Laura Miller
Laura Miller
Laura Millerserved as mayor of Dallas, Texasfrom 2002 through 2007. She did not run for re-election in the 2007 mayoral race. She was the third woman to serve as mayor of Dallas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 November 1958
CountryUnited States of America
children real book
Do the children who prefer books set in the real, ordinary, workaday world ever read as obsessively as those who would much rather be transported into other worlds entirely?
book first-love love-is
The relationship between book and reader is intimate, at best a kind of love affair, and first loves are famously tenacious. [...] First love is a momentous step in our emotional education, and in many ways, it shapes us forever.
children book lists
If we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up very high on the list.
children book reading
Adventure,' then, is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. Turning a difficult task or a perilous journey into an adventure is largely a matter of telling yourself the right story about it, which is one thing that Lewis's child characters have learned from reading, 'the right books.
falling-in-love book shapes
The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with...
book buying portal
Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.
actions due plan trust
Due to Mr. Lee's actions on the Plan Commission, the public's trust has been lost,
honor interested knowing people school travel work
She's very conscientious about the work she does at school and always has been an honor student. She's very interested in more travel and knowing how other people live and the things they like to do.
city officials somebody strict tax work
We need a strict revolving-door policy, so city officials can't give somebody a tax subsidy one minute, then go work for them the next.
closely council difference hall members protects share taxpayers worked
From my very first day in the Mayor's office, I have worked closely with the Council members who share our vision of a city hall that really protects taxpayers and cares... yes... about the little things that make a big difference in people's lives.
city footing hall looking people start stop time
And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.
behind closed hall likes
There's still is a status-quo group at City Hall who likes things done the old way, behind closed doors.
behind closed deals doors hall others
Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money.
love
But despite the challenges, I love being your Mayor.