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- It's coming ...
- Good night, Doc
- The Case of the Pesky Possum; or, another reason w...
- Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse …
- Available on DVD: “Certified Copy”
- If you decide to live next to a swine processing p...
- Available on DVD: “Pariah”
- An anniversary of note
- Available on DVD: “Kinyarwanda”
- I remember when being a “moderate” was considered ...
- The revenge of George Lucas
- Available on DVD: “Rampart”
- Available on DVD: “Shame”
- Project Trio hits the big charts
- From the library: “Bad Day at Black Rock”
- From the library: “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek”
- Gangster Squad
- Shake & Dana back at Kerrville
- It’s not Cuban’s fault
- Arboretum parking
- Clinton on LBJ
- Bruce plays tribute to Levon Helm last night in Ne...
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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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