It has been three weeks but it still feels like yesterday. The tornado tracked a path of destruction along 16 continuous miles beginning near Dallas Love Field airport and ending in east Richardson. Some of the worst damage occurred in the neighborhood where I grew up, where my parents still live, and a place that I still consider my home.
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local politics, pt. 1
After the circus of the 2016 Presidential Election, appointments to the local transportation board might not seem like a big deal. However, ensuring that my city changes and grows in the correct manner starts with local politics and not with Washington, DC.
There are currently two people vying for votes from Dallas City Council to sit on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board. One person is an advocate for public transportation; an advocate for providing citizens with mobility options; an advocate for what is best for the city of Dallas. The other person is a lawyer who isn't familiar with DART; someone who has never ridden DART; someone who is self-proclaimed non-expert about DART.
So, here is my letter to my city councilperson:
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