D Magazine July 1988

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AMAZING GRACE
While other mainstream churches decline, one of Dallas’s oldest congregations thrives by blending racial and cultural groups.
Its motto: “Out of many, God makes us one.”
Its motto: “Out of many, God makes us one.”
By Richard West
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ASBESTOS MAIDEN
The new enfant terrible at the Dallas Times Herald has sharpened her pen on Walker Railey, Ross Perot, DART, and the county jails.
Who will columnist Laura Miller aim for next?
Who will columnist Laura Miller aim for next?
By Dennis Holder
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COFFEE, TEA, OR STRIKE?
American Airlines hired Patt Gibbs to serve peanuts with a smile, but when the feisty union leader faced the likes of Robert Crandall, she couldn’t play nice anymore.
By Sally Giddens
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EATING AROUND LOMA LUNA’S NEW MEXICAN CHARM
Also: Ajanta Palace, Hao’s, Inaka Inn, Brazos
By D Magazine
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EDITOR’S PAGE
Learning From Atlanta, A City “Too Busy To Hate”
By Ruth Miller Fitzgibbons
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EVENING AT POPS
LONG-RUNNING FAVORITE BEGINS ITS NINETEENTH SEASON ON PUBLIC TELEVISION THIS MONTH.
By D.F.
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KERA Presents ARTSEYE
I’M AN OFFBEAT KINDA FELLA … WHO WOULD RATHER HAVE A LAUGH THAN A ROLEX WATCH
– SPANKY McFARLIN
– SPANKY McFARLIN
By Dan Frizzell
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PARTING SHOT
Astrology and So Much More! Pigging Out at the Smorgasbord of Belief
By Chris Tucker
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SELLING “DAKOTA”
Four fledgling filmmakers learn that even Lou Diamond Phillips isn’t enough. To get a clean, wholesome movie released, you’ve got to live-or die-in L.A.
By Glenna Whitley
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The Contessa of Con
If all the world’s a stage, Rowena Powell’s life has been one grand performance. She’s posed as Christina Onassis, Barbara Woolworth Hutton, and others. Even in jail, she plays a persuasive part.
By Mark Donald