Second-Grader Donates Money. A second-grader at a school in Fort Worth walked in and handed a bunch of pennies to the principal. She’d been saving the money for college but was worried about teachers losing their jobs. And now the the Fort Worth School District has made a dent the size of $4.96 in its budget deficit.
Oak Cliff Doesn’t Think Saving Money Makes One Live Better. The proposed Walmart in Oak Cliff is causing a stir. Our good friend and neighborhood super hero, Jason Roberts, is not a fan of the plans. He’s disappointed that more community input was not taken into consideration. There are no giant yellow smiley faces to be found in the OC.
Chief Justice Rules Against AT&T, and Makes It Personal. I’m a day late to this, but on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations don’t have personal privacy rights under the Freedom of Information Act. AT&T argued that certain documents were protected because the noun “person” included corporations, therefore, the adjective “personal” should apply to corporations. What followed was Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. talking about adjectives. After explaining the difference between craft and crafty and squirrel and squirrelly, he ruled against AT&T. And then left them with this little nugget, “We trust that AT&T will not take it personally.” I do appreciate a chief justice who plays with words.
