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The Power of the Written Word
The Letter Library sparks unexpected fellowship through personal messages
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The Northaven Trail Gets Grazed
Some of us just have to get a little buzzed to feel alive ... and get the money shot
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Person of the Year: Abigail Williams
“If the mind of a child is a sponge, we as a society cannot, should not, withhold one drop of water."
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Favorites of 2024: Country Music Legends Wow Gilley’s Audience
The intimate setting and personal storytelling by Clint Black, Robert Earl Keen, Scotty McCreery, and Carly Pearce made it an unforgettable experience and one of my favorite events of 2024.
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Favorites of 2024: ‘Their Portraits’ Remembers Hostages
In browsing back through the dozens of photos taken, I was struck by how the artists' portraits emerged into the forefront, no matter the positioning or lighting of the photographic angle.
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Favorites of 2021: The Toy Store Anniversary
"I think this was my favorite thing to write this year because everyone at Toys Unique looked happy to work there, which is amazing because kids can be a whole thing," said our youngest intern, John Erickson.
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Favorites of 2021: From Homeless Teen to Law Student
Our continued look at favorite stories of 2021 includes the story of Kevin Lee, who says his forbidden phrases are "I can't," and "I don't know."
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Favorites of 2021: The Cat’s Out of the Bag
Throughout the two-week holiday season, we'll be sharing some of our favorite stories from 2021 -- and some of yours as well.
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Best of 2020: Love in the Time of Social Distancing
The pandemic canceled, postponed, or altered many a couple's wedding plans this year, and in May we introduced you to one couple who was faced with just that issue.
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Best of 2020: The Mask Making Neighbors
As the pandemic hit Dallas, a new endeavor began - making masks. In April, we introduced readers to some of their mask-making neighbors.
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Best of 2020: Patriot Pride
The last 18 months or so haven't been kind to Thomas Jefferson High School - an EF3 tornado struck the school in October 2019 and required a move to Thomas Edison Middle School, and then the pandemic hit and moved everything online last spring.
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Best of 2020: Remarkable Women
We started the year with a new goal - to feature a remarkable woman in every issue this year.
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Best of 2020: High School Students of Color Record Open Letter
The summer of 2020 brought a lot of discussion about racial equity, social justice, and race in general - and those discussions didn't skip the Park Cities.
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Best of 2020: ‘Everything Worthwhile Isn’t Easy’
As the nation reacted to the death of George Floyd during an encounter with police in Minneapolis, one Black mother took to the keyboard to discuss her feelings about helping her family navigate the world.
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Best of 2020: Conflict Over COVID Protocols
Responses to precautions taken by Highland Park ISD to avoid community spread of COVID-19 fell into two camps - those who felt they were appropriate, and those who felt they went too far.
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Best of 2020: Park Cities’ All-Girls Boy Scout Troop
Intern Dahlia Faheid talked to the girls who opted to join the Boy Scouts, now called Scouts BSA, after the organization began accepting girls in February 2019.
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Best of 2020: The Election
Starting with the primary season, our election coverage was spearheaded by two people - deputy editors Bethany Erickson and Rachel Snyder - and continued through Election Day and beyond.
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Best of 2020: Dreaming of The Charles
In May, restaurants had been relegated to curbside and take out service only, and the day when they would be able to welcome guests again seemed far off. It was a yearning to have dining be an experience, and not an impersonal pickup from your car so you could plate it at home that drove Kersten Rettig to write about The Charles.
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Best of 2020: Senior Returns to Much Different HPHS
Our fall high school intern, Shaye Wattson, couldn't have imagined that her senior year would begin with virtual school and then segue into a much different experience on campus as masking, social distancing, and other measures were enacted to help students and staff avoid exposure to COVID-19.
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Best of 2020: Highland Park Goes Hollywood
When we began talking with summer intern Morgan Pryor about a potential story featuring her cousin, it turned into a first-person narrative about a young Highland Park native who had just gotten her first lead role in Hollywood.