If you’ve ever been victim to a disaster, natural or otherwise, you know that the word “recovery” is easy to say, but much more difficult to get through. A tornado hit my life – literally and figuratively. An actual tornado hit my actual house, and in more abstract parts of my life, everything else is…… MORE
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Robbie Hoy 2/3/16; Cutting the Cord (or cable in this case)
I haven’t had cable in several months, it’s way too expensive. I miss it sometimes, but I don’t feel like I’m missing out on much. There are times when I really wish I had cable, like on Sundays when I can’t watch football, or if my beloved Chicago Cubs are playing a network baseball game. …… MORE
Marlee McCormick 1/20/16; Should there be a time limit on family visits?
First let me start by saying I had a great Christmas, my kids came home and I took a trip to Ohio to see my husband’s family. And while it was wonderful…I have to say I’m so glad to have my house and my life back! I’m sure many of you can share that same…… MORE
Eric Bushman 1/15/2016; Living a News Story – Dallas Police Response Times
It is not normal that I do a story and then live the experience of what I wrote in real life – but it happened last weekend. I did a story on Dallas Police response times last month. Not so much the response times on the most critical of cases but instead on the least…… MORE
Mickey Briggs 1/6/15; Everyone Came Together
When I was out and about covering the tornadoes I was able to witness first hand, the effort from volunteers who were backing up the first responders in Rowlett and Garland. The Community Emergency Response Team that showed up at Fire Station 1 in Rowlett were a group of people from all walks of life…… MORE