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On Anger and Vision: a Time to Vote for Denton
Early voting for the Denton City Council election starts today. I love election season because it provides an opportunity for candidates and incumbents to share their vision for our city, to promote...
View Article2016 Denton City Council Race – Early Voting Analysis
Despite all the media attention on the craziness that is this year’s Presidential primary season, the craziness that is the Denton City Council election is arguably more important and relevant to your...
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City Council Preview – June 7, 2016
My daughter Rosemary was only 2 when I first took office in 2011. Today is her 8th birthday. Happy birthday, darling! The Denton City Council starts Tuesday’s meeting with a Work Session at 1pm,...
View ArticleCity Council Preview – June 21, 2016
Starting at 1pm and likely going past midnight, today’s Denton City Council meeting is likely to be a marathon. But more than that, it is filled with several significant items of concern to many...
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The Supposed Gentrification of Denton
Is Denton experiencing gentrification? Citing rising property values, changes in the downtown business make-up, new development in our urban core, and several anecdotes about people not being able to...
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Faces of District 1 – Betty Kimble
As I finish out my final year as the Denton City Council representative for District 1, I wanted to begin featuring some of the many leaders, movers, and shakers who work daily to create Denton into...
View Article“The Report was Biased!”– a claim we predicted several months ago
The Denton City Council voted to move forward with the Renewable Denton Plan – a plan that puts Denton on the trajectory to power our city by 70% renewables by 2019. No doubt, the secret, invite-only,...
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We Should Continue Investing in Downtown Denton
The revitalization of Downtown Denton didn’t happen by accident. Connecting Denton to the greater DFW area with a commuter rail that terminates in Downtown Denton didn’t happen by accident....
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On Big Cities and Small Towns: Cultural Relevance and the 2016 Election
One of my favorite relatives took to Facebook recently to post this New York Times analysis of “The Two America’s of 2016,” displaying the stark divide between big city America and small town America...
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Mike Pence, Hamilton, and What We Should Value in a Democracy
My Twitter and Facebook feeds are lit up with praise for Brandon Dixon and the cast of Hamilton for boldly standing up to the Vice President-Elect after the performance that he attended. This after...
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The Fake Controversy of Sanctuary Cities
I do a lecture for university government classes on the importance of local democracy. While attempting to unpack how it is we’ve gotten to a point where all of our focus, energy, and political...
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That Time I Spent a Week with Rex Tillerson
This is a post from Emily Roden, the smarter and more attractive Roden, about her brief few days with Rex Tillerson, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State… Nine years ago, I showed up to the Denton...
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Diversifying Downtown Denton
There are many reasons to love the Denton Black Film Festival and appreciate how this event brings value to our community. But I’d like to point to just one that is noticeable to anyone hanging out...
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Stoke: Preparing Denton for the 21st Century Economy
On the council’s agenda today is a discussion on the state of Stoke, a co-working space and high tech incubator that just launched this summer. I’m excited to have this important conversation. The...
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Big Ideas for Denton – Council Candidate Forum – March 20
Denton is a city of ambitious citizens who are daily creating their city. Our leaders should reflect this. On Monday, March 20 7pm at Stoke, you’ll have the chance to actually participate in a forum...
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Denton’s Date with Density: Toward a Smart Growth Housing Policy
Joe Biden once credited his retreat from local politics and toward the national stage to the local zoning fights he experienced while serving on his County’s Council. For all the contentiousness we...
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