Where were Keliher and Price at UNT groundbreaking?

Was I the only person in the Dallas-area media at the Oct. 13 groundbreaking for the new University of North Texas — Dallas campus to notice this?

Both Dallas County Judge Margaret Keliher and County Commissioner John Wiley Price, in whose precinct the new university will be, were both absent. Now, Gov, Helmethair Perry was absent with excuse, at a funeral. Dallas Mayor Laura Miller was observing Yom Kipper.

But, neither Keliher nor Price had an excuse slip. Are they on the outs with Sen. Royce West, or what?

For that matter, where were the other three county commissioners — Cantrell, Dickey and Mayfield? The county was officially unrepresented.