Solar eclipse, preseason AP poll, the latest on Dallas' Confederate monuments: Your Monday evening roundup

Good evening. Here are some stories you may have missed today. [Good evening. Here are some stories you may have missed today.] August 21,  2017 By Tara Bryant, Wayne Carter and Nicholas Friedman Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here.]( Tiffany Francis uses a Lucky Charms cereal box to view the partial solar eclipse at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas on Monday. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News) eclipse How North Texans watched the solar eclipse Millions of Americans dropped everything but their solar glasses or homemade viewing devices for a few minutes Monday to glimpse the much-hyped solar eclipse. [Across Dallas, thousands gathered for viewing parties](, as others merely stepped outside their homes, offices and schools for a look at the rare event. At Klyde Warren Park, one woman had success viewing from a Lucky Charms box. Another at the park spent $20 for a last-minute pair of eclipse-proof glasses. The first 3,000 visitors at the Dallas Arboretum received solar glasses, but with roughly 7,000 people in attendance, plenty of people casted shadows of the sun with cardstock and spaghetti colanders. Over at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, music set the stage. At 1:09 p.m., a song blasted across the plaza — Bonnie Tyler’s hit single “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” In near-perfect sync, visitors tilted their heads toward the sky. See some of our favorite staff photos from the day below! Commentary: Columnist Jacquielynn Floyd shares [five takeaways from the solar eclipse](. #SolarEclipse2017: If you didn’t post about the solar eclipse on social media, did you even see it? We compiled [the best tweets]( all in one not-blinding spot. Advertisement Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley smiles as he answers a question during an NCAA college football media day in Norman, Okla., on Aug. 5. This is Riley's first season as head coach.  (Sue Ogrocki/The Associated Press) sports Oklahoma leads Texas/Big 12 parade in preseason AP poll, while A&M and Baylor are among the unranked The countdown to college football season returning for local schools has almost reached single digits. The latest sign of its impending return: the release of the preseason AP college football poll, [which rolled out Monday morning](. Five Dallas-area and Big 12 schools appeared in the poll, highlighted by defending Big 12 champ Oklahoma, which came in at No. 7. Also ranked were Oklahoma State, Kansas State, West Virginia and Texas. Notable Texas and Big 12 schools not ranked included Baylor, North Texas, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. So long, Longhorns: A former top prospect recruited by Charlie Strong [bolts from Texas for the SEC](. Grind of Aggieland: Kevin Sumlin feels the pressure to win, but he says [that’s nothing new](. Texas state troopers guarded the Confederate War Memorial before the March Against White Supremacy rally at Pioneer Park Cemetery in downtown Dallas on Saturday. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) dallas city hall Dallas council members agree Confederate monuments should come down, but clash over process The Dallas City Council seems to agree that it's high time to take down Confederate statues near City Hall and at Robert E. Lee Park. But [the council is a house divided over how to go about removing the longstanding monuments](. The battle over timing and process is illustrative of an ongoing power struggle on the council. The competing council members have held dueling press conferences and released conflicting plans over the best way to get to the same goal, possibly around the same time. Mayor Mike Rawlings has his own ideas, based on a recommendation of the Office of Cultural Affairs. Backing him are the council's four black council members. But his political foil, East Dallas council member Philip Kingston — supported by four of his own allies and some vocal Dallas activists — wants to go a different route and have the council "make a clear moral statement" against the statues as soon as possible. Map: As the city debates what to do with them, Dallas currently has four Confederate monuments standing. Here is [an interactive map of where they currently stand](. Higher education: Amid debate over Confederate monuments, Texas A&M [will not remove Sul Ross statue](. Elsewhere in Texas: A Houston man has been arrested after being accused by authorities of [trying to damage or destroy a Confederate statue at a Houston park with explosives](. Commentary: If we want an America where bullies don't win, [we have to stand up for it](, writes columnist Jacquielynn Floyd. Advertisement The moon passes in front of the sun at 1:09 p.m., the fullest the solar eclipse will be seen from downtown Dallas, Monday. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Our staff photographers sprawled out across the city, capturing the solar eclipse from the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Klyde Warren Park, the UT Dallas campus, and our own backyard -- the parking lot behind The Dallas Morning News building. [See more photos here.]( Around The Site - Education: The state [could seize control or close campuses if four Dallas ISD schools]( don't improve this year. - Editorial: Until Dallas ISD gets new trustees, [our schoolkids are in big trouble](, writes our Editorial Board. - Crime: A Garland ISD educator was [arrested last week on a child pornography charge](. - Coming soon: On Oct. 17, the Pavilion at the Irving Music Factory will be host to the next installment of Amazon Music's ["A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop" starring trailblazing Philadelphia group the Roots](. Finally... Live in Dallas-Fort Worth and want your groceries delivered? Well, [it looks like Uber has answered the call](. Wal-Mart has partnered with Uber to make home deliveries after a test last year in Phoenix that expanded to Dallas on Monday. Eight stores in the Dallas area will fill the orders, with Wal-Mart personal shoppers packing the groceries into cold pack bags for the trip. The fee for delivery is a flat $9.95 and is charged through Wal-Mart, who then pays Uber. Same-day delivery is available as well. Advertisement 👋 That's all for this evening! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? 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