Robert Wilonsky
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Editorial columnist at The Dallas Morning News. Writing about Dallas.
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“Many of the building’s key systems, such as electrical, plumbing and elevators, are beyond their expected useful life, [and] the longer they go without upgrade and replacement, the more likely they are to fail.”
No, this was not a quote about Dallas City Hall.
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No, this was not a quote about Dallas City Hall.
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Wilonsky: Do the downtown library and Dallas City Hall share the same fate?
It’s either the worst-kept secret in Dallas or the most repeated rumor around; in this small town pretending like it’s a big city, it’s sometimes hard to tell...
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The joint committee meeting, called by Mayor Eric Johnson, is now hearing from public speakers -- nearly every one opposed to this partnership. Said one speaker, "Eric Johnson is not known for making good decisions for our city." Council discussion to follow.
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The mayor of Dallas started something called the Republican Mayors Association. What does it DO? www.dmagazine.com/micropost/ha...
Have Ray Hunt et al. gotten their money’s worth with the Republican Mayor’s Association?
As Zohran Mamdani was poised to become the next mayor of New York City last night, the mayor of Dallas dropped his take on Twitter. Speaking as the
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A column about the DISD wanting to raze a 1915 historic landmark, Dallas' eagerness to auction off City Hall to someone whose name probably rhymes with Adelson and a late mayor whose Goals for Dallas included preserving what little history we have in this new city
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Wilonsky: Dallas ISD has finally made it official: Historic Adamson High School must go
Demolition by neglect, it’s called, the fine art of looking the other way as the windows shatter, the plywood fades and peels away, outsiders make their way...
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In Fort Worth, Democrat trade unionist Taylor Rehmet is ahead in the race for Texas Senate District 9 over his two Republican opponents, former Southlake mayor John Huffman and the chief comms officer of Patriot Mobile, a Christian right wing cellphone company, Leigh Wambsganss
Staff's numbers are inflated and should be treated as poorly informed at best.
I'd put the necessary & reasonable items at $30-60M. By far the largest category of costs are things that are wildly inflated and largely unnecessary.
It just doesn't pass the smell test (cont)
I'd put the necessary & reasonable items at $30-60M. By far the largest category of costs are things that are wildly inflated and largely unnecessary.
It just doesn't pass the smell test (cont)
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I regret not buying the Brobocop shirt when I had the chance during its VERY limited-edition run in 2011. Because I'd totally wear it to tomorrow afternoon's City Council committee meeting about the "State of Dallas City Hall," aka OCP HQ.
"Halt, bro," indeed.
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"Halt, bro," indeed.
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