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Lets examine the facts, shall we? By Tim Rogers Published in FrontBurner February 24, 2021 2:10 pm I’m going to relay some information to you, and I’m going to be careful about how I do it. This information is about a new online publication in town called the Dallas Express. Its publisher is a man named Monty Bennett. When the site launched, Bennett wrote in a note to readers that his publication is all about the truth, facts, no bias. The first two paragraphs from Bennett: Truth has becom...

D Magazine Office By Tim Rogers Published in FrontBurner January 6, 2021 10:51 am A couple of days ago, the folks at the UNT Portal to Texas Historytweeted us a note saying that they’d recently posted some B-roll footage of the D Magazine office filmed in 1975 by Fort Worth’s WBAP-TV. (Aside: be careful if you choose to visit the portal. It is a huge time suck.) It’s a short clip. Have a look, and then I’ll share some thoughts. Obviously that’s Wick Allison at the end. Still missin...

These notable figures from Dallas passed away in 2020 These notable figures from Dallas passed away in 2020 Writer and editor Mary Malouf was a larger-than-life character. Photo courtesy of Stuart Graves Its fair to say that death loomed large in 2020, thanks to COVID-19. As of December 31, nearly 2,000 people in Dallas died of the virus, nearly 28,000 in Texas, and more than 341,000 in the U.S. But the virus was not the cause of death for most of the celebrities, performers, and activists o...

Texas’ First and Only Public Charitable Pharmacy Is Going Statewide In less than three years, St. Vincent de Pauls pharmacy has dispensed more than 32,000 prescriptions to North Texans. By Will Maddox Published in Healthcare Business December 21, 2020 9:00 am St. Vincent de Paul launched the only charitable pharmacy that serves the public in the spring of 2018, and now the nonprofit is preparing to expand and serve the entire state. Since the pharmacy launched, the rate of uninsured reside...