DIGITAL DIGEST THE DIALOGUE

CITY ON LITTLE FREE LIBRARY: ‘MOVE IT OR WE WILL’

“We see dozens of unsafe and unsanitary multifamily complexes in Lake Highlands, many of whom are owned by out-of-state investors whose only concern is to shelter taxes from their busy professional practices.

I suggest that our mayor and Dallas City Council could benefit from guidance from you on how scarce city resources are being allocated and the concern that you have over the toxic impact on our quality of life from these grossly mismanaged and unsafe and poorly maintained apartment houses.” dormand

“I doubt the neighbor has any issue with a book exchange. They probably have an issue with the law being broken. Codes are in place for a reason — to keep the neighborhood orderly. We can’t break a law just because it suits our personal cause. What if somebody else wants to build their tool shed out on the curb, and call it a tool club? Maybe somebody else wants to put a chicken coop out there so everybody can get eggs. I know there is some cynicism in my comments. But you cannot make an exception. Otherwise, you have to make another. Eventually, you have too many and the neighborhood looks bad, property values drop.”

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“You really have to wonder what kind of petty neighbor would get upset with someone helping others to read in an unobtrusive way.”

Darryl Dickson-Carr

LAKE HIGHLANDS IS LEFT OUT OF CITY’S $32 MILLION POOL PLAN

“Dear City of Dallas, you keep your aquatic budget. In exchange, we separate from Dallas and become incorporated as Lake Highlands, Texas. We’ve already got our own school district. Oh, and we keep our Little Free Library. Deal?” 1st anon

Neighborhood director is up close and personal with sports legends

If you long to relive the Landry years the glory days, the 1977 NFC Championship, 1978 Super Bowl — keep an eye out for the next airing of “The American Dream,” on Fox Sports Southwest, which recounts the era through the eyes of Cowboys legend Tony Dorsett.

The show was co-directed and written by Lake Highlands resident Madison Liane, who along with co-director Samuel L. McQueen, conducted interviews for the pilot episode; they spoke with Roger Staubach, Randy White, Daryl “Moose” Johnston, Dale Hanson, Coach Jackie Sherrill, plus doctors and other experts who discuss the level of physical punishment endured by players at the highest level.

Liane and crew made “The American Dream” pilot episode relevant and timely with a focus on head injuries. White and Dorsett talk about concussions being a frequent occurrence when they played (statements supported with cringe-wor-