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Dallas Morning News: Out-of-state university plates find few fans among Texas drivers
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsBy TRISTAN HALLMAN Texas regulators may soon face a Seminole moment in a debate over specialty license plates that fall flat in the land of Longhorns and Aggies. My Plates,... -
Dallas Morning News: Horses worse off since Congress stopped slaughter for meat in U.S., report says
Posted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsBy TRISTAN HALLMAN WASHINGTON — Horse rancher M.C. Baker says he opposes inhumane treatment of horses — that’s why he believes the federal government was wrong to halt horse slaughter.... -
Wednesdays with Wendy: Ways to Settle the National Debt
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe United States and I have a few things in common. We both love TV, we’re both confused as to how to go about getting health insurance, and we both... -
Dallas Morning News: Dallas Rep. Jeb Hensarling to help lead committee on spending cuts
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsBy TRISTAN HALLMAN WASHINGTON — Dallas Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling will co-chair a bipartisan supercommittee charged with proposing at least $1.2 trillion in spending cuts, House Speaker John Boehner announced... -
The NBA Lockout: How to cope
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsRemember basketball? It was that sport that was really popular last year. Surely you’ve heard of it. Well, there hasn’t been much going on with it lately because (A) The... -
Dallas Morning News: Rep. Michael Burgess clarifies comment about possible Obama impeachment
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsWASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess clarified Tuesday that he would not advocate for impeaching President Barack Obama, after he suggested at a meeting that charging the president was a... -
Monday Madness! (Aug. 8)
Posted on August 8, 2011 | No CommentsHello, and welcome back to Monday Madness, where I can take prolonged absences from my blog and forget to tell anyone. But, I am back now and almost as alive... -
Getting carded over time
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsI am 22-years-old, and I was recently asked to show my ID. That doesn’t sound extraordinary, but the ID request was not to ensure that I was 21 — it... -
Dallas Morning News: Perry’s A&M transcript is heavy on C’s
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsBy TRISTAN HALLMAN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Perry’s college transcripts from Texas A&M are now available on the Internet — brought to you by the letter C. The... -
Wednesdays with Wendy: The 5 Jobs I’ll Be Most Qualified for After College
Posted on August 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsWith my senior year approaching fast, the biggest question in the back of my mind is “What am I going to do once I graduate?” The option of being The...
