By Committee of 100 In the wake of continuing incidents of hate, violence and racism against the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community across the United States, Committee of 100 has outlined a seven-point plan which emphasizes action – calling on lawmakers and law enforcement to intensify their efforts…
The course of your life can change directions in an instant. In July 2003 and in his senior year of college, Donald Hooton, Jr. was preparing to start a career with his business degree. That’s when he got the call from his sister that their 17-year-old brother Taylor had passed away. What shocked…
By Shaelyn Stone | Contributor The Senior Source, the Dallas area’s No. 1 resource for empowering and equipping individuals and families to navigate aging, is celebrating its 60th birthday with a competition that puts Dallas’ older adults front and center. The Diamond Dance-Off kicks off April 1 for Dallas and Collin County…
By Elizabeth Lenart | Contributor Invite Resources and St. Andrew United Methodist Church invite the community to “Coping with Loss and Grief: A Panel Discussion,” an in-person event featuring Julie Yarbrough, author of Present Comfort: Meditations on Modern Loss and Grief, and Rev. Jennifer Powell, pastor of congregational care at…
By Sandi Schwartz | Contributor I am a true believer in finding out our personality type so that we can go through life being more self-aware and appreciate why we approach the world in the way we do. Right after college, I took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test…
By Madeline Hammett It is not uncommon knowledge that teenagers have been using and abusing various nicotine devices, turning to e-cigarettes in recent years. However, one mystery does remain: why do a vast number of teenagers opt to take such a large toll on their health? “Between 2011 and 2019,…
By Children’s Health | Contributor If you pay attention to health trends, you’ve likely heard some buzz about the Mediterranean diet. In 2021, the Mediterranean diet was named the best overall diet by U.S. News & World Report for the fourth year in a row. For parents looking for effective ways to…
By Sandi Schwartz | Contributor How did we get to a point in which our method of communication has gotten progressively shorter and shorter over time? The other day on Twitter there was a hashtag asking people to tell a story in three words. Just. Three. Words. When we are limited…
By Madeline Hammett In a recent study conducted by Common Sense Media, it was found that “tweens,” aged 8 to 12, spend around six hours consuming digital media on a daily basis. This amount of consumption can become detrimental to the well-being of impressionable middle school students and can in…