Day in, day out for nearly a decade, volunteer drivers with Families to Freedom have shown up at hospitals, police stations and carefully arranged meeting spots to transport people escaping abuse. Sometimes the passenger is a woman carrying little more than a purse...
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] Today, news, entertainment and sports can be found on television and Internet. Yet, less than 70 years ago, they were not seen by millions across the nation, but rather heard via radios that could be found in homes...
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] The first steps towards a new community center took are underway, at least the design portion anyway. The city council approved last week the hiring of architect Ron Hobbs, the designer of the city’s current...
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] Garland ISD sixth-graders now have the chance to play grown up, and the school district is paying it. This past week, the Junior Achievement BizTown opened its doors at the Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical...
By Jennifer M. Aguilar Special Contributor Janet Davis wasn’t feeling nervous five years ago when she went in for a routine mammogram. Why would she? She had been doing the same thing, without event or cause for concern, for years. In fact, even when the doctor’s...
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] The Garland ISD school board ventured into South Texas to find the person it expects will be its new full-time superintendent. On Oct. 10, the GISD Board of Education formally named Ricardo Lopez, Ph.D., the current...
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] The computer world, like any other, is in a constant state of progression. One day, a program may be state of the art, and then in a few years be considered obsolete. At Hudson Middle School, a small group of...
While getting vaccinated is important for people of all ages, it’s especially important for adults with heart disease. They are more likely to have serious complications from common diseases such as influenza (flu) or pneumonia that vaccination can help prevent....
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] Starting Monday, there will be national recognition of Red Ribbon Week, a five-day affair designed to promote drug-free lifestyles. The Garland ISD will be among those entities taking part in the event, which began...
