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
Dave Williams, 1-29-16: You’re not supposed to bury your children
If people were born with warranties we’d all be guaranteed a certain number of years of good to reasonable health. Untimely death by accident or an act of God would be the only exemptions. Earlier this week my son returned to his home after a hard week in the hospital. He was very sick. I don’t…… 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
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
