ROCKWALL (December 11, 2013) If you are a parent interested in purchasing a telescope for your child as a Christmas present, the Golden Rule is: DO NOT BUY A TELESCOPE AT A DEPARTMENT STORE OR BIG BOX STORE. If you are busy and/or don’t like to read very much, then you just have to read […]
(December 8, 2013) Like most men, I avoid shopping sprees, sales, or any outing that calls for hours of store after store and rack after rack of browsing, and after 20 years of marriage, Angie and I have an understanding; I don’t go on shopping trips and she doesn’t watch ballgames (unless it’s our kids […]
(ROCKWALL – December 8, 2013) Dr. Bart Miller and the staff at Rockwall Crossing Orthodontics are always coming up with new ways to make their patients smile – from beach towel giveaways to contests that award complete oral health care systems. Their latest contest was open to the community, designed to help grow their online family […]
ROCKWALL (November 14, 2013) Recently, 33 students from Williams Middle School traveled to Garland High School for the privilege of auditioning for the All-Region Orchestra. From WMS, fifteen students made it. In the violin section: Kevin Kim, Amy Rester, Nikki Vu, Jeffery Tessitore, Jack Hittson-Smith, Jane Keth, Patrick Fernandez, and Quynh Pham. In the viola […]
ROCKWALL (November 11, 2013) The JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall welcomed veterans and their families to a special Veterans Day reception in their honor. A table was spread with refreshments and veterans were treated to a program by guest speaker Chaplain Doug Sewell. Sewell is the chaplain with the 4th Air Wing of the Texas […]
This article was originally written for and has been re-printed from The United Methodist Reporter, by Missy Buchanan. ROCKWALL (November 11, 2013) Every Friday morning you can find ninety-three year-old Ed Frazier at the Helping Hands food pantry in his hometown of Rockwall, Texas. The former Air Force pilot is on another mission in the […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH (November 10, 2013) For several months I walked my dog along a farm road across a creek that borders my neighborhood. It felt like we owned the road that should have had trucks and SUV’s whizzing down it. But barricades kept the road closed while construction crews replaced an old bridge with a better […]
ROCKWALL (November 10, 2013) Unprepared for the interview, I rehearsed my words while driving to the high school. My family’s future rested on this final meeting. No teaching contract, no income, and we’d lose everything. After finally discovering that educating teenagers was my path, there was but one obstacle: to teach, I must coach. It […]
ROCKWALL (November 8, 2013) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall has been recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by the country’s top accrediting agency for hospitals. The hospital was recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes for surgical care and pneumonia. The rating was based on accountability measure data reported to The […]
November 8, 2013 – #10… You’re still using telegraph lines and morse code to send messages to your customers. #9… You’re pretty sure you’re about to outgrow Microsoft Access 2.0. #8… Filing cabinets and boxes are lining the halls of your office. #7… Mary your assistant says so, and you can’t afford to lose someone […]