John Wiley Price compares Trump to Hitler, Lewisville theater trustees resign: Your Thursday morning roundup

October 11, 2018 By Dom DiFurio and Nataly Keomoungkhoun Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: Sunny and pleasant. High of 72. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) politics John Wiley Price compares Trump to Hitler in mail ad urging Dallas voters to support Democrats Dallas County Commissioner [John Wiley Price is playing the Nazi card](. In a mail ad sent to his constituents, Price juxtaposed pictures of Adolf Hitler and President Donald Trump, comparing the two point by point. The ad, which features Price’s smiling face on the back and a list of early voting polling places, calls on people to vote for Democrats in the Nov. 6 election. Early voting runs from Oct. 22 to Nov. 2. Dallas County Republican Party chairwoman Missy Shorey, who is married to a Jewish man, called the mailer "pathetic and disgusting" and called on Price to apologize. "I'm trying not to throw up in my mouth," she said. "This is a perfect example of the lies, deceit and depth of how low elected Democrats will go to scare and deceive voters." She added: "What if I put Hitler next to him? How would he like it? It's wrong on every level." Price, who has served as a commissioner for 33 years, is one of the most prominent black politicians in North Texas. He said Wednesday that his ad "speaks for itself.” And: Former city council member Dwaine Caraway, facing federal prison time, [showed up to an Oak Cliff candidates forum](. Meanwhile: A 7-year-old hippo at the Dallas Zoo [died suddenly Tuesday evening](, the zoo said. News Lewisville theater trustees resign after employing sex offender accused of harassing teen cast members Two board members of the Greater Lewisville Community Theatre have resigned and the group has adopted new safety standards in the wake of community outrage over the employment of [a registered sex offender who was later accused of harassing teenage actors.]( The company hired Kevin Clark Sutton as music director in 2014 but fired him after harassment complaints were made in the summer of 2017. He was then rehired on a show-by-show basis before being fired for good this summer. Cast members and the parents of youth actors say [they were never told that Sutton was a registered sex offender.]( Also: A new North Texas partnership could [provide opportunities in D.C.]( for aspiring young Latino leaders. And: A former Tarrant County court official has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for [stealing more than $65,000 in cash belonging to the court.]( weather Heavy rains swell Trinity River by 12 feet in a day, leave other Texas cities reeling An especially rainy October has [swelled the Trinity River in Dallas to more than 36 feet and led other rivers across Texas to flood](. Dallas officials monitoring the Trinity said it posed no major threats, but other parts of Texas were not as lucky. In the town of Junction, south of San Angelo, the flooded Llano River caused major damage and left four people missing. The Trinity River’s gauge level, the water's height above a reference point, was hovering around 24 feet through Monday, but heavy rain in Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday caused the river to swell 12 feet. Meanwhile: A Mesquite police officer [is recovering from a heart attack]( he suffered last week while trying to save students from a fatal bus crash. And: St. Jude Center, [a $6 million homeless facility in Dallas](, opened on Wednesday. [( EDITORS' PICKS - Politics: Political action committees financed by oil and fracking billionaires poured [$1 million into several North Texas legislative races.]( - Food: Chef Graham Dodds is [no longer working at the restaurants at Dallas' Statler hotel.]( - Transportation: Yikes! [Another weekend shutdown is set for I-35E](, this time near the Dallas Zoo. - Crime: A pair of San Antonio teens were[smuggling two immigrants to Dallas]( when they were pulled over near Waco this week, authorities say. - Grand Prairie: A judge [declined to extend a restraining order to keep a 9-year-old girl on life support]( at Fort Worth hospital after a hearing Wednesday. - Commentary: It's time to give teachers and other public servants [fair retirement pay.]( Michele Miller, 74, cheers during the pig race at the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas on senior citizen day last week. (Rose Baca/Staff Photographer) Finally... Young-at-heart seniors prove you're never too old to enjoy the State Fair of Texas Janet Watson and her friend Carol Schmitter, each with a Fletcher's Corny Dog in hand, scurry past Big Tex toward the shade where their fellow gal friends are waiting. The former Irving High School class of 1963 students meet up a few times a year, this time at the State Fair of Texas on a Thursday afternoon on Senior Day, the day people 60 years or older get in for free. The 70-something women are not alone. Many of the people surrounding Big Tex are over 60. Connie Haley, who came to the fair on her birthday with a group from her retirement center said with a smile that there was "nothing better to do." One thing's for certain: Whether they came for the corny dogs, the pig races or to simply stand in the shade, no matter how old, the fair is a place for the ageless. [Click to view the images from]([Dallas Morning News]([photographer Rose Baca.]( 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. 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