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Texas Needs Planned Resilience For The Next Unlikely Event
From the coronavirus pandemic to the winter storm that knocked out essential infrastructure across the state, the “unprecedented” events of this past year have caught us unprepared.
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
An endorsement letter signed by several former PTA members was illegal, one reader insists.
Voices
YMCA Thanks the Park Cities
For over 75 years, the Moody Family YMCA has served the Park Cities with a mission to put Christian values into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body.
In Case You Missed It
HPISD Mourns Beloved ‘Mama Drama’ Linda Raya
The Highland Park ISD community is mourning beloved educator Linda Raya, known affectionately as “mama drama.”
Voices
Want To Be in The Paper?
Tag Us on Instagram With #PeopleReadingPeople. It’s always fun — even when it’s criticism — to hear from our readers. After all, without you, this paper doesn’t exist.
In Case You Missed It
Cold Weather, Warm Neighbors
While many Texans were without necessities like power and water during the winter storm in February, North Texans came together to help each other through it.
Voices
No Fretting Over The Ides of March
Anniversaries by and large bring celebrations: birthdays, wedding dates, milestones.
Faith
4word Virtual Gala with Mary Lou Retton and Molly Fletcher Raises $200,000
To quantify 4word’s Virtual Gala on Feb. 27, readers should know the following numbers: $200,000 raised, 400 guests in attendance, 10 years of 4word and one single hour.
Preston Hollow Women’s Club Matchmakers ‘Make Me a Match’
If the interest groups offered by the Preston Hollow Women’s Club included one for “matchmaking,” Daphne Vandegrift Elizalde and Gayle Porter could provide experienced leadership.
Philanthropy
North Texas Cares Funders Collaborative To Be Honored With Award
Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will honor the North Texas Cares Funders Collaborative with the 2021 Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award for the group’s dedication to helping nonprofits and Dallas children during the challenges presented by the pandemic.
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to other letters to the editor, and have praise for an article on local faith leaders who wrote to state leaders.
New UP Police Chief ‘Always Drawn To Public Service’
Bill Mathes took over as University Park’s police chief in December after the retirement of former longtime chief Greg Spradlin, who spent more than 16 years with the city.
40th Anniversary
Skulduggery of the Decades
Where else but in the pages of Park Cities People, Preston Hollow People, and www.peoplenewspapers.com can you read crime reports like this one from September 2019?
Advocacy Through Art
Artist and Estee Lauder executive Donald Robertson and his family only moved to the Park Cities from California in January, but he’s already using his talents to help the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC).
In Memoriam
John Roach Dies At 87
Former Cowboys quarterback and University Park mayor from 1988 to 1992 John Roach died Feb. 18 at 87 but leaves an enduring legacy.
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editors
A reader takes us to task for the police reports, and the Salvation Army thanks the holiday generosity of HIghland Park Village shoppers.
If You Build It, They Will Crumb
Thanks to COVID-19 precautions, Girl Scouts teams won’t get to show off their engineering skills as part of the Galleria Dallas Cookie Box Creations contest this year - but that doesn’t mean that the meaningful partnership won’t continue.
40th Anniversary
Oh, We Did …
Princess Diana may have had a great deal to do with the way wedding gowns looked in the summer of 1982, but in 1981, she was anxiously awaiting her wedding, just like the brides that appeared in the first few months of Park Cities People.
Letters to the Editors
If this past election has taught us anything, it’s that each of our votes truly matters and must be counted.