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Letters to the Editor Peaceful protests, evangelical Christians, deportation halt on hold, hospitals with vaccines, Frisco pastor Readers talk about the different way a peaceful versus a violent protest is handled, agree with Peggy Wehmeyer’s column on evangelical Christians, support stopping the deportation halt, don’t feel vaccines are given equally and denounce the Frisco pastor for his “cancel culture” comments. Supporters of the Dream Act staged a daylong protest in front of Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn s office on Feb. 8, 2018, in Dallas.(David Woo / Staff Photographer) Tale of two protests In 2014, I was arrested in front of the White House with a group of clergy and activists in peaceful protest of the draconian deportations of the Obama administration. D.C. Park Police surrounded us and ordered us to move. When we refused to move, armed police, mounted police, squad cars, buses and wagons surrounded us. The police announced: “You are now u ....
Staff, patrons remember Dallas restaurateur Tom Ruggeri as a great entertainer and friend The owner of Ruggeri’s restaurant died in early January. Owner Tom Ruggeri in front of Ruggeri s restaurant in Dallas in October 2014. He opened the first Ruggeri’s restaurant on Routh Street in 1985.(Kirsten Kearse / Staff photographer) Anytime Paula Scholz hears an Elvis song, she thinks of Tom Ruggeri. She worked with him for 18 years, starting as a waitress, shuttling cocktails back and forth, then moving upward at Ruggeri’s restaurant to help with the business and, as she tells it, lovingly battle in a way you’d expect from a family-run joint. ....