When it comes to the “New normal” that has been walking two blocks to work from a parking garage dodging construction cones and getting used to additional traffic lights, today’s experience of almost being hit by a car certainly takes the cake. And, when taking the cake, please watch out for the other cakes crossing…… MORE
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Alan Scaia: 6/30/15 I’m in a glass case of emotion.
These past few weeks have been crazy for our newsroom. It started, as craziness often does, in the Houston area. I was sent to cover the arrival of Tropical Storm Bill. The last time I spent the night along the Galveston sea wall was for the arrival of Hurricane Ike back in 2008. Oh, and…… MORE
Rick Hadley: 6/29/15 Customer service is dead. (Part II)
You might remember last week how I had complained about the customer service I received at the Dallas Public Library regarding my attempt to turn in garage sale permit paperwork. The clerk had refused saying it was too close to closing time to handle my request. I was quite pleased to have gotten a voice…… MORE
Marlee McCormick: 6/26/15 I’m on vacation!
Have you ever gone on vacation and then felt like you needed a vacation? When did vacations become so much work? Earlier this month my family and I took a trip to New York City. It was a combination graduation present for my daughter Casey, who loves musical theater and wanted to see Broadway, and…… MORE
Kristin Thrower: 6/24/15 Overcoming a vacation setback
The Black Mark on an Otherwise Blissful Vacation That Took Place at Terminus – yes, from The Walking Dead I haven’t taken a real vacation in 4 years, so you can imagine the supreme delight of a week away from home and work that finally came. I scheduled the week of my birthday off (nope…… MORE
Freda Ross: 6/23/15 The elephant in the room
I guess it’s time for me to address the big white elephant in the room. Race, racism, hatred and hurt. I intentionally avoid topics like this for a couple of reasons. One, because I’m in the media and two because I don’t believe my 2 cents are really going to change someone’s opinion, but here…… MORE
Rick Hadley: 6/22/15 The death of customer service
I grew up with parents who owned a small business. I spent a lot of time in that plumbing shop that my brother now owns. There were summers where I went out on the truck with the plumbers helping dig ditches and put in sinks and faucets and unstopping sewers. Other days I worked in…… MORE
Nichole Deal: 6/19/15 The Best Date Ever!
I’m on the best date I’ve been on in years….he was on time, flowers on the passenger seat in the car when he picked me up (nice touch), fancy restaurant; breathtaking views overlooking the water, good conversation, sitting across the table from a man who is smart, incredibly funny, handsome…and to boot, a perfect gentleman.…… MORE
Amy Chodroff: 6/18/15 Can Brian Williams regain his reputation?
By now you’ve probably heard that Brian Williams will be returning to NBC news. He has spent the last several months suspended without pay after embellishing the truth about stories he reported on. While he won’t be returning to the anchor chair at NBC Nightly News, he will be returning to the network. He’ll now…… MORE
Doug Helton: 6/17/15 Time for a change?
Over Memorial Day weekend my wife and I made the trip just north of the Oklahoma border to one of the Indian casinos in Oklahoma. In the packed parking lot I decided to conduct a quick experiment. Check the license plates on the first 20 vehicles we walked passed. 17 of them were from Texas.…… MORE
