Got Ethics?

The Fort Worth Weekly and Mary Kelleher do a good job at putting the new Water District employee in perspective.“If what the TRWD is hiring him to do is to help it be more transparent and accountable to the taxpayers, I think that would be great,” she said. “I’m hopeful he will be helpful in convincing...

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WHO? WHAT? WHY?

So we've been hearing about this voluntary(?) traffic stop/ DNA swab deal that took place on the border of Fort Worth and Haltom City.  Watch the video from NBC5, then ask these questions.If this was all voluntary and on the up and up, WHY would Haltom City nor Fort Worth know about it?  WHY...

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Earthquake!!!

So there were several more earthquakes in North Texas today.One of our readers left a comment -Anonymous said... Felt a strong one in my apt. building, tonite at ~6:40pm, Nov. 19, 2013. Shook whole building several times, after the initial one, which nearly knocked my laptop off my lap. Strongest one...

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No ethics?

Buy some.The new water district hire may be the best money spent yet.Ethics and openness have been the subject of great debate at the water district since the spring, when three political newcomers challenged long-time board members. The campaign was laced with allegations that water district board...

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There's something happening here...

Lots of going's on lately in Haltom City. They just elected (finally!) their first Vietnamese councilman and now a nice, quiet meeting about compensation.If you live there, be there.  YOU can't afford not to. Here's to Haltom City moving forward------NO, it's waaaay past "high time" sumpin' is...

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Thank You

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Sinkholes and Earthquakes...

Welcome to Texas.Springtown continued to have earthquakes this weekend, making lots of folks there extremely nervous.They can't help wonder, what's coming next after almost a tremor a day for a week.One resident can tell you...sinkholes.The most telling sentence from the NBCnews.com article - The family...

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Get in line!

Remember just a few short years ago when the cities and thier "leaders" were lining up to support Chesapeake? Now they are lining up to sue them.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram gives you the bare bones on the latest group to join the fight.If they are jacking with city, school and billionaires royalties,...

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WHAT is going on in Haltom City?

First Wendy Davis, now Erik Estrada?"Ponch" will be at the Birdville Baptist Church Saturday night. The Birdville Baptist Church has also recently made news with their 160th anniversary celebration.This time they are helping Mr. Estrada promote a new film to help keep kids safe. Read about it in the...

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Beware of "Outsiders" at YOUR paper

If you move a portion of the paper to Dallas, even though it was founded in and named after, Fort Worth, does that make YOU an outsider?Sounds like it.  Wonder what's going to show up in the actual print when FW starts making fun of Dallas again?Maybe this will help with all the terrible typo's...

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A quake a day...

Won't keep the drillers away.Five earthquakes have been reported in Tarrant and Wise counties this week.Makes you wonder what's next?Read about the earthquakes here.Earthquakes were detected near the Mid-Cities, Reno, and Springtown from Nov. 1 - 7, 2013.Dispatchers in Richland Hills, North Richland...

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If early voting tells us anything...

It tells us they bought YOU.  Hook, line and sinker.  Did you go anywhere that you didn't see a politician or Nolan Ryan (!) spouting off about Prop 6?If it was truly about water, would they really need to go that far?  Spend that much?  Wouldn't EVERYONE vote for a water bill about water?We hope the politicians who just profited from buying you are good stewards of the funds and...

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WHO is meddling?

That's what a local columnist is asking.In case you didn't know, though we don't know anyone here who doesn't, it's OK to ignore food criti...

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What's the world coming to?

Apparently the former Speaker of the House can't vote around here.  If it's this difficult for him, what's it like for normal folks?Read about Jim Wright and the voter ID mess in the Fort Worth Star-Telegr...

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