“It is not anti-bar. It is pro-neighborhood.”
Belmont Neighborhood Association activist Avi Avelman, about the conversion of streets near Lower Greenville Avenue to resident-only parking on weekend nights
“It is a tool to find a sense of peace in one’s own daily life and then to carry that forward into the big arena.”
Dallas glass artist Polly Gessell, about creating the Peace Compass medallions
“It was a non-issue, which is often the feeling I get locally. Some locally are not friendly toward us, but there is support, albeit quiet.”
Rob Schlein, president of Log Cabin Republicans of Dallas, on the national Log Cabin organization’s reception at brunch in New Hampshire hosted by the state Republican committee
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition January 11, 2008