Several years ago, I wrote a story (now in my book Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation: Bite Back When Businesses and Scammers Do You Wrong) about how one father got so angry at a bank that wouldn’t believe his daughter when she said she made online … [Read More...]
Laid-off Fort Worth Star-Telegram Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber won two top prizes at Friday night’s 2013 First Amendment Awards Dinner from the Society of Professional Journalists/Fort Worth chapter. Columnist Lieber, who lost his job after 20 … [Read More...]
Newest Columns

I am that one-in-a-million Bank of America customer
May 14, 2013 By Dave Lieber 2 Comments
Several years ago, I wrote a story (now in my book Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation: Bite Back When Businesses and Scammers Do You Wrong) about how one father got so angry at a bank that wouldn’t believe his … [Read More...]

A story you won’t read in tomorrow’s Star-Telegram
April 20, 2013 By Dave Lieber
Laid-off Fort Worth Star-Telegram Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber won two top prizes at Friday night’s 2013 First Amendment Awards Dinner from the Society of Professional Journalists/Fort Worth … [Read More...]

Joe Manchin’s first legislative deal 30 years ago
April 10, 2013 By Dave Lieber
“See that guy? He’s going to be governor one day.” The words came from an elder statesman of the West Virginia Legislature, telling a young reporter, me, some 30 years ago, about the future of … [Read More...]
Dave Lieber’s Watchdog Nation wins national, state and local awards in 2012
March 29, 2013 By Dave Lieber
In the past year, Watchdog Nation has been helped by readers and their wonderful suggestions and tips for future investigations. We are pleased to announce that some of our recent stories won national, state … [Read More...]

A surprising day at the Texas Legislature
March 12, 2013 By Dave Lieber
I covered my first political race for a daily newspaper in 1975. Bully Mayor Frank Rizzo of Philadelphia won reelection. Since then I’ve covered zoning boards, city councils, legislatures in several states … [Read More...]

Watchdog Nation to testify before Texas Legislature
March 11, 2013 By Dave Lieber
Should Texas roofers be licensed? Yes, according to Watchdog Nation founder Dave Lieber, who will testify before the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee in favor of Senate Bill 311 sponsored by … [Read More...]
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