User Profile | Mike Orren | www.pegasusnews.com

1 year, 4 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Prison Entrepreneurship Program changes lives of felons -- and executive volunteers

I just got heartfelt thank-you notes from a dozen of the PEP 14 Grads. I'm thrilled to learn that they were allowed to read this story -- and that they seem to think I got it right.

Really made my day.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Sachse teenager touches on institutional racism with new book

And a bonus:

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Sachse teenager touches on institutional racism with new book

I won't deny my dear Pegasi:

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Top Chef All-Stars Episode 3 sure was action-packed

I'm with you on the Fabio sayings. He was, what, three seasons ago? We still say "Ees not Top Scallop" every time anyone cooks a scallop on any TV show.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Contest: Submit your wittiest Texas license plate and win

I'll set the floor for creativity:

LICENSE

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Prison Entrepreneurship Program changes lives of felons -- and executive volunteers

Two updates:

I've added a photo gallery from the competition and graduation.
It turns out the stats on the program are more representative than I thought. The early classes were comparable to the state average, as they weren't able to recruit, but took whatever prisoners they got at the original facility.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Local animal adoption group making decisions based on neighborhood?

Amazing. Official admits bad form and then equates the aggrieved adopter's complaint with going to an adoption event, kicking dogs in the face and stealing money.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

UPDATED: A female Shepherd mix is missing in the East Dallas area

This is our own Mike B's dog. He runs our lost pet feature which has helped reunite countless pets and families. Please return the favor and help him out PegNewsers!

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Prison Entrepreneurship Program changes lives of felons -- and executive volunteers

Clay, I didn't realize I had linked to the photogs private client interface.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Prison Entrepreneurship Program changes lives of felons -- and executive volunteers

The TCDJ numbers on recidivism don't agree with a stat I had from another source, so I've updated the story to indicate that roughly a third of prisoners wind up back inside within three years.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Prison Entrepreneurship Program changes lives of felons -- and executive volunteers

I originally inconsistently identified the printer and mis-identified the final graduation speaker. We've made the correction.

A note to new readers finding this story: if you post a comment, you have to click a link in a reply email to make your first comment go live. I've seen a half-dozen interesting ones in the queue.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Dallas Cowboys great Don Meredith died

RIP:

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Chuck Norris will be at Long Middle School on Thursday!

Let me rephrase, Jason:

Hate whomever you like. But we will not be a vehicle for anyone's hatred based on race, creed, species, sexual orientation or briefs vs. boxers preference.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Chuck Norris will be at Long Middle School on Thursday!

What's wrong with hating gay people anyway?

Everything.

1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Uptown Locators

I imagine our readers are smart enough to see through this -- and maybe Uptown Locators has scads of happy customers with common ip addresses and email addresses indicating they are businesses from other cities (Las Vegas being a big fave). Maybe this isn't a review-gaming scam, but an organic outpouring of very specifically worded reviews.

Besides, positive shill reviews are SO early 2010. The latest thing is to encourage negatives: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/bus...

1 year, 6 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Dallas Startup Weekend winner VoteOnPlay in Global Startup Battle Wednesday

Someone pointed out would be nice to see other apps. Better link here:

http://globalstartupbattle.com/vote/

1 year, 6 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Dallas Startup Weekend winner VoteOnPlay in Global Startup Battle Wednesday

1 year, 6 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Fort Worth man returns successful from World Series of Poker

No spam please.

1 year, 6 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on:

Concert review: The Secret Sisters, Ray LaMontagne, and The Levon Helm Band at Verizon Theatre (November 11)

Right-on review, Jessica. I'm not much a Ray fan, but I thoroughly enjoyed his set, although tellingly, I most liked the more uptempo numbers with borrowed members of Levon's band.

I was shocked to see so many people clear out before Levon. Maybe a last chance to see a musical legend? And if you'd read two words about the show you'd know that Ray was coming out to join him.

My favorite moment: Levon leaving the drum kit, grabbing a mandolin and busting out with "Deep Ellum Blues."

1 year, 6 months ago

Mike Orren's comment on: