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The League of Women Voters of Richardson and the Richardson ISD Council of PTAs jointly hosted a forum for school board candidates Thursday ...

Award yourself 100 points if you can correctly identify the countries in which these two photos were taken.

Amazon From Oh Myyy! , by George Takei   Fans (and the press) often wonder how a 75-year old actor who had his heyday in a science fict...

IMDB 12 Years a Slave (2013): Important history. Soul-deadening drama. Nothing redeeming about slavery, America's original sin, still...

Amazon From Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore , by Robin Sloan   I pushed the bookstore's glass door. It made a bell tinkle brig...

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Something amazing happened at the Richardson Civic Center Tuesday evening. The City Plan Commission (CPC) denied, by unanimous vote, a rezon...