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Dallas In Dumps Over Landfill Audit. In addition to that controversy over the presentation of a master plan for the city’s solid waste disposal, an audit of the McCommas Bluff Landfill revealing that city may have lost around $1.1 million apparently also may have factored in to City Manager Mary Suhm’s decision to demote former sanitation director Mary Nix.

Aerial Spraying May Have Reduced Mosquito Population. Officials are saying the campaign may have cut the mosquito population by as much as 93 percent. Tell that to my ankles, which became a movable feast two nights ago when I went out to pick tomatoes from my garden – after an application of Off, too.

Royse City Populated in Part By Very Weird Men. Listen, that’s all I can assume when a story about how men have been going around exposing themselves to women, harassing them and even pouring stuff on them also says that the cops don’t think all the incidents are related.

Perry Wistful At RNC. I read this headline, and sorry, this is the earworm that jumps into my noggin.

Doctor Shaves Head After Losing Bet. When Kiera Hurtado was told that even surgery probably wouldn’t correct her dystonia enough that she could walk, she bet her doctor, Brian Aalbers, that she would. On the table then? His hair. On the floor now? His hair. Never make a bet with Zac Crain, or a 10 year old. Amirite?

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