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Not long after Ike hit, students participating in a new leadership and mentoring program at Lakehill Preparatory School, some 300 miles away, were mulling over ideas for a service project.

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Lakewood Firehouse AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM needs volunteers to tutor second- and third-graders after school, 3-5 p.m., one or more days each week, Monday through Thursday. Call Laura Rothe for details, 214.823.9623.

The Agape Clinic recently celebrated 25 years of serving Dallas’ poor and uninsured in the historic Grace United … more

Quite a bit of chatter has taken place about connecting a bridge from the YMCA to the trails, and the idea offers incentives galore for the public and the organization …

She became a widow as the world watched in December 2006. Two years have passed since rescuers lifted the body of her husband, Kelly James, from a cave near the summit of Mount Hood.

Attention: JL Long needs your vote!

A group of creative JL Long middle school students secured a spot in tomorrow’s big Comerica New Year’s Day Parade. Only ten entries from all DISD middle schools were selected, so these kids are a pretty big deal.

Professionals constructed the 10 student-designed floats … more

Retailers are sure working hard during this post Christmas season — but I’m guessing they are less than thrilled with what’s keeping them so busy. According to this story on CBS 11 today, the number of people returning gifts is up 40 percent from last year.

Apparently, they are returning … more

I wanted the magic of Forrest Gump. With The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I got some superb acting, impressive costumes, makeup and digital effects, and myriad more elements befitting an epic best-picture nominee: Love, loss, growth, awakening, birth, death, war, catastrophe, deceit, betrayal and forgiveness spanning nearly a century … more

Burger King commercials have gotten wackier and more absurd with the passing of the last couple years. Remember the "Big Buckin’ Chicken?" (If not, I’ve attached the video for your viewing and listening enjoyment.) My little girl went around singing that when it was in rotation … uh yeah, it … more

The folks who many years ago brought us "Christmas Vacation" — you know the one where Chevy Chase kidnaps the boss who failed deliver an anticipated Christmas bonus —are now onto smaller though no less hilarious projects. (Our own Rep. Jeb Hensarling even makes an appearance in this one). Ladies … more

Something I recently learned the hard way, runners need to break-in new shoes every three- to four-hundred miles. Often when you hit that mark, the shoes are still in relatively good condition (after 300 miles or so they begin to lack the cushion runners need to avoid injury). Last night, … more