“Let’s be honest, this is a compromise. This isn’t at all what we asked for … But I believe this is a step forward, and I think that we’re going to continue to get there by working together.” – Council member Bob Kehr after the Plano City Council voted to cancel an election to leave DART. (Monday, The Dallas Morning News)
“She may already be gone … She may already have gone home to the Lord that she loves and is dancing in heaven.” – NBC’s “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie in an Instagram post, referring to her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home more than three weeks ago. The family is offering a $1 million reward for information about her whereabouts. (Tuesday, Associated Press)
“I don’t think we need to just quickly react to everything that you’re seeing…But I do think it would be better for the country if he were to withdraw from the race and take a step back and just finish out his term.” – Attorney general candidate and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, about U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who is accused of having an affair with a staff member who later died by suicide. (Tuesday, Texas Tribune)
“I’m at the age where I didn’t lose 50 friends from the early days of the AIDS pandemic, but I did lose friends, and that history is where I start. I find comfort in knowing that this community can live through threatening, challenging times.” – Dallas Resource Center CEO Cece Cox, announcing her retirement. (Wednesday, The Dallas Morning News)
Opinion
“Those prices are plummeting downward. The price of eggs is down 60%, Madam Secretary, thank you. The cost of chicken, butter, fruit, hotels, automobiles, rent is lower today than when I took office by a lot.” – President Donald Trump speaking about the economy during his State of the Union address this week. (Tuesday, Associated Press)
“This paper shows biological proof that the aging brain is plastic (even into a person’s 80s)” – Tamar Gefen, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who was part of a study on super-agers’ brains. (Wednesday, The New York Times)
“Spaceflight is an incredible privilege, and sometimes it reminds us just how human we are.” – NASA’s Mike Fincke, who identified himself as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted a medical evacuation at the International Space Station last month. (Wednesday, Associated Press)
“Folks around here are anxious to see this place opened … We have been dropping some hints about opening soon and the excitement is real.” – Palo Pinto Mountains State Park Superintendent James Adams, during the announcement of the state park opening this Sunday. (Thursday, The Dallas Morning News)
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