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
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Marna Davis 12/29/15; Different Tragedy, Same Prayer
I’ve covered lots of tragedies during my years as a reporter: Fires, earthquakes, gas explosions, shootings, hostage situations, bombings and tornadoes to name a few. Something struck me the other day when I was talking to families in Garland who lost their homes to the tornado. Every person whose life is in danger has the…… MORE
Kristin Thrower 12/22/15; Christmas Shopping Difficulties
Christmas shopping is difficult enough, but imagine doing it for an elderly person suffering with diminishing abilities. It seems like items they could really use to help them function are hard to come by. For example, my mother used to code computer software for a living. Now, it takes her an hour to send a…… MORE
Sam Putney 12/22/15; The Smell of Pine During Christmas
I had to go to Houston last week for a very, very, sad occasion. It was a funeral for one of my grandsons. Heck, you never expect your kids to go before you..let alone your grandchildren so this was an incredibly hard pill to swallow and he was only 19 years old so needless to…… MORE
Robbie Hoy 12/18/15; Let it Snow!
I grew up in Dallas, so I’ve seen Christmases where there was snow on the ground and some when I could wear shorts and a t-shirt. I remember how much fun it was to know school was canceled because of snow. One year, I was maybe 6 or 7 years old, we were out for…… MORE