Waste not, want not   That's not an attack on the quality of
shows being presented by the theater center and the opera. I'm
not suggesting they don't deserve 500 Inc. money; I suggest
that, relatively speaking, they don't need it as much as many
groups. We're talking about two organizations that have the
political and corporate clout to build new homes for themselves
in downtown Dallas, assuming local voters give their approval in
bond elections. (A $10.5 million bond proposal for land
acquisition for new homes for the theater center and opera goes
before voters in May.) Would either multimillion-dollar
organization miss $20,000 a year? They might say yes--times are
tough financially all over for performing arts. But I challenge
both groups to be chivalrous and forgo their 500 Inc.
contributions in the name of assisting the little guys, whose
flourishing would, in turn, make our city a more inviting place
for the international performers the theater center and opera
bring in. This would be especially appropri