D Magazine October 1978
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FAMILIES Guilty as Charged
The books make “taking charge of your life” sound so easy. It isn ’t.
By Jo Brans
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Games Computers Play
People who need people just haven’t gone shopping for toys lately.
By Tom Peeler
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PLACES DaVinci Paints Ixtapa Red
When civilization comes to a sleepy village, can disco be far behind?
By Jerry Flemmons
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PUBLIC HIGHWAY, PRIVATE INTERESTS
The suburbs want a new super highway. Dallas wants a new super highway. Simple? Nope.
By Leonard Reed
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PUBLISHER’S PAGE
Are we willing to demand that public education be held accountable for its performance?
By Wick Allison
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SPORTS Is Mustang Mania Horsefeathers?
Maybe not, if Russ Potts can get 40,000 people out for a TCU game.
By David Bauer
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THE ARTS Safety First in Fort Worth
Can a museum stay in the vanguard, keep the public happy, and balance its budget, too?
By David Dillon
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THE CITY Why Lakewood Doesn’t Trust Itself
East Dallas is a friendly, close-knit community where everybody wants to help make decisions. That’s what’s wrong with it.
By Charles Matthews
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THE CONSUMER Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Jones
If you want to hold on to your last name, you ’d better be prepared to cope with these problems.
By Jane Albritton
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THE DALLAS REAL ESTATE LOWDOWN
What every home buyer doesn’t really need to know
By D Magazine
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THE HIGHLAND PARK TEAR-DOWN
Some simple rules for buying property in the Park Cities.
By David Dillon
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THE OAK CLIFF PUT-DOWN
We want to renovate. The bank wants us to decorate first.
By Leonard Reed
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TRAVEL Capital Scandinavia
Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen provide a capital vacation tour.
By David Bauer
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WHY THE DALLAS HOUSING MARKET IS GOING BONKERS
Beneath the apparent chaos, some basic laws of economics.