Vacuum sealed

By Nancy Black It all started with a twisted ovary, which led to a massive stomach infection that resulted in four abdominal surgeries and my small intestines herniating out of my surgical incisions! I have a portable wound care vacuum pump connected to my stomach now.  I consider myself a modern medicine miracle, considering my […]

Leave the lights off

Leave the lights off

Reunion Tower is once again doing its part to help protect birds migrating south through North Texas. Starting this week and continuing through Oct.10, between 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Reunion Tower will join other buildings in dimming its lights to 50-percent. To raise awareness as part of the “Lights Out Texas” initiative, led by […]

Rescue advocate says: be part of solution

Rescue advocate says: be part of solution

By Dr. Beth Leermakers Texas, like many states, has an animal overpopulation crisis. North Texas shelters are bursting at the seams with homeless cats and dogs. When city shelters run out of kennels, the staff must euthanize animals to make space for incoming strays. In 2021, Dallas Animal Services took in 4,437 cats and saved […]

New work brings heart, humor to stage

New work brings heart, humor to stage

By Shari Goldstein Stern Washington, D.C. is ablaze. What, the U.S. Constitution is destroyed? Social unrest and rioting have broken out across the country, while democracy goes up in flames. Caroline Hamilton, Echo Theatre’s “Founders, Keepers” director asks, “What happens when five 11-year-old girls have to rewrite the constitution?”  A team of “Government People” has […]

Plunkett honored for lifetime service

Plunkett honored for lifetime service

Benny C. Plunkett has been serving this community since he was 23 years old, first in service to his country with his military duty in Vietnam. Born in 1945, Plunkett was raised as a Master Mason on Aug. 22, 1972 at 26 years of age. For 50 years he has been a stalwart member of […]

Peacocks flourish near famous landmark

Peacocks flourish near famous landmark

FLAG POLE HILL By Judy Babb To folks who live near the White Rock Stables at the top of Flag Pole Hill, it’s not only the neigh of horses and the clatter of their hooves they expect to hear.  For about the last 50 years, a flock of peacocks, more correctly called peafowl when speaking […]

Crime Watch — September 16 – 22, 2022

Crime Watch — September 16 – 22, 2022

September 7 – 7 a.m. 4500 Greenville Ave. (75206)  Burglary with Forced Entry: Complainant reported that someone used a cutting tool to cut a hole in her wall, gaining entry. September 7 – 12:51 p.m. 13400 N. Central Expy. (75243)  Theft: Unknown suspect stole complainant’s apartment complex gate motor. September 7 – 9:30 p.m. 2700 […]

Cowboys cancelled before running

Cowboys cancelled before running

By David Mullen There’s a party going on at 30 Rock in Manhattan. According to online resource MediaPost, the season premiere of “Sunday Night Football” on NBC between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers was “watched by 25.1 million in preliminary average minute viewers across all linear and digital platforms.” That’s […]

Crafters inspiring others to care for victims of war

Crafters inspiring others to care for victims of war

By Sarah Jackson While the world’s eye has mostly shifted away from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the reality is that millions of Ukrainians remain impacted by the cost of war. This includes an estimated 4.3 million children who have been displaced within the country and into neighboring countries. According to UNICEF, the battles raging […]