http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/01/14/8053 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Tue, 21 May 2013 01:08:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/01/14/8053/comment-page-1#comment-30751 Nugget texas Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:01:55 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=8053#comment-30751 Yes. And don't forget, we re-elected an openly gay Sheriff (lesbian and Hispanic, mind you). It "ain't" Travis County (Austin), but Dallas County is definitely blue thanks in large part to the urban revitalization of the Uptown area (which is one reason the NY TIMES on Sunday listed Dallas as the ninth most important city to visit--placing it in front of Rome!), and south Dallas, which is historically African American. It's an interesting mix. Yes. And don’t forget, we re-elected an openly gay Sheriff (lesbian and Hispanic, mind you). It “ain’t” Travis County (Austin), but Dallas County is definitely blue thanks in large part to the urban revitalization of the Uptown area (which is one reason the NY TIMES on Sunday listed Dallas as the ninth most important city to visit–placing it in front of Rome!), and south Dallas, which is historically African American. It’s an interesting mix.

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/01/14/8053/comment-page-1#comment-30726 Jim Burroway Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:25 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=8053#comment-30726 That's quite a change from when I lived there in the '90s. That’s quite a change from when I lived there in the ’90s.

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/01/14/8053/comment-page-1#comment-30711 Nugget texas Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:18:14 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=8053#comment-30711 Dallas actually votes Democratic these days, 60% the past two election cycles... Dallas actually votes Democratic these days, 60% the past two election cycles…

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