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Plano, TX News Archives for October 2009

Oct 31, 2009 | The Dallas Morning News

Trooper accused of using excessive force in arrest resigns

A state trooper has retired and is being criminally investigated by the Texas Rangers after he allegedly used excessive force during a DWI arrest earlier this month on the Dallas North Tollway.

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Oct 31, 2009 | Denton Record-Chronicle

Plano BMW dealer hopes monthly car show revs up good will

At sunrise, all kinds of cars start rumbling into a west-side parking lot at Classic BMW, flooding it with lustrous color and chrome.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Clinic to Muslim doctor: Its policy bars headscarf

A Muslim doctor interviewing for a job at a suburban Dallas medical clinic says officials there told her she couldn't wear her headscarf in the workplace.

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The Dallas Morning News

Dog About Town: Parties, movies, music and more this Halloween weekend

Don't just sit at home waiting for the trick-or-treaters to ring your doorbell - join them.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

KXII-TV Sherman

Plano man who shot at DPS trooper in Pottsboro sentenced to 50 years

A Grayson County Judge decided Thursday that Christopher Hussey will serve his sentences concurrently for a total of 50 years.

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Dallas Morning News

Road projects, traffic jams grow on Central Expressway

Construction of the interchange at Central Expressway and State Highway 121 continues in McKinney.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Victoria Advocate

Former TX animal shelter worker draws probation

Originally published October 27, 2009 at 10:39 p.m., updated October 27, 2009 at 11:43 p.m. DALLAS a ' A former animal shelter worker has been sentenced to three years probation for leaving her 5-month old puppy to starve to death in a soggy crate in her Plano apartment.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

North Texas e-News

Plano Children's Theatre to present Little Women in concert Dec. 19

Mothers and daughters, come spend a Little Women Christmas with us! Plano Children's Theatre will present the timeless story of Little Women in concert.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Denton Record-Chronicle

Dog About Town: Trick-or-treating and more fun this weekend

There'll be plenty of tricks and treats at Halloween parties throughout the area this weekend.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Texas Gigs

Dallas frozen yogurt meltdown: Yogurtville in Plano

Editor's note : Latest chapter in our series on frozen yogurt covers Yogurtville in Plano.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Dallas-area Muslims fear backlash from arrests tied to terror plot

North Texans were both angry and relieved last month when federal agents arrested a Jordanian teenager in a failed plot to blow up a Dallas skyscraper.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Plano's Regal Energy sanctioned by Colorado Securities Commission

Energy writer Elizabeth Souder, environmental writer Randy Lee Loftis and editorial writer Colleen McCain Nelson blog about energy, the environment and air quality issues in Texas.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Experts field debt questions on financial hotline

Financial planners fielded calls from readers with a variety of concerns ranging from getting out of debt to planning for their children's college education.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

KTXA-TV Fort Worth

Students Claim Bible Abuse in Plano Schools

Share + Oct 16, 2009 9:49 pm US/Central Reporting Jay Gormley PLANO It's been two years, but Shelby Evans of Plano remembers the day Gideon's Bibles were handed out at Renner Middle School.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

WFAA

Plano soccer league socked by soggy turf

Soccer fields across North Texas have been unusually quiet in recent weeks, silenced by wet weather.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

WPTZ

Vermont Receives $70,000 In Debt Settlements

The state of Vermont has reached settlements with two consumer debt companies accused of doing business without a license and failing to comply with the state's Consumer Fraud Act.

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Big Time Listings

Comedian Steve Harvey has his 11,657-square-foot mansion in Plano, TX on the market for $3.5M

Comedian Steve Harvey has his 19-room mansion in Plano, Tex. - outside of Dallas - on the market for $3,500,000. In a Big Time Listings exclusive, we can report on Harvey's listing of his longtime mansion, which he has owned since 2003.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Times Leader

Is your cellphone a pain?

Jill Garonzik Kelley of Allen, Texas, is thankful for unlimited minutes on her cellphone.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Facing budget shortfalls, Plano drops sustainability goal

Plano has spent millions on environmental efforts in recent years, putting the city on equal footing with some of the nation's greenest communities.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

WFAA

Parents debate Plano school realignment plans

Hundreds of parents gathered in Plano Wednesday night to discuss plans to realign schools in the Plano ISD.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

Denton Record-Chronicle

Plano school boundary zone debate highlights question of fostering...

A debate over school attendance zone changes in Plano is highlighting the struggle between fostering diversity and allowing children to attend their neighborhood schools.

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The Dallas Morning News

Plano/Murphy: Jackson Elementary celebrates multicultural night

Jackson Elementary students got a glimpse of traditions from various countries during multicultural night on Sept.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

Dallas Morning News

New speed limit signs on Dallas North Tollway confuse some drivers

An advisory speed limit sign of 50 mph is placed just ahead of the actual speed limit sign on the Dallas North Tollway north of Royal Lane.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

Neighbors Go

Story: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano to hold annual Pink Pooch Parade on Oct. 7

Cutest Canine and Most Playful Pooch awards given by Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano during the hospital's fourth annual Pink Pooch Parade .

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

Texas Gigs

Restaurant review: Zea Woodfire Grill in Plano

OK. So last week several of you felt compelled to spank Chow Hound a little bit.

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Sat Oct 03, 2009

Dallas Morning News

Plano food pantry needs help, or else

God's Food Pantry is out of money, out of food and almost out of time. The Plano agency, which opened in 1997, has been struggling for the past three months to pay its bills and collect enough food donations to stay open.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

Texas Gigs

Suspect still at large after robbing Compass Bank in Plano

Upon officers' arrival, it was determined that the suspect entered the bank and demanded money from the teller.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

Anna Melissa Tribune

Wreck in Denison kills Plano man

David Russell Petrey, 45, from Plano was pronounced dead on Tuesday at the scene of a fatal accident in Denison.

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