# 32 – Radio callers sound off on Texas primary

March 2008: As the Texas primary got under way on March 4, conservative talk radio host Mark Davis fielded a flurry of calls on his morning program from listeners and even former President Bill Clinton. Earlier in the day, I posted this video blog where DMN political writer Gromer Jeffers Jr. offered his astute preview of the election.

#31 – Clinton fans flood Fort Worth Stockyards

March 2008: Three days before the crucial Texas presidential primary, thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters gathered in the historic district to hear Mrs. Clinton speak.

#30 – Egrets hanging around for winter

February 2008: Great egrets usually migrate south for the winter, but recent warm winters in North Texas allow these egrets on Lewisville Lake to find food here year-round. Meanwhile, it’s nesting season for great blue herons, which are permanent residents. For the story and embedded version of the video, click here.

#29 – Clinton/Obama presidential debate

February 2008: Shot two videos at the Texas Democratic Presidential Debate in Austin, including this peek inside the “spin room” and this video blog analysis by DMN senior political writer Wayne Slater.

#28 – Young Obama supporters turn out for rally

February 2008:  Presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s rally Wednesday at Reunion Arena in Dallas drew scores of young supporters, some of whom will be voting for the first time this year.

#27 – Quakertown stars in new museum

February 2008:  The new Denton County African American Museum, which opens Feb. 16, sheds new light on Quakertown, a close-knit black community in Denton that thrived for decades before it was razed in the early 1920s to make room for a voter-approved park. The museum also will highlight other stories of black history from around the county.

#26 – Dole, Daschle, Leppert talk politics

February 2008: Former U.S. senators Bob Dole and Tom Daschle weighed in on the presidential primaries Wednesday during a Dallas taping session for Texas Monthly Talks. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert also was a featured guest. The shows will air separately over the next few weeks on Texas PBS stations.

#25 – Fires slow down traffic in Denton

January 2008:  Officials reopened I-35 in Denton Tuesday after brush fires fanned by high winds temporarily shut down the interstate. The southbound frontage road remained closed while firefighters worked to extinguish the fires.

#24 – Photographer recalls Columbia shot

January 2008: Local photographer Robert McCullough still has mixed feelings about his iconic shot of the Columbia disaster. I also wrote several stories for our Sunday package on the fifth anniversary of the space shuttle accident.

#23 – Fire kills Anna woman, 86

January 2008: Alma Nicholson, 86, was killed Tuesday morning in a mobile home fire despite her son’s efforts to rescue her. The Collin County fire marshal says the woman had two electric space heaters in her bedroom.