Thirty-nine of the more than 400 students who graduated from Sherman High School last month did something no one else in their immediate family had ever done before. While SHS Principal Jennifer Politi normally commends the first generation graduates at the schools annual celebration, this year, some of them have explained what the milestone has meant for them.
Ahead of its grand opening this week, Dutch Bros gave away free 16 oz coffees Sunday. Future Brown / Herald Democrat A line of cars wraps around Dutch Bros in the Sherman Town Center on Sunday.
“Swing and a Hit” by Paul O’Neill with Jack Curry (Grand Central Publishing) By now, nearly ever starter on the New York Yankees dynasty that won four World Series titles in six years (1996, 1998-2000) has written a memoir. Paul O’Neill, the sweet-single leftie who over the course of his 17- year major league career in Cincinnati and New York rapped 2,107 hits, now has two.
Dear Abby: My dad, who is nearing 80, has been married to my stepmom, “Ruth,” for nearly 35 years. She has always been temperamental and controlling to a degree, but during the last few years it has become abundantly clear that she’s emotionally abusive to my dad.
The home at 8407 State Highway 56 commands 4.715 beautiful acres replete with mature trees and a spectacular country view. Perhaps even more impressive are the recent renovations that have restored it to perfection.
Fire service, operations and facilities and how to best serve the community as it continues to grow will be among the topics the city council will weigh as it starts drafting the budget for the upcoming year. The council will hold its annual budget retreat next week, signaling the beginning of budget season for the city.
Melvin Ray Sims, 68 years old, of Wylie, passed away Saturday, May 28, in Plano. He was born February 25, 1954 in Collin County, Texas, the son of Melvin Lewis and Reba Irene (Scott) Sims.
Dear Dr. Roach: My brother took turmeric every day, after hearing all the hype about it being the new superfood. At his next annual checkup, it was noted that his blood platelets were very low. A month later he died of a stroke. He was 70. After doing some research on turmeric, I read that indeed it can lower your blood platelets. Is there any chance that low platelets can cause a stroke? This is just a precautionary tale for your readers.
The United States seems to be failing to protect its people by the week. With the gun massacre in East Buffalo followed by the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, many Americans have spent the past few days gripped by overwhelming incredulity and grief, exhaustion and fury over the loss of life. What can be done beyond living with heartbreak?
Children in the United States today live in a country where their lives, well-being and future are of little concern to many of the adults with the power and responsibility to protect them. It’s not just the acceptance of gun violence and the cowardly refusal to do anything to stop it.