(ROCKWALL, TX — August 30, 2017) It may not be the biggest Bible study in town—yet. Community Bible Study (CBS) came to Rockwall quietly last summer when three women formed a pilot group for the nationally-known study. Attendees began meeting at Kathie Lunsford’s house in June, 2016. The Rockwall resident and her husband moved here […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 30, 2017) If you’re on the verge of retiring, I’ve got some advice for you. Most retirement experts give financial advice. Not me. I’m a self-proclaimed retirement expert because I’ve taken that step about three times, but I’m certainly not qualified to talk to anyone about how to be financially secure […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Aug. 24, 2017) The grand opening of the Rockwall County Fitness Trail was celebrated Saturday morning with speeches, a ribbon cutting and an opportunity for participants to take an inaugural walk on the inner loop of the quarter-mile trail. Precinct 2 County Commissioner Lee Gilbert, who has led the effort to create […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 20, 2017) The 2017 eclipse is upon us here in Rockwall. First contact is at 11:40 and last contact is at 2:40…that’s a fancy way of saying when it starts and finishes. It will be darkest around 1:10:43.2 seconds…give or take a few microseconds (astronomer humor!) Most of my astronomy colleagues […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 2, 2017) Last month when I introduced the 2017 eclipse to viewers in Rockwall (see column here), I explained that our event will last from 11:39 in the morning until 2:39 in the afternoon. The Sun will be in deepest eclipse of the Moon at approximately 1:09 in the afternoon, shortly after […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 26, 2017) Dad straightened my tie and inspected my shirttail and we headed to the capitol building. He was “dressed to the nines”—tight Windsor knot, starched shirt, fresh dry-cleaned suit. Nervous, I’d be serving as an honorary page that day in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He reminded me, “Remember, when […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2017) Some 10 years after a devastating earthquake off the coast of Peru, a missionary family visited the site of what had been the town of Yungay. They walked across a vast plain, now a national cemetery, that covered the remains of homes, stores, buses, and bicycles—18 feet beneath them. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 12, 2017) My Uncle Harry taught me how to shoot a basketball, coached me throughout my elementary years. I love my uncles, but I’m closest with him. Books couldn’t hold the joking he’s done with every member of the family and the sneaking an extra $100 in his Christmas card to […]
(FRISCO, TX — July 18, 2017) Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Centennial has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures and secondary prevention guidelines outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation guidelines for patients with heart failure. Get With […]
(ROWLETT, TX — July 14, 2017) Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lake Pointe has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based […]