Zach's Journey: A story of boyhood, bravery and blindness
by Marc Ramirez
Price: $2.99 USD. 7980 words.
Published by The Dallas Morning News on February 14, 2012. .
Rapidly and surely, Zach Thibodeaux is going blind — the result of a condition called cone-rod dystrophy, a degenerative disease that is destroying the cells of his retina and for which there is no cure. At the age of 8, he’s coping with questions that are hard to imagine: How do you prepare for a life of blindness? What would you want to see? What would you do?
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The newspaper has received nine Pulitzer Prizes since 1986, as well as numerous other industry awards recognizing the quality of its investigative and feature journalism, design and photojournalism. In 2010, The News received the Pulitzer Prize for an editorial series highlighting the economic disparity between the northern half and southern half of Dallas.
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The newspaper has received nine Pulitzer Prizes since 1986, as well as numerous other industry awards recognizing the quality of its investigative and feature journalism, design and photojournalism. In 2010, The News received the Pulitzer Prize for an editorial series highlighting the economic disparity between the northern half and southern half of Dallas.
The Dallas Morning News is the flagship newspaper subsidiary of A. H. Belo Corporation.
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Celebrity Playlist
by Dallas Morning News Editors
Price: $0.99 USD. 14310 words. Published by The Dallas Morning News on January 11, 2012. .
For more than a decade, the music staff of The Dallas Morning News asked every artist it interviewed the same question: “What are you listening to right now?”
Price: $0.99 USD. 14310 words. Published by The Dallas Morning News on January 11, 2012. .
For more than a decade, the music staff of The Dallas Morning News asked every artist it interviewed the same question: “What are you listening to right now?”
A Snowman for Christmas
by Bryan Woolley
Price: Free! 1840 words. Published by The Dallas Morning News on December 12, 2011. .
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When Alice asks Santa for a snowman for Christmas, she's surprised when he suggests she ask for a doll instead. After all, Santa is supposed to be able to do anything -- even make snow in Texas -- isn't he? This sweet children's story was originally published in The Dallas Morning News as a gift to readers on Christmas Day.
Price: Free! 1840 words. Published by The Dallas Morning News on December 12, 2011. .
(5.00) When Alice asks Santa for a snowman for Christmas, she's surprised when he suggests she ask for a doll instead. After all, Santa is supposed to be able to do anything -- even make snow in Texas -- isn't he? This sweet children's story was originally published in The Dallas Morning News as a gift to readers on Christmas Day.
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Texas High School Football: 15 Amazing Moments
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $0.99 USD. 8580 words. Published on April 11, 2012. Nonfiction.
Texas high school football is full of amazing plays and dramatic moments that come at a pivotal point in athlete's lives. Dallas Morning News columnist Matt Wixon recounts clutch performances in big games and life-changing inspiration in ordinary games.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8580 words. Published on April 11, 2012. Nonfiction.
Texas high school football is full of amazing plays and dramatic moments that come at a pivotal point in athlete's lives. Dallas Morning News columnist Matt Wixon recounts clutch performances in big games and life-changing inspiration in ordinary games.
Living to Tell: Stories of lives saved by organ donation
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $0.99 USD. 10550 words. Published on March 28, 2012. Nonfiction.
As she walked up the aisle on her wedding day this June, Brenda Johnson carried a photo of the young man who made that day possible for herself and her husband-to-be. Her story and 13 others from organ recipients and donors will inspire you with stories of lives saved and strengthened.
Price: $0.99 USD. 10550 words. Published on March 28, 2012. Nonfiction.
As she walked up the aisle on her wedding day this June, Brenda Johnson carried a photo of the young man who made that day possible for herself and her husband-to-be. Her story and 13 others from organ recipients and donors will inspire you with stories of lives saved and strengthened.
A True Maverick: Mark Cuban's path to the NBA championship
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 10490 words. Published on March 22, 2012. Nonfiction.
Eight Dallas journalists capture Mark Cuban's development from a broke kid just arriving in town to a sophisticated team owner in this short collection of stories and essays from The Dallas Morning News.
Price: $2.99 USD. 10490 words. Published on March 22, 2012. Nonfiction.
Eight Dallas journalists capture Mark Cuban's development from a broke kid just arriving in town to a sophisticated team owner in this short collection of stories and essays from The Dallas Morning News.
Yolanda's Crossing: A girl’s journey from abuse to the American dream
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 14420 words. Published on March 8, 2012. Nonfiction.
Over the next six years, he will take her over 5,000 miles, from the tropical scrub brush hills of Oaxaca into the Sonoran Desert and to the United States. She will be a child laborer in North Carolina. In Georgia and Tennessee, she will live trapped in motel rooms while Juan works. And in Dallas, she will sleep in a closet and decide whether to murder him or escape.
Price: $2.99 USD. 14420 words. Published on March 8, 2012. Nonfiction.
Over the next six years, he will take her over 5,000 miles, from the tropical scrub brush hills of Oaxaca into the Sonoran Desert and to the United States. She will be a child laborer in North Carolina. In Georgia and Tennessee, she will live trapped in motel rooms while Juan works. And in Dallas, she will sleep in a closet and decide whether to murder him or escape.
Thanksgiving: A Collection of Essays, Prayers and Toasts
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $0.99 USD. 5680 words. Published on March 7, 2012. Nonfiction.
Thanksgiving is more than a big meal and a football game. Especially on Thanksgiving Day, we all count our blessings. But as much as possessions and feelings, gratitude is itself a gift.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5680 words. Published on March 7, 2012. Nonfiction.
Thanksgiving is more than a big meal and a football game. Especially on Thanksgiving Day, we all count our blessings. But as much as possessions and feelings, gratitude is itself a gift.
Oswald Slept Here: Lives Changed by a Flash of History
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 11380 words. Published on March 7, 2012. Nonfiction.
When Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F. Kennedy, the crime ripped through lives far beyond the shooter and his victim. The Dallas Morning News, published within sight of the shooting, tells five short stories of lives forever changed.
Price: $2.99 USD. 11380 words. Published on March 7, 2012. Nonfiction.
When Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F. Kennedy, the crime ripped through lives far beyond the shooter and his victim. The Dallas Morning News, published within sight of the shooting, tells five short stories of lives forever changed.
Hope & Renewal: Essays and Meditations for Easter
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $0.99 USD. 10940 words. Published on March 5, 2012. Nonfiction.
Ches Hudel was 31 when her husband and son died. Bill and Jimmy were on a predawn fishing trip, going to meet friends at the lake, when a train barreled through an unmarked railroad crossing and hit their car. We never forget our loss. But thank God for the human spirit and its resiliency.
Price: $0.99 USD. 10940 words. Published on March 5, 2012. Nonfiction.
Ches Hudel was 31 when her husband and son died. Bill and Jimmy were on a predawn fishing trip, going to meet friends at the lake, when a train barreled through an unmarked railroad crossing and hit their car. We never forget our loss. But thank God for the human spirit and its resiliency.
The Big German: Dirk Nowitzki's journey to NBA champion
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 10800 words. Published on March 2, 2012. Nonfiction.
By being himself and becoming a champion, Dirk Nowitzki rose from 10-time All-Star and 2007 league MVP and being arguably the best European-born player in NBA history to transcendent athlete.
Price: $2.99 USD. 10800 words. Published on March 2, 2012. Nonfiction.
By being himself and becoming a champion, Dirk Nowitzki rose from 10-time All-Star and 2007 league MVP and being arguably the best European-born player in NBA history to transcendent athlete.
Private Battles: Military Families' Strengths and Struggles in a Time of War
by The Dallas Morning News
Price: $2.99 USD. 14890 words. Published on February 15, 2012. Nonfiction.
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- the longest U.S. combat operations since the Vietnam War -- military families have been struggling through a relentless cycle of crisis and stress. Many suffer their own wounds of war: Depression. Anxiety. Divorce. Suicide. “Private Battles” tells the stories of real families and how they survive these hard times.
Price: $2.99 USD. 14890 words. Published on February 15, 2012. Nonfiction.
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- the longest U.S. combat operations since the Vietnam War -- military families have been struggling through a relentless cycle of crisis and stress. Many suffer their own wounds of war: Depression. Anxiety. Divorce. Suicide. “Private Battles” tells the stories of real families and how they survive these hard times.
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