St. Mark’s Denounces White Nationalist Richard Spencer. The school’s headmaster David Dini didn’t mention white nationalist Richard Spencer by name in the statement he released Saturday, but it’s obvious that the “hateful, divisive, racist, and anti-Semitic views” of the graduate he refers to belong to white nationalist Richard Spencer, who has become known for his hateful, divisive, racist, and anti-Semitic views. “We reject racism and bigotry in all its forms and expressions,” Dini wrote.
Stolen Backhoe Involved in Fatal Wrong-Way Accident. Early Sunday morning, a man stole a city of Dallas backhoe and then, for some reason, got on I-35 going the wrong way with no lights on. It struck a white GMC Envoy heading northbound, killing the passenger, 20-year-old Elizabeth Suarez, on impact. The driver of the Envoy, 22-year-old Diana Mejicanos, is at Parkland. The man who stole the backhoe fled on foot and is still at large. Unbelievable.
Woman Stabbed at NorthPark. Police are investigating after a woman stabbed a shopper Sunday afternoon. The stabber was arrested and the victim was taken to Presby with non-life-threatening injuries. NorthPark is calling it “an isolated incident,” which, I mean, let’s hope so.
Mavs Snap 8-Game Losing Streak. Dirk Nowitzki was out again, but Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, and Justin Anderson (14 points, in what coach Rick Carlisle called his best game as a pro) came up big as the Mavs knocked off Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans. The win improved the Mavericks to [looks; stares into the middle distance for an hour; watches 2011 Finals highlights on YouTube until I pass out] 3-13. Which is [longest sigh in recorded history] still the worst record in the league.