austin was the focal point of a Supreme Court decision Thursday that federal housing laws prohibit seemingly neutral practices that harm minorities, even without proof of intentional discrimination. The case involved an appeal from Texas officials accused of accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by awarding federal tax credits in a way that kept low-income housing out of white neighborhoods." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150625-editorial-supreme-court-kills-texas-segregated-housing-formula.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150625-editorial-supreme-court-kills-texas-segregated-housing-formula.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2345888-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Supreme Court kills Texas’ segregated housing formula </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2345888-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">State must find better ways to distribute affordable-housing tax credits after Thursday’s negative Supreme Court ruling.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150618-delira.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/delira.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2338180-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Class of 2016 senior Diana Delira, a 4.0 student, will graduate next year from Samuell High School’s early college program." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150618-editorial-early-college-at-samuell-high-raises-students-game.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150618-editorial-early-college-at-samuell-high-raises-students-game.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2338181-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Early college at Samuell High raises students' game </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2338181-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Graduation rates have risen steadily, and the school is near the top of Dallas ISD in the algebra I, biology and history end-of-school exams.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20150617-rawlings-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RAWLINGS+%282%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2336993-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8097 " alt="" title="Hispanic Families Network participants have urged neighbors to register for Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings’ Summer Reading Club." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20150617-editorial-hispanic-pleasant-grove-moms-pioneer-academic-lessons-for-peers.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20150617-editorial-hispanic-pleasant-grove-moms-pioneer-academic-lessons-for-peers.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2336994-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Hispanic Pleasant Grove moms pioneer academic lessons for peers </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2336994-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Observing the dedication and hard work of these parents reinforces that we are all a lot more alike than we are different.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20150617-south_lamar_streetview.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/south_lamar_streetview.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2336973-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8097 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20150617-editorial-sidewalks-green-space-to-transform-south-lamar.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20150617-editorial-sidewalks-green-space-to-transform-south-lamar.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2336975-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Sidewalks, green space to transform South Lamar </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2336975-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Departing council member Carolyn Davis launches an $11.5 million makeover effort for the heavily industrialized street.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150612-amazon.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/AMAZON.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331736-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="An Amazon.com employee stocks products along one of the many miles of aisles at an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center on "Cyber Monday," the busiest online shopping day of the holiday season Dec. 2, 2013, in Phoenix. Over 2,000 employees worked at the Phoenix facility, which is more than 1 million square feet. The Dallas facility will employ unspecified hundreds." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150612-editorial-amazons-welcome-addition-to-the-inland-port.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150612-editorial-amazons-welcome-addition-to-the-inland-port.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331737-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Amazon’s welcome addition to the Inland Port </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331737-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The company’s new fulfillment center is a big job creator for a southern Dallas area that badly needs an economic boost.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150610-bishop_0503met_44021797-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BISHOP_0503MET_44021797+%282%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2329094-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150610-editorial-when-a-cool-part-of-town-becomes-hot.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150610-editorial-when-a-cool-part-of-town-becomes-hot.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2329095-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Preserve North Oak Cliff's character, but don't impede progress </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2329095-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">North Oak Cliff must grow through sensitive design and community involvement.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150607-img_2527-1-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_2527+%281%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2325789-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The iconic sign at Wynnewood Shopping Village." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150607-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-its-time-to-renew-wynnewood.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150607-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-its-time-to-renew-wynnewood.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2325790-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket: It’s time to renew Wynnewood </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2325790-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The years and the natural cycle of aging neighborhoods have set this north central Oak Cliff neighborhood back.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150601-ecodig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Ecodig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2317914-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Rep. Eric Johnson (right), D-Dallas, with State Sen. Royce West, has authored several economic development bills worthy of Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150601-editorial-new-ways-to-jumpstart-economic-development-in-underserved-communities.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150601-editorial-new-ways-to-jumpstart-economic-development-in-underserved-communities.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2317915-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: New ways to jumpstart economic development in underserved communities </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2317915-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">We urge Gov. Greg Abbott to sign Rep. Eric Johnson’s innovative package of bills.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150531-steve_souter_full.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/STEVE_SOUTER_FULL.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2317199-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Steve Souter’s family owned a house in Oak Cliff that Douglas T. Fonteno claimed through adverse possession." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150531-editorial-a-law-with-teeth-to-fight-real-estate-scammers.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150531-editorial-a-law-with-teeth-to-fight-real-estate-scammers.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2317200-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: A law with teeth to fight real estate scammers </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2317200-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Gov. Abbott should sign a bill unanimously backed by the House and Senate to fight adverse-possession real estate scams.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150525-votehere-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/votehere+%282%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2309906-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150525-editorial-we-recommend-tiffinni-young-for-dallas-city-council-district-7.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150525-editorial-we-recommend-tiffinni-young-for-dallas-city-council-district-7.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2309907-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: We recommend Tiffinni Young for Dallas City Council, District 7 </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2309907-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The former Park Board member’s experience and connections can help her effectively confront the area’s longstanding challenges.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150526-rju0n0j.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/%24RJU0N0J.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2311006-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150526-editorial-we-recommend-casey-thomas-in-dallas-council-district-3.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150526-editorial-we-recommend-casey-thomas-in-dallas-council-district-3.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2311007-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Early voting in runoffs starts today; here are our recommendations </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2311007-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The runoff to represent southwestern Dallas on the City Council has produced two good candidates with contrasting views of the district’s needs and priorities.Two public school teachers, Joe Tave, 69,...</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150526-nmc_03fairpark5_39585837.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NMC_03FAIRPARK5_39585837.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2311020-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A parking lot on the southeast end of Fair Park near the corner of Robert B Cullum Boulveard and South Fitzhugh Avenue underscores the vast amount of park space devoted to asphalt. The Fair Park task force proposed turning parking lots on the south end of Fair Park into green space among other ideas to turn the site into a more inviting, year-round attraction." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150526-editorial-bold-ideas-to-reinvigorate-fair-park.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150526-editorial-bold-ideas-to-reinvigorate-fair-park.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2311021-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Bold ideas to reinvigorate Fair Park </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2311021-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The Dallas City Council should get behind recommendations intended to make the park more appealing for the 341 days a year when the fair isn’t in session.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150520-nm_11dade1_43829089.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_11DADE1_43829089.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2303074-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dade Middle School was locked down after a fight was broken up by DISD police using pepper spray in Dallas May 11, 2015. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150520-editorial-time-for-a-real-fix-for-dade-middle-schools-ills.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150520-editorial-time-for-a-real-fix-for-dade-middle-schools-ills.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2303075-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Time for a real fix for Dade Middle School’s ills </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2303075-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Recent fighting at the DISD school shows that a lack of urgency and parental involvement stand in the way of fixes.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150517-southeast.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/SOUTHEAST.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2299177-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Residents turned out Thursday night for a town hall at the Pleasant Grove Public Library as District Attorney Susan Hawk and others in the local law enforcement community spoke about issues of interest to the southeast Dallas community." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150517-editorial-lets-unite-around-a-strategic-vision-for-southeast-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150517-editorial-lets-unite-around-a-strategic-vision-for-southeast-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2299178-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Let’s unite around a strategic vision for southeast Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2299178-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">What this too-often-invisible part of town most needs is an injection of younger middle-income residents like those slowly migrating deeper into Oak Cliff.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150515-cementdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/cementdig.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2297338-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Has the time come to find a new home for a concrete plant at the base of the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge?" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150515-editorial-cement-plants-impending-move-is-latest-good-news-for-west-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150515-editorial-cement-plants-impending-move-is-latest-good-news-for-west-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297339-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Cement plant’s impending move is latest good news for West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297339-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A new location for the Southern Star operation would be the latest impressive change at the base of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150514-nupayday1.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Nupayday1.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2295866-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A sign warning of predatory payday lenders leans up against a chair during a speech by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray. Cities,states and the federal government are looking for ways to protect low-income borrowers from being buried by fees and debts." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150514-editorial-small-but-significant-payday-loan-progress-in-austin.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150514-editorial-small-but-significant-payday-loan-progress-in-austin.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2295867-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Small but significant payday loan progress in Austin </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2295867-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Our neighbors need a safer way to borrow. A banking district plan could take another necessary bite out of predatory payday lenders.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150507-bilal-before-cleanup.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Bilal+before+cleanup.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2287342-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Architect Lukas Petrash encountered waste-deep debris when he began the first steps toward renovating the Lee G. Bilal building earlier this year. It is now scraped clean inside." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150507-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-further-into-bilal-building-progress.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150507-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-further-into-bilal-building-progress.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2287343-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket looks further into Bilal building progress </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2287343-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Owner of long-troubled building and city need to find some middle ground as they share the same goal for historic structure.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150503-labajdadig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/LABajdadig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2281653-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The success of Trinity Groves and several planned new housing developments south of Singleton Boulevard are adding traffic to the once sleepy La Bajada neighborhood in West Dallas" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150503-editorial-trinity-groves-success-also-brings-challenges-for-west-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150503-editorial-trinity-groves-success-also-brings-challenges-for-west-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2281654-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Trinity Groves' success also brings challenges for West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2281654-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">With economic rebirth come traffic woes for both pedestrians and La Bajada residents.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150430-patriotscrossing.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/patriotscrossing.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2277838-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The empty expanse of dirt and weeds across South Lancaster from the VA Hospital was supposed to become Patriots Crossing, a housing and commercial complex. After years of failed efforts to break ground, the city finally foreclosed on the developer on Tuesday, April 28, 2105." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150430-editorial-a-disappointing-end-to-the-patriots-crossing-dream.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150430-editorial-a-disappointing-end-to-the-patriots-crossing-dream.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2277839-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: A disappointing end to the Patriots Crossing dream </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2277839-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Foreclosure proceedings against the project on South Lancaster offer cautionary lessons for the city.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150429-rawlings_growsouth-1-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RAWLINGS_GROWSOUTH+%281%29+%282%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2276253-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Mayor Mike Rawlings holds up a draft for Grow South Community Indicatiors draft during his debate against Mayoral candidates Marcos Ronquillo during a forum at Belo Mansion in Dallas March 31, 2015." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150429-editorial-bold-initiatives-ahead-for-growsouth.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150429-editorial-bold-initiatives-ahead-for-growsouth.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2276254-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Bold initiatives ahead for GrowSouth </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2276254-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Mayor Mike Rawlings has big plans to appoint neighborhood managers, build 1,500 new houses and expand local feedback.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150428-rawlingsdemo_3_rab_41473921.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RAWLINGSDEMO_3_RAB_41473921.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2274565-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings claps his hands on Dec. 30 while watching the city demolish a dilapidated home, the 272nd nuisance structure, as part of the GrowSouth economic development plan. Although demolitions are meeting his goal, he has yet to find consistent ways to rebuild on those empty lots." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150428-editorial-latest-scorecard-shows-growsouth-needs-to-kick-it-into-higher-gear.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150428-editorial-latest-scorecard-shows-growsouth-needs-to-kick-it-into-higher-gear.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2274566-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Latest scorecard shows GrowSouth needs to kick it into higher gear </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2274566-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">On the effort’s third birthday, Mayor Mike Rawlings can brag of major progress, but big frustrations remain in southern Dallas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150427-editorial-going-after-squatters-rights-abusers.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2273475-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Going after squatter’s rights abusers </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2273475-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A bill before the Texas House seeks to punish adverse possession scammers who prey on the poor.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150423-unt-dallas-development-plan.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/UNT+Dallas+development+plan.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2269048-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The current area plan for UNT Dallas shows a planned Centurion American development known as University Hills and Former Dallas Cowboy PEttis Norman’s plan known on the map as NRP." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150423-editorial-unt-dallas-is-a-keystone-for-developing-southeast-oak-cliff.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150423-editorial-unt-dallas-is-a-keystone-for-developing-southeast-oak-cliff.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2269049-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: UNT Dallas is a keystone for developing southeast Oak Cliff </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2269049-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">But let’s be patient and ensure the best for this blank slate.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150410-lee.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/LEE.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2252880-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Umphrey Lee Elementary is one of six campuses in southern Dallas that is getting an infusion of new teachers and campus leadership next August." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150410-editorial-disd-is-smart-to-stoke-low-performing-schools-with-top-talent.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150410-editorial-disd-is-smart-to-stoke-low-performing-schools-with-top-talent.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2252881-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: DISD is smart to stoke low-performing schools with top talent </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2252881-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The goal is to infuse six campuses on the “improvement-required” list with some of the district’s most effective teachers and leaders.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150409-oak-glen-3.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/oak+glen+3.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2251210-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The city-owned Oak Glen Apartments were ravaged by fire in November. Since then, the city has neglected to secure the property, leaving it vulnerable to invasions. The federal government has warned the city that immediate action is necessary." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150409-editorial-a-sense-of-urgency-required-for-oak-glen.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150409-editorial-a-sense-of-urgency-required-for-oak-glen.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2251211-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: A sense of urgency required for Oak Glen </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2251211-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Southern Dallas’ city-owned Oak Glen Apartments shouldn’t have needed federal intervention to get the attention required.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150407-big-spring-dallas-april-2015.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Big+Spring+Dallas+April+2015.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2248241-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150407-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-protecting-and-treasuring-big-spring.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150407-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-protecting-and-treasuring-big-spring.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2248242-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket: Protecting and treasuring Big Spring </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2248242-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">This part of southern Dallas tells a history we should know, celebrate and protect.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150401-nutalldig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Nutalldig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2241674-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Bernadette Nutall" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150401-editorial-we-recommend-bernadette-nutall-for-disd-district-9-trustee.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150401-editorial-we-recommend-bernadette-nutall-for-disd-district-9-trustee.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2241675-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: We recommend Bernadette Nutall for DISD District 9 trustee </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2241675-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Nutall has more talent than she’s displayed in office. Her opponent is woefully unprepared.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150330-editorial-two-churches-two-parts-of-town-one-message-of-unity.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2239163-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Two churches, two parts of town, one message of unity </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2239163-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">May residents of all stripes join pastors Bryan Carter and Jeff Warren on their mission to address Dallas’ north-south divide.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150326-stray.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/STRAY.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2235244-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A stray dogs sits on the porch of a vacant house on Pennsylvania Avenue in south Dallas late last year." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150326-editorial-we-need-straight-talk-on-stray-dogs-in-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150326-editorial-we-need-straight-talk-on-stray-dogs-in-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2235245-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: We need straight talk on stray dogs in Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2235245-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Why doesn’t the city have shelter data necessary to determine the best strategy for helping both the animals and neighborhood quality of life?</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150325-richard_miles_2.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RICHARD_MILES_2.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2233608-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Miles of Freedom founder Richard Miles, center, hugs Dallas County Felony Prosecutor J. Chris Hawkins during a meeting of the non-profit group in Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150325-editorial-exoneree-builds-a-prison-to-employment-pipeline.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150325-editorial-exoneree-builds-a-prison-to-employment-pipeline.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2233609-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Exoneree builds a prison-to-employment pipeline </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2233609-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Exoneree Richard Miles, who spent 15 years in prison, is working to help ex-offenders find work and rebuild their lives.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150319-johnson_mims_web.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Johnson_Mims_web.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2225699-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Charles Johnson, left, and resident Clifton Mims face eviction from the adverse-possession house at 4106 Marshall." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150319-editorial-a-dangerous-ruling-affecting-adverse-possession.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150319-editorial-a-dangerous-ruling-affecting-adverse-possession.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2225705-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: A dangerous ruling affecting adverse possession </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2225705-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Despite ownership disputes, a local judge ruled that the claimant of two adverse-possession houses may evict residents.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150315-paydaydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydaydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2219142-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150315-editorial-ending-payday-lenders-game-of-cat-and-mouse.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150315-editorial-ending-payday-lenders-game-of-cat-and-mouse.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2219143-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Ending payday lenders’ game of cat and mouse </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2219143-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The bill, filed by State Rep. James White, R-Woodville, would reduce payday lending abuses statewide.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150308-4408second_web.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/4408second_web.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2209701-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The Lee G. Bilal building, 4408 Second Ave., is the longest occupant of the 10 Drops list, but its purchase in December could lead to a major renovation." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150308-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-at-last-hope-for-bilal-building.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150308-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-at-last-hope-for-bilal-building.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2209702-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket: At last, hope for Bilal building </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2209702-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">We note the planned renovation of the Lee G. Bilal building, the longest occupant of this list of neighborhood detractors.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150225-south_dallas_housing.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/SOUTH_DALLAS_HOUSING.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2195547-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Baranda Fermin (left) and Lincoln Stephens wed on the front porch of their home in South Dallas. Attracting the middle class to southern Dallas should be a primary focus of Neighborhood Plus." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150225-editorial-dallas-revitalization-plan-needs-southern-focus.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150225-editorial-dallas-revitalization-plan-needs-southern-focus.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2195548-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas revitalization plan needs southern focus </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2195548-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">City Hall’s new Neighborhood Plus program requires a renewed effort to address the north-south imbalance.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150222-capital-accessdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Capital+accessdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2191482-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="State Rep. Eric Johnson, D, Dallas, has proposed bills to encourage banks as alternatives to payday lenders" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150222-editorial-old-problems-new-ideas-for-access-to-capital.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150222-editorial-old-problems-new-ideas-for-access-to-capital.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2191483-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Old problems, new ideas for access to capital </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2191483-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">State Rep. Eric Johnson is offering fresh solutions to persistent economic problems</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150218-browndig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/browndig.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2185636-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dallas Police Chief David Brown has been steadily expanding community policing since he took the department’s top job in 2010." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150218-editorial-dallas-police-chief-and-da-are-smart-to-get-beyond-echo-chamber.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150218-editorial-dallas-police-chief-and-da-are-smart-to-get-beyond-echo-chamber.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2185637-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas police chief and DA are smart to get beyond echo chamber </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2185637-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Brown and Hawk focus on new ways to hear more community voices on law enforcement issues.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150217-nad_08ebola03_40220807.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NAD_08EBOLA03_40220807.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2183817-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A file photo of the Vickery Meadow neighborhood in Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150217-editorial-dallas-plan-to-bolster-middle-class-neighborhoods-deserves-careful-look.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150217-editorial-dallas-plan-to-bolster-middle-class-neighborhoods-deserves-careful-look.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2183818-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas’ plan to bolster middle-class neighborhoods deserves careful look </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2183818-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">At a time when the city is getting poorer and the middle class is fleeing, the city staff is calling for raising the minimum wage for city workers and contractors, for targeting blight and for shoring up neighborhoods at the tipping point.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150213-cometogether.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/cometogether.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2179830-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Participants in the “Come Together: Connecting Capital and the Underserved” included (from left to right) Mike Casey, chairman of the Grand Bank of Texas; Michelle Singletary, author and nationally syndicated personal finance columnist; Mayor Mike Rawlings; Dr. Susan McElroy, associate professor of economics and education policy at University of Texas at Dallas; and John Martinez, president of the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150213-editorial-how-we-can-make-investment-shift-to-southern-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150213-editorial-how-we-can-make-investment-shift-to-southern-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2179831-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: How we can make investment shift to southern Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2179831-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Virtual Q&A; out of “Come Together” event provides tools for entrepreneurship and basic financial literacy.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150211-img_1866.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_1866.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2176765-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The Okaglen apartments on South Lancaster Road." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150211-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-the-oakglen-apartments.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150211-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-the-oakglen-apartments.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2176766-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 drops in the bucket looks at the Oakglen apartments </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2176766-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Complex on Lancater Road that’s burned out on an entire end must come down.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150206-paydaydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydaydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2170337-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dozens of payday loan stores in Dallas have closed since the city passed a landmark ordinance regulating the lenders in 2011" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150206-editorial-fighting-payday-loan-abuses.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150206-editorial-fighting-payday-loan-abuses.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2170338-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Fighting payday loan abuses </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2170338-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be a big help to local crackdowns on abusive lending.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150203-img_0518.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_0518.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2164559-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Members of the Hispanic Families Network team explained how the program works to Pleasant Grove parents last Thursday." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150203-editorial-dallas-latina-moms-answer-academic-challenge-for-kids-sake.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150203-editorial-dallas-latina-moms-answer-academic-challenge-for-kids-sake.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2164560-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas Latina moms answer academic challenge for kids’ sake </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2164560-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Hispanic Families Network will teach them to leverage digital tools to learn and spread educational strategies.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151022-493774244_46808541.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/493774244_46808541" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2496852-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and current Democratic presidential candidate, holds her own against Republican questioning by members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151022-editorial-hillary-clinton-holds-her-own-in-front-of-benghazi-questioners.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151022-editorial-hillary-clinton-holds-her-own-in-front-of-benghazi-questioners.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2496853-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Hillary Clinton holds her own in front of Benghazi questioners </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2496853-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">In a daylong appearance that was a make-or-break moment for the House select committee, Clinton checks this issue off her list.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150113-mac_cedars_venue.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/MAC_CEDARS_VENUE.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2134677-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="McKinney Avenue Contemporary will soon add to the area’s cultural renaissance by renovating a 2.16-acre site on South Ervay." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150113-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-investing-in-cultural-future-of-southern-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150113-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-investing-in-cultural-future-of-southern-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2134678-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket: Investing in cultural future of southern Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2134678-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">McKinney Avenue Contemporary’s move to the Cedars marks a welcome investment in the cultural future of southern Dallas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150128-catsdogs.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/catsdogs.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2156005-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="To see the spay/neuter PSA airing during the Hallmark Channel’s Kitten Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, go to lucypetfoundation.org" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150128-editorial-spread-big-fix-message-of-free-spay-neuter-services-in-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150128-editorial-spread-big-fix-message-of-free-spay-neuter-services-in-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2156006-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Spread Big Fix message of free spay-neuter services in Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2156006-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">With 80,000 dogs and cats euthanized nationally each week, here’s how you can make a difference in North Texas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20150126-imagine_2020_mike_miles_rhoads_elementary.jpg1.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMAGINE_2020_MIKE_MILES_RHOADS_ELEMENTARY.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2153265-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150126-editorial-plan-to-improve-dallas-poorest-schools-is-showing-success.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150126-editorial-plan-to-improve-dallas-poorest-schools-is-showing-success.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2153192-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Plan to improve Dallas’ poorest schools is showing success </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2153192-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Too many of us think it quietly, even if we don’t say it out loud: There’s not much that can be done about Dallas public schools. That isn’t true. A solid plan, high expectations and additional resources can improve even our most impoverished campuses.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150125-kayleaks.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/kayleaks" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2151400-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="“I am sure she is block captain of her new ‘hood in heaven,” Dallas Police Chief David Brown told us on the passing of longtime Pleasant Grove resident Kay Leaks (above), who along with her husband James, was a mainstay in crime watch and other homeowner advocacy projects." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150125-editorial-kay-leaks-symbolizes-why-pleasant-grove-is-special.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150125-editorial-kay-leaks-symbolizes-why-pleasant-grove-is-special.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2151401-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Kay Leaks symbolizes why Pleasant Grove is special </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2151401-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">She and her husband tirelessly tag-teamed in countless ways on behalf of their community.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150122-medicaid.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/medicaid.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2148132-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dr. Tonya McDonald, a pediatrician at My Children's Clinic in South Dallas, tickles Angel Carranza's, 2, while going over check-up results with his mother, Griselda Rodriguez, Jan. 16." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150122-editorial-one-way-to-end-southern-dallas-medical-deserts.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150122-editorial-one-way-to-end-southern-dallas-medical-deserts.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2148133-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: One way to end southern Dallas ‘medical deserts’ </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2148133-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Abbott could help correct this disparity by ending objections to expanding Medicaid eligibility in Texas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150121-turnercourts.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/TURNERCOURTS.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2146138-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150121-editorial-high-court-must-not-perpetuate-segregation.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150121-editorial-high-court-must-not-perpetuate-segregation.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2146139-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: High court must not perpetuate segregation </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2146139-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A Supreme Court case about segregationist effects of public housing in Dallas could affect the course of civil rights.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150119-dallas_safe_program_39153769.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/DALLAS_SAFE_PROGRAM_39153769.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2143092-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="This vacant South Dallas house, said to be the site of repeated drug deals, was torn down in August as part of the city’s effort to rid neighborhoods of decaying or crime-ridden buildings." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150119-editorial-house-demolitions-arent-enough-city-must-rebuild-too.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150119-editorial-house-demolitions-arent-enough-city-must-rebuild-too.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2143093-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: House demolitions aren’t enough; city must rebuild, too </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2143093-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Tearing down decrepit houses is not a fix unless Dallas planners find ways to put empty lots back into productive use.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150118-highlandhills.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/HIGHLANDHILLS.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2142050-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Paul Quinn College students joined other protesters in September 2011 in front of Dallas City Hall to protest a city plan to expand a landfill near the campus. The successful campaign to stop the expansion sparked a partnership between Paul Quinn and Duke University’s Nicolas School of the Environment." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150118-editorial-duke-paul-quinn-and-abilene-christian-university-do-poverty-busting-in-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150118-editorial-duke-paul-quinn-and-abilene-christian-university-do-poverty-busting-in-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2142051-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Duke, Paul Quinn and Abilene Christian University do poverty-busting in Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2142051-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Innovative partnerships show that there’s no better textbook than hands-on work in impoverished neighborhoods.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150102-big_spring.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BIG_SPRING.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2119588-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dallas City Council members Monica Alonzo, Philip Kingston, Jennifer Staubach Gates and Adam Medrano inspected water at the Big Spring as they toured the land near the Texas Horse Park, being built in southern Dallas in the Great Trinity Forest." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150102-editorial-we-must-protect-and-share-big-spring.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150102-editorial-we-must-protect-and-share-big-spring.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2119589-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: We must protect and share Big Spring </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2119589-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">One of Dallas’ great natural treasures needs a solid management plan.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150109-prek.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/PREK.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2129371-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="DISD Caillet Elementary School teaching assistant Jose Ramirez checks the time as he prepares to lead students to their lunch break on a school day last spring." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150109-editorial-we-assess-2014-goals-and-set-our-agenda-for-2015.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150109-editorial-we-assess-2014-goals-and-set-our-agenda-for-2015.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2129372-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: We assess 2014 goals and set our agenda for 2015 </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2129372-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">From the ‘north-south divide’ to ‘getting criminal justice right,’ here are our priorities for the coming year.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150106-dogscomposite-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/dogscomposite+%282%29.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2123533-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Clockwise from top left: Love, Hope, Faith and Grace, four Aussie dogs rescued in southeast Dallas, weren't supposed to be euthanized, rescuers say." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150106-editorial-what-reforms-will-come-out-of-deaths-of-4-dogs-in-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20150106-editorial-what-reforms-will-come-out-of-deaths-of-4-dogs-in-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2123534-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: What reforms will come out of deaths of 4 dogs in Dallas? </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2123534-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The city and its residents can do more to reduce a problem that’s bigger than Dallas Animal Services can handle alone.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141207-nmc_3bonton1aj.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NMC_3bonton1AJ.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2081848-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Daron Babcock has a thriving greenhouse, garden space, a tank filled with tilapia and faith that his BonTon Farm-Works can turn a profit with living-wage jobs for residents from Ideal and Rochester Park." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141207-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-the-enterprising-bonton-farm-works.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141207-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-the-enterprising-bonton-farm-works.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2081850-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket looks at the enterprising BonTon Farm-Works </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2081850-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The area along Bexar Street looks better than it has in a long time, thanks largely to the city’s investment in fancy townhomes and the Dallas Housing Authority’s new Buckeye Commons development.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141214-tarashevskadog.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/tarashevskadog.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2093080-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Marina Tarashevska works the back streets of Dallas to find and rescue abandoned dogs." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141214-editorial-dallas-can-learn-from-rescuer-of-stray-dogs.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141214-editorial-dallas-can-learn-from-rescuer-of-stray-dogs.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2093081-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas can learn from rescuer of stray dogs </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2093081-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Marina Tarashevska is an angel of mercy for abandoned animals in the southern half of the city.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141205-1724-marburg.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/1724+Marburg.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2079711-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="This house at 1724 Marburg, listed in Dallas County property records as in “very poor” condition, is owned by G.W. Works." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141205-editorial-naming-and-shaming-southern-dallas-slumlords.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141205-editorial-naming-and-shaming-southern-dallas-slumlords.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2079712-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Naming and shaming southern Dallas slumlords </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2079712-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Mayor Mike Rawlings is rolling out a plan to pressure southern Dallas slumlords into fixing up their rental properties.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141121-rawlings_growsouth.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RAWLINGS_GROWSOUTH.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2057221-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings talks about where the southern and western part of the city stands going into year 2 of GrowSouth during a 2013 presentation." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141121-editorial-our-six-month-growsouth-progress-report.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141121-editorial-our-six-month-growsouth-progress-report.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2057222-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Our six-month GrowSouth progress report </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2057222-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Mayor Mike Rawlings has an impressive list of GrowSouth accomplishments, including launching a new investment board.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141117-daron_babcock_bonton.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/DARON_BABCOCK_BONTON.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2047060-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Daron Babcock of H.I.S. BridgeBuilders feeds tilapia fish in his aquaponic food production system. Waste from the tank feeds plants grown in a closed system." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141117-editorial-dallas-council-should-free-local-growers-to-sell-produce.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141117-editorial-dallas-council-should-free-local-growers-to-sell-produce.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2047061-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas council should free local growers to sell produce </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2047061-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The entire city, including the food deserts in the southern half, would benefit from fresh food from our neighbors’ backyards.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141112-race.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RACE.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2038322-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dallas City Council member Dwaine Caraway speaks Feb. 22 at one of the “Conversations about Race” events held in recent years." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141112-editorial-a-vein-of-optimism-in-dallas-attitudes-on-race.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141112-editorial-a-vein-of-optimism-in-dallas-attitudes-on-race.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2038323-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: A vein of optimism in Dallas attitudes on race </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2038323-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">As a national convention meets here, could our city provide a model for antidiscrimination innovation?</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141107-fairparkdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/FAIRPARKDIG.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2029291-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A train arrives at the Fair Park Station in South Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141107-editorial-fold-south-dallas-trust-fund-into-better-strategy.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141107-editorial-fold-south-dallas-trust-fund-into-better-strategy.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2029292-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Fold South Dallas trust fund into better strategy </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2029292-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The fund’s latest audit is a sad repeat of unfixed problems from the last audit. It’s time for a new approach.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141109-barb-wire_fence_texas_horse_park.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BARB-WIRE_FENCE_TEXAS_HORSE_PARK.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2032602-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The city of Dallas has directed Wayne Kirk to remove the barbed wire from this fence at the Texas Horse Park in southern Dallas. City code does not allow barbed wire fencing lower than 6 feet above ground." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141109-editorial-keep-dallas-horse-park-closed-until-new-boss-is-found.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141109-editorial-keep-dallas-horse-park-closed-until-new-boss-is-found.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2032603-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Keep Dallas horse park closed until new boss is found </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2032603-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Man charged with animal cruelty has shown again and again that he shouldn’t run this Trinity Forest operation.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141106-epicdallas.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/epicdallas.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2026926-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A screenshot of the Epicdallas.org website shows code issues surrounding the building at 4408 S. Second Ave. in South Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141106-editorial-interactive-problem-fixing-comes-to-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141106-editorial-interactive-problem-fixing-comes-to-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2026927-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Interactive problem-fixing comes to Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2026927-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Instead of suffering in silence, residents can monitor code complaints and problems with a new online mapping tool.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141102-oak_farms_dairy.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/OAK_FARMS_DAIRY.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2018823-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Oak Farms Dairy is part of proposed rezoning of nearly 900 acres in north Oak Cliff." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141102-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-oak-cliff-gateway.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141102-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-looks-at-oak-cliff-gateway.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2018824-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket looks at Oak Cliff Gateway </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2018824-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Nearly 900 acres of Dallas has been placed under an ambitious plan.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141031-come_together.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/COME_TOGETHER.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2016447-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Financial columnist Michelle Singletary, second from left, speaks during a panel sponsored by the The Dallas Morning News, and moderated by Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, titled Come Together: Connecting Capital with Underserved Communitie. Singletary writes a national syndicated column, The Color of Money." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141031-editorial-without-access-to-capital-and-banking-theres-little-hope-for-poor.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141031-editorial-without-access-to-capital-and-banking-theres-little-hope-for-poor.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2016448-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Without access to capital and banking, there’s little hope for poor </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2016448-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Communities in southern Dallas can’t pull themselves out of poverty without a helping hand.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141030-bridgedig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bridgedig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2014783-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141030-editorial-avoid-fees-if-possible-at-continental-park.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141030-editorial-avoid-fees-if-possible-at-continental-park.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2014784-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Avoid fees if possible at Continental park </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2014784-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The Continental Avenue Bridge is an asset whose future shouldn’t be a seat-of-the-pants decision.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141024-come.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/COME.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2003848-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Jefferson Boulevard in Oak Cliff is a good example of an area of southern Dallas embraced by many types of entrepreneurs." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141024-editorial-getting-capital-into-underserved-parts-of-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141024-editorial-getting-capital-into-underserved-parts-of-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2003849-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Getting capital into underserved parts of Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2003849-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A Thursday night forum will seek solutions to end our economic imbalance and to help entrepreneurs succeed.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20141022-paydayloans.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/PAYDAYLOANS.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1999849-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Dozens of payday loan businesses, including this one, have closed since Dallas passed an ordinance regulating such lenders." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141022-editorial-ending-the-payday-lending-cycle.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141022-editorial-ending-the-payday-lending-cycle.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1999801-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Ending the payday lending cycle </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1999801-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A new alternative to payday lenders is coming to Dallas and needs your support.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141010-nm_27parkrow1_40031165.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_27PARKROW1_40031165.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1973183-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Bridesmaids begin the processional at the wedding of Lincoln Stephens and Baranda Fermin on Park Row in South Dallas Sept. 27." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141010-editorial-spotlighting-the-good-life-of-southern-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141010-editorial-spotlighting-the-good-life-of-southern-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1973185-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Spotlighting the good life of southern Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1973185-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Two recent DMN articles point to the faith of residents in their neighborhoods’ futures.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141007-img_6824.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_6824.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1966422-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The partially fenced $4.5 million expanse of dirt called Patriots Crossing now serves no other purpose than as a makeshift parking lot for the VA Medical Center, visible in the background." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141007-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20141007-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1966423-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1966423-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Our monthly list of southern Dallas neighborhood detractors examines the $4.5 million debacle dubbed Patriots Crossing.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140921-homesdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/homesdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1932163-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Nearly three years after the opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, West Dallas and North Oak Cliff are hot real estate markets." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140921-editorial-why-new-homebuilding-in-west-dallas-north-oak-cliff-is-so-critical.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140921-editorial-why-new-homebuilding-in-west-dallas-north-oak-cliff-is-so-critical.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1932164-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Why new homebuilding in West Dallas, North Oak Cliff is so critical </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1932164-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Freshly minted apartment units are important, but new homes represent a different level of commitment to a neighborhood and its school district.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140918-steve_souter.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Steve_SOUTER.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1927549-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="The house behind Steve Souter, in the 2700 block of Grafton Street in Oak Cliff, was once owned by his father but was acquired by Douglas T. "Chase " Fonteno’s company through adverse possession." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140918-editorial-inaction-enables-junk-house-dealer-to-exploit-poor.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140918-editorial-inaction-enables-junk-house-dealer-to-exploit-poor.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1927557-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Inaction enables junk-house dealer to exploit poor </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1927557-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">If Chase Fonteno and his associates gambled that the complexity would thwart prosecutors, the wager has paid off big time.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140914-n1a_23advance_4085791.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/N1A_23ADVANCE_4085791.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1918597-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140914-editorial-finding-innovative-alternatives-to-payday-lenders.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140914-editorial-finding-innovative-alternatives-to-payday-lenders.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1918598-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Just say no to payday lending </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1918598-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Smarter community- and employer-based options are cropping up as a way to avoid payday lenders' high-interest loans.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140910-ax113_164c_7.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/AX113_164C_7.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1910441-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="A beaver lodge sits next to the partially drained pond, water from which was used to control dust from construction of a golf course near the Trinity River Audubon Center." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140910-editorial-drained-trinity-pond-drains-confidence.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140910-editorial-drained-trinity-pond-drains-confidence.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1910442-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Drained Trinity pond drains confidence </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1910442-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">City staff should have known better than to let Trinity Forest pond be siphoned off and trees be cut down for dirt pit.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140907-jj-lemmon-elevation.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/JJ+Lemmon+Elevation.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1904725-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="An artist’s rendering shows the 700,000-square-foot warehouse complex planned for 100 acres at the northwest intersection of Interstates 20 and 45." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20140907-10-drops-in-the-bucket-good-news-for-major-highway-intersection.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20140907-10-drops-in-the-bucket-good-news-for-major-highway-intersection.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1904726-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> 10 Drops in the Bucket: Good news for major highway intersection </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1904726-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Our monthly list of pernicious problems in southern Dallas includes an uplifting story of development and job creation.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140902-statefair-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/statefair+%282%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1895051-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140902-editorial-finding-solutions-to-fair-parks-year-round-problems.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140902-editorial-finding-solutions-to-fair-parks-year-round-problems.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1895052-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Finding solutions to Fair Park’s year-round problems </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1895052-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The mayor’s Fair Park Task Force has good ideas to improve its success and unify management under nonprofit auspices.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140820-povertydig.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Povertydig" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1869673-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings announced a formation of an anti-poverty task force at the United Way Tocqueville Second Tuesday luncheon earlier this year." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140822-editorial-finding-fixes-to-cure-dallas-poverty.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140822-editorial-finding-fixes-to-cure-dallas-poverty.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1875433-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Finding fixes to cure Dallas poverty </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1875433-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The mayor’s task force offers good, workable solutions to help address a growing problem for the city.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140817-habitatdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Habitatdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1864860-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter will lead 5,000 volunteers in building 30 homes and repairing 20 others in east Oak Cliff and and building 15 and painting 50 others in Fort Worth" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140817-editorial-dallas-habitat-project-gets-carter-assist.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140817-editorial-dallas-habitat-project-gets-carter-assist.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1864861-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas Habitat project gets Carter assist </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1864861-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The former first couple will lead a volunteer workforce to build 30 new homes and repair 20 others in east Oak Cliff in October.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20140810-cristo-rey-rendering_edited-1.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Cristo+Rey+rendering_edited-1.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1851143-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8096 " alt="" title="Cristo Rey selected Pleasant Grove for the location of ts next high school, set to open in fall 2015. The organization looks for students determined to reach beyond a life of poverty." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20140810-10-drops-in-the-bucket-cristo-rey-shines-hope-in-pleasant-grove.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20140810-10-drops-in-the-bucket-cristo-rey-shines-hope-in-pleasant-grove.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1851144-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> 10 Drops in the Bucket: Cristo Rey shines hope in Pleasant Grove </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1851144-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">We celebrate a school opening in 2015 and continue to shine a light on small problems that undercut quality of life.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140731-4015-mehalia.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/4015+mehalia.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1835882-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Topletz Investments sold this house, at 4015 Mehalia, in October for $75,500 even though its listed value by the Dallas Central Appraisal District is only $24,120. The state is challenging the licensing of Topletz and Fonteno associates involved in originating such mortgage loans." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140731-editorial-halting-southern-dallas-housing-abuses.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140731-editorial-halting-southern-dallas-housing-abuses.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1835885-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Halting southern Dallas housing abuses </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1835885-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">After our special reports on abusive real estate practices of Douglas T. “Chase” Fonteno, a state agency cracks down.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140720-paydaydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydaydig.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1812581-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140720-editorial-feds-turn-up-the-pressure-on-payday-lenders.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140720-editorial-feds-turn-up-the-pressure-on-payday-lenders.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1812582-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Feds turn up the pressure on payday lenders </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1812582-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The new federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is rightly targeting abusive payday lending.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140713-6000-s.lamar.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/6000+s.lamar.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1798705-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Abandoned dumpsters, disused vehicles and rusting buildings provide a glimpse of the 5.5-acre expanse of junk at 6000 S. Lamar, on the southern edge of the new Buckeye Trail Commons housing project in Bonton." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140713-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140713-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1798706-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1798706-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Our monthly list highlights eyesores that impede progress for renewal efforts in South Dallas’ Bonton neighborhood.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140707-hailu_ejigu_property_along_bexar.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/HAILU_EJIGU_PROPERTY_ALONG_BEXAR.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1788351-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140707-editorial-dallas-city-halls-bexar-st.-project-mishandled-from-the-start.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140707-editorial-dallas-city-halls-bexar-st.-project-mishandled-from-the-start.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1788352-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas City Hall’s Bexar St. project mishandled from the start </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1788352-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The city must reform its Housing Department to avoid similar problems in the future.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140629-housing-plus.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/housing+plus.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1777170-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="At the Housing Plus meeting Thursday, leaders huddled over maps and data sheets to dissect the sources of neighborhood blight and how to fix it beyond traditional solutions." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140629-editorial-city-hall-rethinks-housing-approach.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140629-editorial-city-hall-rethinks-housing-approach.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1777171-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: City Hall rethinks housing approach </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1777171-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">A meeting of city officials and community leaders looked at refreshing new ways to solve age-old neighborhood problems.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140615-photo-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/photo+%282%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1747221-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="At the intersection of Dolphin Road and Haskell Avenue, abandoned houses and businesses continue to drag down a neighborhood where residents, the city and private groups have tried to foster revival. Two vacant houses are becoming dump sites." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140615-editorial-chaos-creeps-back-into-dolphin-heights-in-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140615-editorial-chaos-creeps-back-into-dolphin-heights-in-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1747222-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Chaos creeps back into Dolphin Heights in 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1747222-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Meanwhile, City Hall owns property near the Audubon Center that needs improvement.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140613-txoudig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Txoudig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1745332-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="OU band member Chance Pruitt plays the cymbals during the Red River Rivalry game between Texas and Oklahoma, at Fair Park on October 12, 2013." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140613-editorial-texas-ou-is-an-economic-win-for-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140613-editorial-texas-ou-is-an-economic-win-for-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1745333-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Texas-OU is an economic win for Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1745333-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">News that the game will remain at the Cotton Bowl through at least 2025 is good news for fans, the State Fair of Texas, City Hall and area restaurant and hotel operators.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140611-bridgesdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bridgesdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1727476-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Aerial photograph of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, and the Continental Ave. bridge (left) shot Monday, September 24, 2012. The Continental Ave. bridge opens this weekend as a pedestrian path and urban park between West Dallas and downtown." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140611-editorial-west-dallas-continues-to-build-on-success.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140611-editorial-west-dallas-continues-to-build-on-success.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1727477-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: West Dallas continues to build on success </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1727477-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">New bridge and trail projects connect West Dallas and downtown, physically, economically and socially</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140603-bexar_street.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BEXAR_STREET.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1710799-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="View on Bexar Street in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 29, 2014. This area shows Bexar Street Phase I just east of C.F. Hawn Freeway." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140603-editorial-dallas-housing-department-must-be-reformed.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140603-editorial-dallas-housing-department-must-be-reformed.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1710800-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas' housing department must be reformed </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1710800-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The approach from both inside and outside of City Hall has been wrong for years.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140530-paydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1705590-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140530-editorial-dallas-payday-ordinance-wins-in-court.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140530-editorial-dallas-payday-ordinance-wins-in-court.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1705591-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas’ payday ordinance wins in court </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1705591-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Court ruling provides the legal backing for cities to protect citizens from lending abuses.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140514-nmc_30goldmetalcans_17012815.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NMC_30GOLDMETALCANS_17012815.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1670519-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Aluminum cans are bundled up for recycling, as seen during a press conference where Gold Metal Recyclers announced their plan to rejuvenate a seven-block area on South Lamar Street in Dallas on Nov. 7, 2010. (Brendan Sullivan/The Dallas Morning News)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140514-editorial-south-lamar-doesnt-need-more-junkyards.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140514-editorial-south-lamar-doesnt-need-more-junkyards.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1670494-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: South Lamar doesn’t need more junkyards </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1670494-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Another metal scrap yard wants to open on troubled South Lamar, and this time, the Plan Commission should just say no.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140507-parkland_clinic_sign.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/parkland_clinic_sign.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1653061-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Sign at the groundbreaking site for a new Parkland Clinic at Scyene Road and Hatcher Street marks a new beginning for a long-troubled neighborhood." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140507-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-building-momentum-in-south-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140507-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-building-momentum-in-south-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1653062-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket: Building momentum in South Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1653062-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Groundbreaking for a new clinic in South Dallas can help build momentum for transformation of a long-troubled area.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140501-nm_24exectutiveairport4_37276195.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_24EXECTUTIVEAIRPORT4_37276195.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1640067-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dallas Executive Airport will be starting runway improvements soon that could take up to two years." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140501-editorial-dallas-executive-airports-good-news-has-a-hitch.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140501-editorial-dallas-executive-airports-good-news-has-a-hitch.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1640068-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dallas Executive Airport’s good news has a hitch </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1640068-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Lack of a long-term vision and poor communication with neighbors must be addressed.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140428-growsouthdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/GROWSOUTHDIG.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1631056-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings gathered city stakeholders in May 2013 as he kicked of the second year of his GrowSouth initiative. Today he is scheduled to launch “GrowSouth Year 3 ... Building a City of Opportunity.”" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140428-editorial-growsouth-report-card.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140428-editorial-growsouth-report-card.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1631057-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: GrowSouth report card </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1631057-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">As Mayor Rawlings’ program finishes its second year, we praise progress and suggest room for improvement.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140422-proposed-deck-park-over-interstate-30-copy.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Proposed+Deck+Park+over+Interstate+30+copy.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1616300-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Proposed deck park over Interstate 30" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140422-editorial-city-leaders-must-push-plan-to-lower-interstate-30.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140422-editorial-city-leaders-must-push-plan-to-lower-interstate-30.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1616301-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: City leaders must push plan to lower Interstate 30 </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1616301-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The plan, including at least one deck park spanning the freeway, could reconnect South Dallas and East Dallas and bring opportunity to all.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140421-columbiapacking.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/columbiapacking.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1612283-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Photos taken by the tipster on Dec. 9, 2011 show Cedar Creek turning a deep red in the area that flows past the Columbia Packing plant. Upon investigation by local and state authorities, the discharge turned out to be untreated pig blood. In December 2012, the resulting investigation led to an 18-count indictment of the company and two of its executives." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140421-editorial-awaiting-justice-in-pig-blood-case.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140421-editorial-awaiting-justice-in-pig-blood-case.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1612284-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Awaiting justice in pig blood case </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1612284-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Unacceptable backroom deal-making could mean dropped charges for those who released pig blood into a Trinity tributary.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140411-southwest_center_mall-3-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/SOUTHWEST_CENTER_MALL+%283%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1592387-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="What used to be a Dillard's is now a vacant store at Southwest Center Mall in Dallas on Friday, May 30, 2008." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140411-editorial-tying-valley-views-redevelopment-to-southwest-center-mall-a-mistake.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140411-editorial-tying-valley-views-redevelopment-to-southwest-center-mall-a-mistake.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1592388-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Tying Valley View’s redevelopment to Southwest Center Mall a mistake </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1592388-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Plan to revitilize Valley View area is far more mature than the hope Southwest Center can be renewed.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140410-drc_030713_payday_2_30000526.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/DRC_030713_PAYDAY_2_30000526.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1589111-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="No one is being forced to take out payday loans, but the industry is based on a business model that fundamentally puts people in a financial hole." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140410-editorial-cities-are-picking-up-the-fight-against-payday-lenders.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140410-editorial-cities-are-picking-up-the-fight-against-payday-lenders.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1589107-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Cities are picking up the fight against payday lenders </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1589107-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Texas cities on the front lines of abuses must fight the battle that state lawmakers won’t.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140407-pickup_basketball_in_glendale_park.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/PICKUP_BASKETBALL_IN_GLENDALE_PARK.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1580792-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Marqui Washington (right) is guarded by Dewey Rivers during a pickup basketball game in Glendale Park. The roughly $68,000 in grants that Mayor Mike Rawlings’ GrowSouth initiative provided to 10 different neighborhoods last week are aimed at something important — building up the identity of distinct parts of the city." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140407-editorial-small-grants-can-help-build-southern-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140407-editorial-small-grants-can-help-build-southern-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1580793-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Small grants can help build southern Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1580793-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Ten neighborhoods will benefit from GrowSouth funds.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140407-img_0654.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_0654.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1579079-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="Prosecutor Mark Murrell and code compliance Officer Shari Steele have made headway on fighting blight." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140407-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140407-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1579080-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1579080-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Community prosecutor/code compliance duo illustrate the complicated, constant, often-mundane approach needed to combat blight.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/best-southwest/headlines/20140330-nm_30torigraduate05.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_30TORIGraduate05.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1558596-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-16646 " alt="" title="Bishop T.D. Jakes (right) congratulates graduates of his Texas Offenders Re-entry Initiative at commencement." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140402-editorial-breaking-the-prison-cycle.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140402-editorial-breaking-the-prison-cycle.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1567319-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Breaking the prison cycle </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1567319-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Bishop T.D. Jakes is helping turn lives around with a program focusing on obstacles ex-offenders find outside the walls.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140323-riverfront_boulevard.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RIVERFRONT_BOULEVARD.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1540672-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="In short, Riverfront is coming into its own. And as a connector for downtown, West Dallas and Oak Cliff, it’s crucial. That’s why the timing is right for the city to make a major investment in the street." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140323-editorial-riverfront-redo-couldnt-come-at-better-time.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140323-editorial-riverfront-redo-couldnt-come-at-better-time.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1540673-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Riverfront redo couldn’t come at better time </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1540673-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The city’s investment in the street builds on private momentum for an important north/south link.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140314-_b4_0596_23741889-1-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/_B4_0596_23741889+%281%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1520020-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Aerial view of Singleton Boulevard from the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (not pictured)." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140314-editorial-neglect-breeds-neglect-in-west-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140314-editorial-neglect-breeds-neglect-in-west-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1519639-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Neglect breeds neglect in West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1519639-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">A West Dallas industrial area epitomizes lax code enforcement, especially where city land serves as a truck parking lot.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140306-bexar_street_clock_tower.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BEXAR_STREET_CLOCK_TOWER.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1499181-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="City officials acknowledge development on Bexar Street, 10 years in the making, will fail without further subsidization." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140306-editorial-time-to-reform-dallas-housing-department.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140306-editorial-time-to-reform-dallas-housing-department.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1499182-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Time to reform Dallas Housing Department </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1499182-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Affordable housing and the redevelopment of the city’s neighborhoods are too important to be handled in shadows.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140223-ng_07bolsa_13692441.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NG_07BOLSA_13692441.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1464626-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Bolsa, in the Bishop Arts District, after its redesign as a restaurant." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140223-editorial-north-oak-cliff-deserves-public-boost.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140223-editorial-north-oak-cliff-deserves-public-boost.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1464601-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: North Oak Cliff deserves public boost </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1464601-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The area has made its own way, but public dollars could build success.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140223-westdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/westdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1464632-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8064 " alt="" title="New housing will be built on the site of this former trailer park along Commerce Street in West Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140223-editorial-celebrating-west-dallas-housing-boom.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140223-editorial-celebrating-west-dallas-housing-boom.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1464633-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Celebrating West Dallas’ housing boom </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1464633-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Facelift will bring new dollars to the area, add to taxable values and continue to force the sort of change the area needs.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140212-rawlings-and-grow-south.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Rawlings+and+Grow+South.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1434272-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Mayor Mike Rawlings talks about where southern and western Dallas stand going into year two of GrowSouth during a presentation at Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park in Dallas last May." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140212-editorial-a-welcome-gift-but-better-opportunity-for-growsouth.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20140212-editorial-a-welcome-gift-but-better-opportunity-for-growsouth.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1434273-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: A welcome gift but better opportunity for GrowSouth </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1434273-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Southern Dallas will succeed not through charity but changed thinking.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140205-nm_04cometogether05_35614648.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_04COMETOGETHER05_35614648.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1420352-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Mayor Mike Rawlings speaks during Come Together panel at the Dallas City Performance Hall in Dallas, TX on February 4, 2014. Come Together panel is sponsored by the Dallas Morning News. (Kye R. Lee/The Dallas Morning News)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140205-editorial-time-to-turn-ideas-into-real-change-for-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140205-editorial-time-to-turn-ideas-into-real-change-for-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1420348-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Time to turn ideas into real change for Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1420348-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">The inaugural Come Together event showed that creating true change requires understanding across the city’s “tribes.”</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140203-crisis.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/crisis.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1415341-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="The Veloz family in East Dallas has never had health insurance but planned to buy coverage under the Affordable Care Act." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140203-editorial-texans-at-the-brink-of-poverty.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140203-editorial-texans-at-the-brink-of-poverty.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1415342-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Texans at the brink of poverty </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1415342-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">The Texas success story ignores half of Texans, including those in southern Dallas, living one crisis away from poverty.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140110-paydaydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydaydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1380642-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Texas' high poverty rates and the number of consumers who don’t have bank accounts make the state ripe for payday lenders." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140110-editorial-cities-need-to-stand-up-to-payday-lenders.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140110-editorial-cities-need-to-stand-up-to-payday-lenders.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1380643-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Cities need to stand up to payday lenders </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1380643-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Reining in payday lending abuses is a major challenge, but Texas cities are accepting the challenge that Austin lawmakers have refused.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140106-section8.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/section8.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1372667-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Hundreds of people lined up to apply for Dallas County rent-assistance vouchers in July 2011. There's a waiting list for hard-to-get Section 8 vouchers, which are designed to give recipients a wider choice of housing locations." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140106-editorial-city-housing-discrimination-must-stop.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140106-editorial-city-housing-discrimination-must-stop.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1372668-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: City housing discrimination must stop </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1372668-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">A federal report on subsidized housing discrimination in Dallas bolsters a long-voiced complaint by civil rights groups.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20140101-farmdi.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/farmdi.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1365808-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="A vacant patch of land at the Bataan Community Center may soon be turned into an urban farm." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140101-editorial-another-step-forward-in-west-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20140101-editorial-another-step-forward-in-west-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1365809-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Planned community farm another step forward in West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1365809-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">An innovative proposal for an urban farm could deliver healthy food and jobs to the La Bajada community.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131208-grovesdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/grovesdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1334140-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Philip Romano (left) and Stuart Fitts are partners for the Trinity Groves project." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131208-editorial-trinity-groves-is-a-success-story-in-the-making.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131208-editorial-trinity-groves-is-a-success-story-in-the-making.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1334141-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Trinity Groves is a success story in the making </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1334141-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Trinity Groves proves that innovative revitalization can attract new residents, add jobs and meet the needs of long-time residents.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131204-nm_2building4_34590486-1-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NM_2BUILDING4_34590486+%281%29.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1327673-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="The building, 1600 Pacific, has been boarded up as seen from the Elm Street side on Monday, December 2, 2013. (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131204-editorial-dallas-city-council-needs-to-fix-its-housing-policies.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131204-editorial-dallas-city-council-needs-to-fix-its-housing-policies.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1327674-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Dallas City Council needs to fix its housing policies </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1327674-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">If the city can’t get housing policies right in downtown, how will it get them right in southern Dallas?</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131201-bexar-street-village-housing.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bexar+street+village+housing.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1323795-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Condos and new development on Bexar Street in South Dallas opened to much fanfare on June 9, 2011, but economic regeneration has been slow to take hold." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131201-10-drops-in-the-bucket-assessing-affordable-housing-projects.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131201-10-drops-in-the-bucket-assessing-affordable-housing-projects.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1323796-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> 10 Drops in the Bucket: Assessing affordable housing projects </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1323796-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Mayor Rawlings says the change in city management is a chance to rethink the way public housing projects are undertaken.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131128-groupdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/groupdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1320539-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Oak Cliff boarding home" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131128-editorial-city-hall-should-strengthen-group-home-code.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131128-editorial-city-hall-should-strengthen-group-home-code.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1320540-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: City Hall should strengthen group home code </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1320540-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">City Hall is enforcing the new group home code, but the council should take more steps to protect vulnerable residents.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131126-malcolmx.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/malcolmX.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1317290-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="At the northwest intersection of Malcolm X and Hatcher Street sits the burned-out hulk of a commercial property, just a few yards from the grounds of Lincoln High School in South Dallas. Malcolm X is one of the main thoroughfares in South Dallas, and scenes like this serve as a major deterrent to outside investors." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131126-editorial-bolder-thinking-in-south-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131126-editorial-bolder-thinking-in-south-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1317291-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Bolder thinking in South Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1317291-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Mayor Mike Rawlings wants to end a low-hanging-fruit mentality toward fixing problems in areas like South Dallas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131119-inlandport.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/inlandport.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1305840-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="The Union Pacific intermodal hub is one of the keys to the growth at the International Inland Port of Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131119-editorial-growsouths-latest-six-month-assessment.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131119-editorial-growsouths-latest-six-month-assessment.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1305841-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: GrowSouth’s latest six-month assessment </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1305841-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Mayor Mike Rawlings’ southern Dallas initiative gets mixed scores in our third progress report since its 2012 launch.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131117-tutordig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/tutordig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1302794-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131117-editorial-expanding-reading-partners-could-help-struggling-students.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131117-editorial-expanding-reading-partners-could-help-struggling-students.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1302795-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Expanding Reading Partners could help struggling students </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1302795-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Volunteer tutors are key to helping Reading Partners reach struggling students and expand an I Tutor Dallas! campaign.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131117-paydaydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydaydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1302792-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131117-editorial-state-officials-need-to-join-cities-fight-against-payday-lenders.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131117-editorial-state-officials-need-to-join-cities-fight-against-payday-lenders.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1302793-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: State officials need to join cities' fight against payday lenders </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1302793-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Dallas fought back against payday lenders, but state and federal officials need to do more to end this destructive cycle.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131115-sedhccofficers.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/SEDHCCofficers.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1300916-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Nancy Lira Bernardino, Monica Lira and Victoria Neave at Gonzalez's Restaurant in Pleasant Grove after being elected to lead the Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131115-editorial-latina-leaders-in-pleasant-grove-a-sign-of-things-to-come.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131115-editorial-latina-leaders-in-pleasant-grove-a-sign-of-things-to-come.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1300822-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Latina leaders in Pleasant Grove a sign of things to come? </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1300822-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Election of three women to head Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce could be a positive indication of emerging leadership.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131107-bluebonnet_before1.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bluebonnet_before1.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1286207-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Bluebonnet Waste Control on Singleton Boulevard used to be a patchwork metal-front eyesore." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20131107-10-drops-in-the-bucket-bluebonnet-waste-gets-a-makeover.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20131107-10-drops-in-the-bucket-bluebonnet-waste-gets-a-makeover.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1286209-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> 10 Drops in the Bucket: Bluebonnet Waste gets a makeover </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1286209-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Our monthly list of neighborhood detractors includes uplifting signs as a West Dallas waste hauler is redone.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131030-disd_vandals.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/disd_vandals.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1271311-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Vandals have stolen equipment, furniture and other items from C.S. Winn Elementary School in Wilmer. Many of the 11 school buildings closed by DISD over the last two years have been trashed." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131030-editorial-abandoned-schools-added-blight.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131030-editorial-abandoned-schools-added-blight.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1271316-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Abandoned schools add blight in Dallas neighborhoods </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1271316-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">When trustees voted to close several southern Dallas schools after statewide education budget cuts in 2011, they failed to adequately plan for a predictable problem.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131029-bridge12.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bridge12.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1269306-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Artist’s rendering of new park and gateway design for the Oak Cliff/Cadillac Heights entrance to the Cedar Crest Bridge." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131029-editorial-trinity-parks-promise-and-pitfalls.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131029-editorial-trinity-parks-promise-and-pitfalls.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1269311-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Trinity park’s promise and pitfalls </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1269311-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Two southern Dallas neighborhoods will get a partial makeover from Cedar Crest Bridge improvements, but eyesores remain.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131017-drc_031413_texaspaydayinfo_30125782.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/DRC_031413_TEXASPAYDAYINFO_30125782.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1249180-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="The State of Texas payday loan disclosure form explains costs associated with a loan, on which interest is typically exorbitant." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131017-editorial-dewhurst-straus-should-push-curbs-on-payday-lending.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131017-editorial-dewhurst-straus-should-push-curbs-on-payday-lending.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1249184-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Dewhurst, Straus should push curbs on payday lending </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1249184-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">They should name committees to stop practices that lock the poor into crushing debt.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131015-imagine2020.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/imagine2020.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1245704-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="The Imagine 2020: Strategic Feeder Pattern Initiative, which focuses on inspiring students despite obstacles through engagement, education, and various resources, kicked off with a celebration event at SMU's Ford Stadium Saturday, April 27, 2013. The multi-million dollar initiative targets struggling Dallas ISD campuses." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131015-editorial-renewed-focus-on-southern-dallas-schools.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20131015-editorial-renewed-focus-on-southern-dallas-schools.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1245709-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Renewed focus on southern Dallas schools </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1245709-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">DISD is flooding attention on 21 southern Dallas schools in hopes of reversing a decades-long cycle of poverty. <i>With interactive map.</i></span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131010-nn_30catholicschools_3370089.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NN_30CATHOLICSCHOOLS_3370089.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1238273-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Students work at white-collar jobs one day a week while attending Cristo Rey schools." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131010-editorial-cristo-reys-work-school-concept-is-worth-trying-in-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131010-editorial-cristo-reys-work-school-concept-is-worth-trying-in-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1238277-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Cristo Rey’s work-school concept is worth trying in Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1238277-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The private Catholic schools defy the odds on getting low-income students into college. </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20131004-jjrhoades.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/jjrhoades.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1229154-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="J. J. Rhoads Learning Center is among the elementary schools that feed into Lincoln High School. Changing the community will require improving education with particular emphasis on early learning." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131004-editorial-unifying-disd-around-southern-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20131004-editorial-unifying-disd-around-southern-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1229159-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Unifying DISD around southern Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1229159-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">The feuding among trustees and the superintendent must stop, and a plan to uplift three feeder zones can unite factions. </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130913-racedig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/racedig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1194300-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130913-editorial-good-to-see-dallas-talking-about-race.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130913-editorial-good-to-see-dallas-talking-about-race.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1194304-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Good to see Dallas talking about race </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1194304-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">This newspaper hopes planned panels will tie conversations into the corrosive impact of poverty, crime and unequal opportunities.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130902-4611-malcolm-x.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/4611+Malcolm+X.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1174522-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="At the northwest intersection of Malcolm X and Hatcher Street sits the burned-out hulk of a commercial property, just a few yards from the grounds of Lincoln High School in South Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130902-10-drops-in-the-bucket-blight-sends-bad-message-to-lincoln-students.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130902-10-drops-in-the-bucket-blight-sends-bad-message-to-lincoln-students.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1174528-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> 10 Drops in the Bucket: Blight sends bad message to Lincoln students </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1174528-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Our monthly list of eyesores and quality-of-life detractors includes a note about big problems near Lincoln High School.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130814-bigdaddys.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bigdaddys.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1145277-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Big Daddy's supermarket on Bexar Street stands as a monument to squalor amid the positive transformation happening around it." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130814-editorial-south-dallas-slumlord-profits-off-taxpayers.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130814-editorial-south-dallas-slumlord-profits-off-taxpayers.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1145282-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: South Dallas slumlord profits off taxpayers </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1145282-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Hailu Ejigu owns some of southern Dallas’ worst eyesores, so why does the city partner with him on big-dollar projects?</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130804-img_0562.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_0562.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1131033-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Granddaughter Sy'rai Brooks inspired Randy Gilbert to build a park at Harston Street and Muncie Avenue. She now mows the grass." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130804-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-highlights-man-who-built-his-grandkids-a-park.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130804-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket-highlights-man-who-built-his-grandkids-a-park.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1131034-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket highlights man who built his grandkids a park </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1131034-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Randy Gilbert, who spent four years building a park for his grandkids, is an example of committing oneself to positive change.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130731-itutordig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Itutordig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1125913-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130731-editorial-involve-the-whole-city-in-tutoring-dallas-students.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130731-editorial-involve-the-whole-city-in-tutoring-dallas-students.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1125917-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Involve the whole city in tutoring Dallas students </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1125917-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">The city has campaigns for biking, parks and the arts, so why not one to help elevate schools, especially in southern Dallas?</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130716-403-hart.jpg1.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/403+Hart.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1104662-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130716-editorial-what-the-high-cost-of-blight-in-dallas-costs-each-of-us.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130716-editorial-what-the-high-cost-of-blight-in-dallas-costs-each-of-us.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1104667-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: What the high cost of blight in Dallas costs each of us </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1104667-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">A new study echoes this newspaper’s position about the damage blight is causing.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130709-bridgedig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bridgedig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1095214-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130709-editorial-turning-a-bridge-into-a-park-would-be-a-win-for-west-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130709-editorial-turning-a-bridge-into-a-park-would-be-a-win-for-west-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1095218-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Turning a bridge into a park would be a win for West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1095218-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">A pedestrian and bike bridge will help connect an often forgotten West Dallas community with downtown.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article gallery default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130703-continental_bridge.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Continental_bridge.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1087493-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="The historic Continental Avenue Bridge (left) connecting downtown with West Dallas across the Trinity River is closed for a yearlong conversion to a pedestrian 'park.' The completion of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (right) made the Continental span expendable for automotive use." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/west-dallas-gateway/20130710-slideshow-possible-plans-for-the-continental-avenue-bridge-park.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/west-dallas-gateway/20130710-slideshow-possible-plans-for-the-continental-avenue-bridge-park.ece" class=""> Slideshow: Possible plans for the Continental Avenue Bridge park </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="">Slideshow: Possible plans for the Continental Avenue Bridge park.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130707-pemberton_mall.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/pemberton_mall.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1092484-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130707-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130707-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1092485-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1092485-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Our monthly list of neighborhood detractors in southern Dallas also highlights the comeback by Southwest Center Mall.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130704-nutalldig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/nutalldig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1089368-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130704-editorial-bernadette-nutalls-critical-role-in-disds-holistic-strategy.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130704-editorial-bernadette-nutalls-critical-role-in-disds-holistic-strategy.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1089373-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Bernadette Nutall’s critical role in DISD’s holistic strategy </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1089373-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Miles’ Imagine 2020 offers exactly the kind of help that the DISD trustee has supported in the past. So what’s the problem?</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130702-pigblood2.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/pigblood2.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1086960-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130702-editorial-good-solution-for-columbia-packing.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130702-editorial-good-solution-for-columbia-packing.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1086965-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Good solution for Columbia Packing </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1086965-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">The city rightly agreed to let the southern Dallas slaughterhouse, accused of dumping pig blood, reopen as a meatpacker.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130627-southerndallashouse.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/southerndallashouse.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1080420-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130627-editorial-city-disappoints-with-land-auction.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130627-editorial-city-disappoints-with-land-auction.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1080425-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: City disappoints with land auction </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1080425-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">City Hall’s auction of 140 properties, at a fraction of their value, ensures many will remain a drag on neighborhoods.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130624-dhadig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/dhadig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1075737-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130624-editorial-dha-is-courting-a-bank-for-west-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130624-editorial-dha-is-courting-a-bank-for-west-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1075742-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: DHA is courting a bank for West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1075742-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">While a bank doesn’t guarantee that a community will thrive, the lack of one certainly has hurt West Dallas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130623-bexar-street-village.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bexar+street+village.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1074315-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Bexar Street Village's first phase opened in 2011 with great hopes of using affordable-housing residents to feed demand to built-in retail spaces. The plan hasn't worked." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130623-editorial-new-south-dallas-housing-formula.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130623-editorial-new-south-dallas-housing-formula.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1074320-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: New South Dallas housing formula </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1074320-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Disappointing results in a major South Dallas retail-affordable housing project justifies trying a bold, new approach</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130620-callahancelebrates.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/CALLAHANCELEBRATES.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1070844-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Rick Callahan receives a congratulatory hug from supporter Shirley Stark Saturday after winning the runoff election for Dallas City Council District 5. Friends, family, campaign staff, and Callahan waited for election results at Hacienda Los Haranganes in Pleasant Grove. (Mona Reeder/The Dallas Morning News)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130620-editorial-our-hopes-for-pleasant-grove-s-new-council-member.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130620-editorial-our-hopes-for-pleasant-grove-s-new-council-member.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1070849-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Our hopes for Pleasant Grove's new council member </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1070849-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">We urge Rick Callahan, who will be the area's first representative, to include and engage.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130616-paydaydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydaydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1065308-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130616-editorial-next-steps-to-develop-payday-lending-solutions.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130616-editorial-next-steps-to-develop-payday-lending-solutions.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1065312-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Next steps to develop payday lending solutions </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1065312-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">An interim legislative committee should come up with a bill that protects consumers and invites industry support.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130611-smwright_exit.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/smwright_exit.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1057671-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130611-editorial-a-better-highway-plan-for-south-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130611-editorial-a-better-highway-plan-for-south-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1057676-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: A better highway plan for South Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1057676-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">The solution that city and state highway officials found to keep a key I-45 exit ramp is worth the expense.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130609-img_0401.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_0401.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1054616-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Side-to-side used-car lots on Buckner Boulevard are two of 25 that sit between Elam Road and Lake June Road in Pleasant Grove." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130609-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130609-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1054620-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1054620-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">A planned development district was created to make Buckner Boulevard safer and attractive. Today, 25 used-car lots exist in a 1-mile zone.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130607-suhm.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/suhm.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1052521-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Retiring City Manager Mary Suhm, whose City Hall career has spanned more than three decades." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130607-editorial-challenges-opportunities-in-city-hall-vacancies.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130607-editorial-challenges-opportunities-in-city-hall-vacancies.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1052526-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: Challenges, opportunities in City Hall vacancies </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1052526-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8064">Executive retirements at City Hall mean big losses of institutional memory but also chances to get fresh perspectives.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130531-lincoln.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/lincoln.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1039189-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130531-editorial-will-dallas-step-up-to-transform-lincoln-and-community.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130531-editorial-will-dallas-step-up-to-transform-lincoln-and-community.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1039190-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Will Dallas step up to transform Lincoln and community? </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1039190-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">The city’s rich and powerful can take big, bold steps to help create success stories in this South Dallas community.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130526-westdallasdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/westdallasdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1033225-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130526-editorial-working-together-for-west-dallas-students.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130526-editorial-working-together-for-west-dallas-students.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1033229-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Working together for West Dallas students </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1033229-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">New collaboration is designed to prevent West Dallas students from falling through the cracks.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130522-funkydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/funkydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1027359-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130522-editorial-in-west-dallas-you-can-build-the-calatrava-but-you-can-t-open-a-snow-cone-stand.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130522-editorial-in-west-dallas-you-can-build-the-calatrava-but-you-can-t-open-a-snow-cone-stand.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1027363-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: You can build a bridge, but not open a snow cone stand in West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1027363-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Dallas must make it easier for small businesses to maneuver City Hall or risk passing on innovative opportunities.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130509-vgdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/vgdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1007680-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130509-editorial-southern-dallas-is-on-candidates-radar.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130509-editorial-southern-dallas-is-on-candidates-radar.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1007685-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Southern Dallas is on candidates’ radar </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1007685-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">The next City Council — and many future ones — must devote time and resources to southern Dallas’ redevelopment</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130506-rawlingsnew.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/rawlingsnew.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1002856-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130506-editorial-dallas-growsouth-has-smart-second-year-priorities.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130506-editorial-dallas-growsouth-has-smart-second-year-priorities.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1002811-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Dallas’ GrowSouth has smart second-year priorities </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1002811-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Mayor Mike Rawlings has learned from successes and mistakes and is personally committed to key initiatives. </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130505-fairparkwave.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/fairparkwave.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-1001510-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="William Hamilton with Amusement Management International demonstrates the new Flow Rider ride at the new Summer Adventures in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, May 1, 2013." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130505-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130505-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1001515-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-1001515-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Fair Park is set to become a year-round, family-friendly venue, boosting prospects for the development of South Dallas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130430-xgrdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/xgrdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-994303-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130430-editorial-double-down-on-southern-dallas-legislative-priorities.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130430-editorial-double-down-on-southern-dallas-legislative-priorities.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-994307-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Double-down on southern Dallas legislative priorities </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-994307-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Only a month remains in the 2013 Legislature, so lawmakers need to focus on passing initiatives for southern Dallas.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130430-pricedisddig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/pricedisddig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-993562-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130430-editorial-john-wiley-price-shouldnt-meddle-in-mike-miles-disd-business.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130430-editorial-john-wiley-price-shouldnt-meddle-in-mike-miles-disd-business.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-993566-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: John Wiley Price shouldn’t meddle in Mike Miles’ DISD business </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-993566-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Dallas County commissioner doesn’t have a right to wall off communication between the district’s school superintendent and its parents.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130412-bridgedig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bridgedig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-967319-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130412-editorial-hope-blooms-at-west-end-of-dallas-margaret-hunt-hill-bridge.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130412-editorial-hope-blooms-at-west-end-of-dallas-margaret-hunt-hill-bridge.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-967324-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Hope blooms at west end of Dallas’ Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-967324-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Smart growth and planning mean long-awaited growth in West Dallas finally is coming to fruition.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130409-img_6287.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/IMG_6287.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-962204-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Amid high weeds, rusting warehouses and dumped refuse, Bluebonnet Waste's West Dallas property includes many hauling trucks in varying states of disrepair, including at least one with no engine." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130409-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130409-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-962208-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-962208-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Our monthly list of neighborhood detractors includes issues with a West Dallas waste hauler’s lax property management.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130405-gatorboyz.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/gatorboyz.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-957903-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130405-editorial-mixed-assessment-of-growsouth-progress-in-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130405-editorial-mixed-assessment-of-growsouth-progress-in-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-957909-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Mixed assessment of GrowSouth progress in Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-957909-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Mayor Mike Rawlings’ southern Dallas initiative shows signs of stalling despite impressive headway when it was launched.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130405-nutall.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/nutall.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-957894-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130405-editorial-disd-trustees-outrageous-outburst.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130405-editorial-disd-trustees-outrageous-outburst.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-957900-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: DISD trustee’s outrageous outburst </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-957900-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Bernadette Nutall stepped over the line with confrontational emails and intimidating tactics with DISD staffers.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130331-donwilliams.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/donwilliams.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-948915-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="In this 2001 file photo, Don Williams, center, walks with two community activists along a troubled southern Dallas street that was slated for renovation. Work there is now complete, spurred by assistance from Williams' Foundation for Community Empowerment." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130331-editorial-tough-words-for-dallas-rich-powerful.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130331-editorial-tough-words-for-dallas-rich-powerful.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-948919-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Tough words for Dallas’ rich, powerful </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-948919-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">A former Trammell Crow chief tells a Highland Park audience that they have responsibility to end southern Dallas neglect.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130329-paydaydig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/paydaydig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-946782-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130329-editorial-carona-needs-to-recraft-texas-payday-lending-bill.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130329-editorial-carona-needs-to-recraft-texas-payday-lending-bill.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-946786-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Carona needs to recraft Texas payday lending bill </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-946786-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">SB 1247 leans too far toward short-term lenders and doesn’t do enough to get consumers out of the cycle of debt.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130327-gatorboyz.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/gatorboyz.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-939533-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130327-editorial-dallas-drug-gang-exits-neighborhood-revives.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130327-editorial-dallas-drug-gang-exits-neighborhood-revives.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-939537-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Dallas drug gang exits, neighborhood revives </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-939537-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Drug gangsters once terrorized Life Avenue in West Dallas, but Habitat for Humanity is spurring a neighborhood revival.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130325-gapdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/gapdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-936171-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130325-editorial-three-things-austin-can-do-to-help-southern-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130325-editorial-three-things-austin-can-do-to-help-southern-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-936175-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Three things Austin can do to help southern Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-936175-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">Lawmakers have less than 70 days to get their work done. Our delegation must pay special attention to these issues.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130313-lakewestdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/lakewestdig.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-924170-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/viewpoints/20130313-editorial-dhas-big-opportunity-in-west-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/viewpoints/20130313-editorial-dhas-big-opportunity-in-west-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-924174-TITLE viziwyg-section-8103"> Editorial: DHA’s big opportunity in West Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-924174-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8103">Serious efforts to revitalize Lakewest center could be a watershed moment for new retail on the other side of the Hill Bridge.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130307-kensmith2.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/kensmith2.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-917422-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Standing on ladder, Ken Smith, president of the Revitalize South Dallas Coalition, works with volunteers Terry Owens, front, and Roger Mainor, right, to construct a community garden on Elam Road in Pleasant Grove. The Fresh Food Alliance, RSDC, Parkland Hospital and the Dallas Urban League are partners in the project." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130307-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/10-drops-in-the-bucket/20130307-editorial-10-drops-in-the-bucket.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-917427-TITLE viziwyg-section-8096"> Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-917427-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8096">Our monthly list of South Dallas trouble spots, plus a tribute to a group working to create jobs and attract investment.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130220-okonlamar.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/okonlamar.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-899917-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="A deal with Okon Metals could make this South Lamar site disappear, a great relief to residents across the street." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130220-editorial-workable-southern-dallas-scrapyard-plan.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130220-editorial-workable-southern-dallas-scrapyard-plan.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-899922-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Workable southern Dallas scrapyard plan </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-899922-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">An Okon Metals zoning request would move noisy, grimy operations away from southern Dallas residential neighborhoods.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20130213-veteransdig.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/veteransdig.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-892514-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Artist's rendering of Veterans Place, assuming the sky bridge design receives federal approval." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130213-editorial-get-the-dirt-flying-on-veterans-place.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/north-south-dallas-project/editorials/20130213-editorial-get-the-dirt-flying-on-veterans-place.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-892518-TITLE viziwyg-section-8097"> Editorial: Get the dirt flying on Veterans Place </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-892518-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8097">A key development project for southern Dallas sits stalled amid years of federal-local dickering over a parking lot.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="right" class="col-sm-4 right-column narrow-column">  <div class="positiondfpRight adPosition" id="dfpRight"> <script type="text/javascript">googletag.display('dfpRight');</script> </div> <div class="positiondfpTopLeft adPosition" id="dfpTopLeft"> <script type="text/javascript">googletag.display('dfpTopLeft');</script> </div> <div class="positiondfpPosition1 adPosition" id="dfpPosition1"> <script 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151029-editorial-theres-a-thousand-strategies-to-try-to-help-teen-students-this-one-works.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2508208-TITLE viziwyg-section-8064"> Editorial: There’s a thousand strategies to try to help teen students; this one works </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article simple-separator"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151026-editorial-dallas-finally-crafts-stray-dog-plan-but-will-it-work.ece" class="headline-list-img headline-list-img-top"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071418im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20151026-hesetwodogsonsingletonnearsylvanthreetimesinthepastweekalways.ece/ALTERNATES/w320/hese%2Btwo%2Bdogs%2Bon%2BSingleton%2Bnear%2BSylvan%2Bthree%2Btimes%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bpast%2Bweek%2Balways%2B" alt="" class=" inpage-cropable inpage-image-2503517-ALTERNATES-w320 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