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Why did the Cowboys practice facility collapse?
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Investigates Hot Links: Monday, May, 4, 2009
It’s Monday. So let’s catch up on a few public-interest stories that caught our eye this weekend in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. We had visit site to read more]
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Manufacturer addresses Cowboys facility collapse
This just in from Summit Structures regarding Saturday’s collapse of the Dallas Cowboys practice facility: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured and their families. This is obviously a very...
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Update: Cowboys roof work went uninspected
Brandon Formby, who covers Irving for The News, is reporting that the Dallas Cowboys failed to have city officials to inspect roof work done last year on its indoor practice facility. Under Irving’s...
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Cowboys update: One engineer, two collapses
A Canadian engineer linked to design flaws in a 2003 Philadelphia warehouse collapse is the same guy listed as responsible … [visit site to read more]
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Cowboys collapse update: Irving under scrutiny
My first question about the collapse of the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility was why Saturday’s storm caused no other major structural damage nearby (right). Since then the questions have multiplied:...
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Investigates Hot Links: Friday, May, 15, 2009
Let’s catch up on a few of the public-interest stories in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. Oh, wait. Hold on. Looks as though the visit site to read more]
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They won’t talk: Dallas Cowboys, facility builder
My latest story about the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility collapse adds to a growing list of unanswered questions. An early one was: Why didn’t the thunderstorm of May 2 wreck other structures...
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Irving texts raise more questions in Cowboys saga
Brandon Formby brings us a fascinating story today on text messages that Irving city officials sent each other after the Dallas Cowboys’ indoor practice facility collapsed last month. We get some...
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Hot Links: Cowboys knew about prior collapse
Here’s a look at public-interest stories in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere that raise serious questions about building practices: 1. Dallas Cowboys officials visit site to read...
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Hot Links: The richest city manager of them all?
Here’s a look at public-interest stories in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere that gave me pause at breakfast: 1. Recession? What recession? Irving’s City Council voted last night to...
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Cowboys collapse update: Legal filings begin
Litigation over the Dallas Cowboys practice facility collapse is about to begin. Rich Behm (right), the most seriously injured victim, has hired high-profile Dallas lawyer Frank Branson. Branson, in...
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Hot Links: Why the hole in Southwest Airlines jet?
Today’s Hot Links lead off with the kind of news that makes me nervous about flying: 1. Quote of the day: “I’d say it’s not routine.” That’s Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Marilee McInnis describing...
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Hot Links: More shocks to the Irving system
Turmoil in the suburbs. A drug war near the Texas border. What’s a politician to do? 1. Irving’s power structure is under siege. The local icon, Texas Stadium, is turning into an eyesore. The Dallas...
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First Cowboys-collapse lawsuits claim conspiracy
Two Dallas Cowboys employees who were seriously injured in the collapse of the team’s practice facility are filing suit this morning against several companies involved in building or renovating the...
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Firm tied to Cowboys collapse files for bankruptcy
JCI, a Las Vegas company that advised the Dallas Cowboys on fixing its practice facility before it collapsed, has filed for bankruptcy protection. JCI owner Scott Jacobs filed for personal bankruptcy,...
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Federal report blames Dallas Cowboys practice facility collapse on several...
Several design flaws contributed to the May 2 collapse (right) of the Dallas Cowboys practice facility, according to a draft report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The federal...
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Hot Links: Why did Dallas school’s ceiling fall?
Is the sky falling? Fear not, Chicken Little. It was only the ceiling at a north Oak Cliff school attended by 740 little kids. A relatively new facility called Kahn … [visit site to read more]
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Another collapse for Cowboys facility’s builder
The company that built the Dallas Cowboys’ failed practice facility (right) has suffered another collapse of one of its large tentlike structures. This one’s at a fairgrounds in northwest...
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Photos of Cowboys builder’s latest collapse
These images all come from The Meadville Tribune in northwest Pennsylvania, where the latest failure occurred. At right is what the facility looked like when under construction in 2008. Below are...
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Why did strip-mall wall collapse on Lovers Lane?
Amazingly, no one was injured in Saturday’s collapse of a metal awning and the brick wall to … [visit site to read more]
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