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Community
Deaths
Raymond “Versace” Walker, 34, died Feb. 10, after a two-year battle with failing kidneys. Walker was the youngest son of Sandra Lee Smith and the late Thomas Clyde Walker. He was a 1990 graduate of Wilmer-Hutchins High School and lived all of his life in Da…
Arts + Entertainment
Anna Nicole's lesbian roots
By Daniel A. Kusner Life+Style Editor Amid the posthumous brouhaha, let’s not forget the bombshell was one of us Since Anna Nicole Smith’s death last week, her tragic saga gets spicier every day. And while there are already way too many messy strands tied t…
Arts + Entertainment
Clinton made North Texans weep with adoration
By Daniel A. Kusner Life+Style Editor Dem’s “‘Big Dog’ so eloquently beat the liberal drum at Nokia SUPER EX-PREZ: Clinton said he loved being chief commander. (Photo by Daniel A. Kusner) When he explained how Denmark has already capitalized on wind energy…
Community
Deaths
Linda Lenoir died Sunday, Feb. 4. She was born Sept., 1947, in Watonga, Okla., to the late Joseph and Helen Dennison Lenoir. Lenoir was a legal secretary with the law firm of Gwinn & Roby in Dallas. She was also an actress with Pocket Theatre, as well as a…
Arts + Entertainment
Pimped out, for a good cause
That’s right, fellas. Raising money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the fourth annual Gay Bachelor Auction raffles off some of Dallas’ hottest studs on Sunday. One item on the block is DallasVoice.com entertainment personality, Gus Klein, pictured. O…
Community
New, drug-resistant strain of HIV found in 4 Seattle men
By Associated Press Officials find no evidence that new strain is spreading rapidly, but its appearance underscores the need for renewed emphasis on safe sex Dr. Robert Wood, director of the HIV/AIDS control program for Public Health in Seattle & King Count…
Community
Activist to row across Atlantic
By Associated Press Mooney plans to row solo later this year to bring attention to the high rate of HIV in black community Victor Mooney prepares his rowboat bound for New York, just before his first attempt to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Mooney sai…
Community
Health Listings
Friday STD Screening, $50 for gonorrhea and chlamydia, free syphlis test, Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center, appointments available by calling 214-528-2336; HIV Healing Imagery Group, 6 p.m., Hope Counseling Center, call 214-351-5657; Anorexia Nervosa an…
Community
Deaths
Sean Patrick O’Connell, 51, died at his home on Sunday, Oct. 14. O’Connell was born Aug. 28, 1956 in New York and had lived in the Dallas area for more than 25 years. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. O’Connell was the “hairdresser to the stars,” and was ass…
Community
Health Listings
Friday STD Screening, $50 for gonorrhea and chlamydia, free syphlis test, Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center, appointments available by calling 214-528-2336; HIV Healing Imagery Group, 6 p.m., Hope Counseling Center, call 214-351-5657; Anorexia Nervosa an…
Community
The end of an era; a new beginning
By John Wright Staff Writer Brady Allen, one of the first Dallas doctors to specialize in treating patients with AIDS, leaving to find new challenges in the field of HIV Dr. Brady Allen will be moving to Seattle in December. When the AIDS crisis hit in the…
Community
COH holding Family Health Fair
The Cathedral of Hope will sponsor its seventh annual Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at Hope Medrano Elementary School, 2221 Lucas Drive in Dallas. The health fair, designed to target the whole family, will provide basic healthcare se…
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