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Election 101: Dallas ISD District 6 Needs A Collaborator

By Bethany Erickson / April 27, 2017 /

As we take a look at Dallas ISD District 6 today, keep in mind that through next Tuesday, early voting means you, too, can walk in, do your civic duty, and walk back out in less time than it takes to pick up your dry cleaning. Yesterday, between tutoring for Reading Partners and carpool, I…

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Election 101: Dallas ISD District 2 Race Pits Two Against Incumbent Marshall

By Bethany Erickson / April 26, 2017 /
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Before we start on District 2, let’s get this out of the way first: Are you going to vote for school board and city council elections? Did you know that right now you can vote pretty much anywhere in the county, making it super convenient to vote on say, during your lunch break? I bring…

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Election Day 101: Pinkerton, Faz Duke It Out for District 7 Seat

By Bethany Erickson / April 23, 2016 /

I will be honest – I’ve been dreading this snapshot for the District 7 election. It’s the final one, and every day that has passed has only made me more nauseous when I look at how nasty the Dallas Independent School District’s District 7 race has gotten. It’s gotten bad enough that I’m actually going to move…

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Election Day 101: Two Challenge Incumbent in District 5 Race

By Bethany Erickson / April 23, 2016 /

In our third installment looking at the Dallas Independent School District’s school board election, we will be looking at District 5, which includes Oak Lawn, Wilmer, West Dallas, Hutchins and parts of east Oak Cliff. Incumbent Lew Blackburn, Marquis Hawkins, and Linda Wilkerson-Wynn are running. One of the highest-profile issues facing District 5 right now…

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Election Day 101: Three Running for District 4

By Bethany Erickson / April 22, 2016 /

(Note: At the time of writing this story, Educate Dallas’ endorsements were not readily available. Since this morning, I received a press release regarding their endorsement for this race, and have updated the story throughout accordingly.) Not to sound like a broken record, but the fact that three of the four races for school board…

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