First in a 4-part series on Animal Safety One may ask, What exactly is Animal Safety? Many say it’s knowing simple first aid or even the way you care for your pet. There is one way most fail to talk about and explain with children. How do you approach a dog? How do you react […]
Join “Living Well with Cancer,” a support program for cancer survivors, their family and friends, from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at Lake Pointe Cancer Center, 7501 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 120 in Rowlett, 75088. Russ Levinton with Humana will be the guest speaker. Come learn about nutrition, exercise, stress management, and symptom management […]
On 29 March, 2012, the Sun came back to life for many of us who pay attention to such events. Active region AR1429 rotated back onto the Earth-facing Sun on its northern hemisphere. In this case, the Sun is like a giant conveyor belt moving from our left to right. The last time the sunspots […]
Fifty years ago, the Century 21 Exposition, also known as the Seattle World’s Fair, opened on April 21 in Seattle, Wash. Visitors were instantly drawn to the futuristic look of the Space Needle, a slender tower that soars over the city to a height of 605 feet. Since then, the Space Needle has become an […]
Part 8 in a 10 part series on Parents as Leaders Peter Drucker, one of the greatest management minds of our time, wrote that with a few hundred years perspective, historians may view our time as one of “unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time–literally–substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have […]
It poured rain on the spring Saturday that I drove across town on a mission of motherhood. But I was less than half-hearted to fulfill it. My more enthusiastic, 13-year-old son sat in the middle seat of our minivan as we plowed down a waterlogged road, looking for street signs. The small plastic bin next […]
Frisco mom Joy Cruse discloses battle strategy for surviving life’s greatest trials in Hope Transformed Frisco mom Joy Cruse, pregnant with her fourth child in 2005, sat in a Dallas emergency room with her son, Connor, and husband Tait, believing her son’s stomach pain might be appendicitis. When the doctors diagnosed stage IV neuroblastoma, Joy […]
[royalslider id=”4″] Vines are amazing multi-taskers in the landscape and they don’t need much ground. They can turn a big bland space in to a beautiful blooming canvas with their lush foliage and flowers in every color of the rainbow. Vining plants soften and add interest to fences or walls, supply shade for patios, and […]
Join Dallas photographer Leonard Volk for a book signing event from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at Luna De Noche at The Harbor in Rockwall. “I offer this collection of photographs with respect and encouragement to each person beginning to find his or her way in photography, and to each casual photographer who […]
Centennial Medical Center in Frisco was recently named one of the Dallas Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers in North Texas for its strong commitment to creating a healthy workplace. “We are honored to be recognized for this award,” said Stephanie Talley, Centennial Medical Center’s chief human relations officer. “Our primary goal as a hospital is to […]