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- Bambi vs Godzilla
- Mavericks might trade Harris to get Kidd
- An American wants out of Paris
- How that elephant got into my pajamas I'll never know
- Let the four winds blow
- The State of the Groundhog
- Sayings of a Jewish Buddhist
- The residents of Dallas versus change
- 'Sydney' stumbles on its satircal path
- 'Game' offers no new plans
- From grid iron to iron bars
- News from the Trinity
- Can you guess what this is a picture of?
- Fly me to the moon (later)
- A shout-out for Sharon
- 'Moliere' fails to be 'Shakespeare'
- "Hunting Party" misses its target
- Good news from Her Tallness
- Ledger's death leaves one wondering "What might ha...
- Heath Ledger found dead in Manhattan apartment
- Oscar predictions scorecoard
- Jones, Linney top pleasant Oscar nomination surprises
- Oscar Nomination Predictions
- Insert your own Herschel Walker joke here
- How about that Jessica
- Billy Bob rides again
- Black Magic
- Why Garrett decided to stay
- Whatever happened to the concept of learning?
- 'Good Luck' makes you want to upchuck
- Writers strike influences Oscar forecast
- API Senior Economist to Discuss How to Meet Nation...
- X reasons not to rent 'The Ten'
- What happened to the Cowboys
- 'Eagle' fails to fly
- A child is just a child, but a Super Bowl is ... w...
- Preserving our English language purity
- Did Jones make the wrong choice?
- "Sunshine" burns out at the end
- Quote of the Day
- Scrapbooking for dummies
- '3:10 to Yuma' arrives right on time
- Perhaps I shouldn't be laughing at O.J.'s expense,...
- 'Golden" opens door to early immigration travails
- Two demons conjure magical spells
- Green Dallas: Building a greener city
- 'Death Sentence:' Cruel, if not unusual, punishment
- It's 'Blood' vs. 'Country' for top Oscar
- Merten moves
- That stench you smell as we enter the harbor is ...
- No Globes? No Oscars? It wouldn't be the end of th...
- A new 'Dawn' of religious intolerance
- "Shoot 'em Up" misfires
- Lessons from Iowa
- A 'quarterback guru" assesses Stafford
- To my darling
- ...and a depressing New Year
- Coppola tantalizes, Langella shines
- Trolling for a crime czar
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About Me
- Pete Oppel
- I have scratched together a living, in one way or another, as a writer for more than 60 years now. I was a free-lance writer during the early stages of the Vietnam War. I was the Southwest Division Overnight News Editor for United Press International back when UPI was a legitimate news gathering organization. Following that, I went to the Dallas Morning News where I became the first person to write about rock 'n' roll on a daily basis for a Texas metropolitan newspaper. I later became the News' entertainment editor. Following some stints with a couple of prominent PR firms, I had the extraordinary good fortune to team with two communications legends, Ken Fairchild and Lisa LeMaster, as part of one kick-ass media consulting/crisis communications team. That was followed by stints as a department head with the City of Dallas (and its public information officer); the Dallas Northeast Chamber of Commerce where I had the good fortune to meet and work alongside some of this city's business and political titans; and editorial director for QuestCorp Media until that company went out of business. Now officially retired, concentrating on this blog.
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