Emeritus kickoff features folk singer-songwriter By: Joyce Jackson Singer-songwriter Lu Mitchell kept an Emeritus audience in stitches on July 7, with her clever and witty social commentaries through such delightful songs such as "Uncle Ned Got Sold in the Yard Sale," "I've Got the Cleanest Little Tush in Tuscany," and "The Mammogram," among many others. (0) comments
Dallas/ Fort Worth takes First Place! It seems this year Dallas/ Fort Worth has taken three first place spots and one, second place spot on the "4th Annual In the Driver's Seat Road Survey." D/FW took number one for admitting to talking on cell phones while behind the wheel every day. (0) comments
Let others help you book On Thursday, June 25, Keith Ferrazzi held a special book signing at Richland College. Released in May, his latest book, Never Eat Alone in 2005, is already on the rise. This is the second book Ferrazzi has authored and is deemed to be a top-seller. (0) comments
As the 81st Texas Legislative Session came to an end in, so did the argument of allowing concealed handguns to be carried on college campuses. House Bill 1893 and its companion SB 1164 made it out of the Public Safety Committee with a 5 to 3 vote but failed to make it to the House floor before the end of the biennial session. (2) comments
DALLAS (AP) - A series of powerful storms packing heavy rains and frequent lightning strikes grounded dozens of flights, left hundreds of thousands of Texans without power and caused widespread damage across portions of Texas on Thursday, June 11. No deaths or injuries were reported from the storms, which began whipping the Dallas-Fort Worth area with winds up to 70 mph Wednesday night. (0) comments
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - While Gov. Rick Perry is criticizing Washington bailouts, state lawmakers are planning to use $11 million in federal stimulus money to help rebuild the badly burned Texas Governor's Mansion. Top budget negotiators said Thursday that a House-Senate committee agreed on the expenditures late Wednesday night. (2) comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stress over grades. Financial worries. Trouble sleeping. Feeling hopeless. So much for those carefree college days. The vast majority of college students are feeling stressed these days, and significant numbers are at risk of depression, according to an Associated Press-mtv-U poll Eighty-five percent of the students reported feeling stress in their daily lives in recent months, with worries about grades, school work, money and relationships the big culprits. (0) comments
