Opinion Editorials


Editorial: No recommendation for Dallas commissioner, Precinct 3


This newspaper cannot, in good conscience, offer a recommendation in the race between incumbent Democrat John Wiley Price and GOP challenger Charles “Lingy” Lingerfelt for Dallas County Commissioners Court, Precinct 3.

The county’s longest-serving commissioner, Price, 62, is smart, hardworking, detailed and probably could recite the county budget line by line. He’s been a fiscal hawk, often to the point of micro-managing county operations. This newspaper can’t recommend Price, given that he’s currently under federal investigation, which is a distraction from his duties to constituents and could lead to an indictment post-election. We’ve also grown tired of Price’s intemperate personality and ugly run-ins with fellow commissioners.

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