LETTERS

THE REST OF DALLAS

IN MARY CANDACE EVANS’ ARTICLE REgarding teenage substance abuse [“Clueless,” May], the “solutions” offered sound cute, but what about the rest of Dallas? There are actually children out there who do not attend Jesuit or Hockaday and the like. Sounds like more North Dallas hand wringing and self-applause.

While D Magazine may have succeeded in appeasing its target audience along the Toll way. it has failed the rest of Dallas immensely. Clearly, D Magazine has established itself as an unlikely forum for any serious confrontation on these issues.

By engaging in such bubble-gum dialogue, D Magazine only serves to reinforce the stereotypes of Dallasites. This is not the stuff of great (or even decent) journalism. It should not be accepted.

NICHOLAS J. GAUNT

AUSTIN



D LIMITED?

1 AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ONCE AGAIN BY D Magazine. You should have named the magazine “Highland Park Magazine” or “Private Schools Magazine.” Any time you mention schools, it is always the “good schools”: St. Mark’s. Jesuit, Highland Park High School, etc, You never mention the good public schools in Dallas.

While Dallas does not have as many kids with the same advantages of those in Highland Park, D1SD is working very hard with the students that they have. The only time DISD is mentioned in the magazine, it’s over some scandal. The other school districts have them as well, including the private schools, so why must we always focus on DISD scandals? If it truly is a Dallas magazine, we need to also build on Dallas’ strengths.

D Magazine seems to cater to the people in “the Bubble,” not the people in Dallas. There are articles that seem shocked that people in Highland Park make mistakes, but when Dallas people make mistakes, it is no surprise. If this magazine only caters to a certain group of Dallas people, I may have subscribed to the wrong magazine!

Please write about different areas of Dallas-not just Highland Park or North Dallas. East, West and South Dallas actually have a lot to offer! If we start recognizing and reading about area accomplishments, pride in our communities will begin to grow!

Courtney Thomas

Dallas



HOW CAN I HELP?

I READ WITH GREAT INTEREST AND AGREE with Mr. Allison’s comments regarding the downtown area |Oul Front, “Now Do It,” May]. As a fifth-generation Dallasite that adores this city and all it has to offer, I am all for anything that improves its image. I am left with a question, though, after reading that column: How does a city resident do something to improve the situation downtown?

Ideally, corporations and developers will provide the financial and construction needs, However, aside from Preservation Dallas, I cannot think of any other groups that might be able to offer an avenue for someone to be involved in the revitaliza-tion of the downtown area. Has D Magazine any suggestions?

Raine Devries

Dallas