In a world where social media has become the tallest and most accessible soapbox society has, the verdicts reached by the “court of public opinion” have also become louder and heavier. And that can be a big problem. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, you name it – social media really is more helpful than harmful. We…… MORE
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Nicole Osei 9/15/2016; How I Rediscovered Dallas
When people talk about what Dallas/Fort Worth is known for, they often mention restaurants, shopping, bars and The Real Housewives. In the past two years, I have discovered something DFW should be known for…an expansive system of biking/pedestrian trails that can inspire even the most discerning nature enthusiasts. It’s called the Veloweb. These are a…… MORE
Body Found in Park Near Lake Grapevine, Feds Called In
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF News) – Grapevine Police have called in the feds to help sort out a grisly discovery in a park near Lake Grapevine. A 9-1-1 call came in early this morning, saying there were burnt human remains in a park in the Acorn Woods. “We contacted the FBI with their evidence recovery team, to…… MORE
Kristin Thrower 9/8/2016; Bet You Didn’t Know this Existed
I found something strange on one of my adventures around North Texas. Well, it was merely mysterious to me, but I learned it was a saving grace to many others. And I didn’t even know such things existed until now. While out one evening driving through the mid-cities area, looking at new neighborhoods being built…… MORE
The truth about Swedish meatballs
Pardon my French, but what in H-E-double-hockey-sticks is wrong with recipe writers? Yesterday I had a craving for Swedish meatballs. So, I went to my favorite online recipe source for Alton Brown’s Swedish meatballs recipe. As always, I got sucked in by the relative simplicity of the recipe and the claim of convenience that it…… MORE
Preparing for Half an Empty Nest
My oldest daughter just started her senior year in high school. I keep asking myself how this could be??!! It’s seems like yesterday that she was three months old, jumping up and down on my lap with little springs in her legs. It’s hard to believe in less than a year, we will be packing…… MORE
Eric Bushman 8-18-16; There Is Free Inspiration, Take Advantage
The Olympic athletes continue to amaze me. Every two years (Counting the Winter Olympics, obviously) we are treated to athleticism at its finest from swimming to a record number of gold medals or keeping the spirit up after failing to make it to finals. In between reports of that green diving well and what in…… MORE
Scott Sidway 8/5/16; Baptism By Fire
On Monday, July 11, I started what I hope to be a long, fruitful career in the field of journalism at WBAP and KLIF. Just four days prior, one of the biggest tragedies to ever strike Dallas took the city by storm, breaking our hearts while also bringing us together in ways I personally haven’t…… MORE
Kristin Thrower; 8.2.16 Reconnecting to Me
Growing up, when I would leave the house, my mother said something very different to me than the typical “Be careful” or “Stay safe.” She would tell me, “Remember who you are.” I never took the remark very seriously, but I never had to until now. I have been in a state of forgetfulness recently…… MORE
Marlee McCormick 7/14/16; Pokémon What?
What the heck is Pokemon Go and why is everybody playing it? The other day I noticed a tweet from my 19 year old daughter Casey who’s off at college for summer school “It’s 1am & I’m running around the lake trying to catch Pokemon”. My first thought was she better be at class the…… MORE
