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A Fourth Of Fun

Lone Star Park offers serious fireworks

By Glenna Whitley
Jul 3, 2008

Fast horses, gambling, fireworks and the chance to win a new car. Sounds like Wheel of Fortune when Vanna's showing her cleavage. On Thursday and Friday celebrate Independence Day at Lone Star Park with spectacular pyrotechnics. Visit a North Texas Ford dealer anytime through July 2 and grab a "Lone...
American Girls: The Story of Amina and Sarah Said

Crossing between American and Egyptian cultures, he Said girls made one deadly misstep: They fell in love

By Glenna Whitley
Jun 19, 2008

On New Year's Day, Patricia Said stood at the door of a small house in a Hispanic neighborhood of Lewisville, pleading with her daughter Amina to come home. The girl cried and clung to her boyfriend, Eddie, a college student who lived in the house with his mother and sister...
Phony Heroes

Fakers find they can easily get license plates reserved for military heroes

By Glenna Whitley
Jun 5, 2008

Once a month or so, a small group of old warriors gather for lunch at Dunston's Steakhouse on Harry Hines Boulevard. They don't look extraordinary, and they won't talk about their histories unless you ask them. These men belong to the North Texas chapter of the Legion of Valor. All...
White Rock Lake Neighbors Want to Know Whose Bright Idea It Was to Install Lights

By Glenna Whitley
May 1, 2008

After moving into his new contemporary home on a bluff overlooking White Rock Lake, Chip Northrup was riding his bicycle when he noticed 20-foot-tall light poles sprouting on the west side of the park. The closely planted poles triggered alarm bells in his head. As a former member of the...
Shared Spirit

By Glenna Whitley
May 1, 2008

The sheer joy exhibited by the dancers and singers with Empower African Children is nothing short of captivating. The 22 performers, ages 9 to 22, combine standing drums, layered rhythms and call-and-response vocals for the last show of The Spirit of Uganda in their 21-city tour of the United States,...

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