Features

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  Fighting Fire With Fire

  Does an unproven treatment that combats drug addiction with drugs promise more than it can deliver?

  By Megan Feldman

  Thursday, August 14

  His nightly transformation began with a twinge. Then, gnawing and relentless, it consumed him. At 45, "Steve" was a hard-charging sales manager... More >>
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  The Ozz-Man Cometh

  After years of touring the nation, Ozzfest 2008 finds a home in Dallas' suburbs

  By Pete Freedman

  Thursday, August 07

  In early April, Bruce Corbitt awoke from a late sleep to find a voicemail awaiting him. It was a stranger, a woman who had seen his band,... More >>
• Testing Their Metal

  Taking a look and listen to the 20 bands confirmed for the Ozzfest bill

  By Pete Freedman

  Thursday, August 07

  Twenty bands on three stages? That adds up to a lot of metal. How much? Well, this field guide should help. Below you'll find the set times for... More >>
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  The Caretaker

  One mother's crusade to better the life of her mentally retarded son and the system that failed him

  By Jesse Hyde

  Thursday, July 31

  Farhat Chishty pushes her son's wheelchair into the shade of an oak tree and sits down with a sigh. It's a calm spring morning at Denton State... More >>
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  Our 20th Music Awards

  1988-2008: Two Decades of DOMA

  By Robert Wilonsky, Darryl Smyers, Merritt Martin, Jesse Hughey, Pete Freedman and Noah W. Bailey

  Thursday, July 24

  Twenty years ago we launched this annual tradition called the Dallas Observer Music Awards—way back in April of 1988. "Our stated goal... More >>