The time of year is upon when local elected officials, read school board and city councils, are up for reelection. I had the privilege of serving in Highland Village from 2006-2012. No one person has all the answers about running for local office, but there are several things I would like to share from my [...]
Preventative Medical Care
October 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Editor, What is preventative medical care and how can it help lower health care costs on the front lines of medicine? Preventative medical care can take many forms. It can be identification and treatment of medical conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes before complications of these common diseases develop. Identifying these conditions early [...]
Creation versus Evolution
September 14, 2012 by 3 Comments
It was with shock that I read the recent article that ridicules Intelligent Design. I am a Christian, and I choose to live in Lantana in particular and in North Texas generally because of our great numbers of churches, seminaries and the simple fact that we live in an area that is very Christian minded. [...]
What Are We Walking For?
August 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this year I received a diagnosis of Early Onset Alzheimer’s, a rather devastating blow for a man of 55. Most disturbing was learning that of the five prescription medications on the market designated as ‘Alzheimer drugs’ not one of them have any substantiating effect on the disease. They cannot cure it, nor slow it [...]
Letter to Denton County municipalities
August 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The West Nile Virus outbreak in our area is an unprecedented public health emergency. Bing Burton, the director of the Denton County Health Department is a very measured and pragmatic expert in public health. I have worked with Dr. Burton on the Denton County Public Health Advisory Board and let me assure you he does [...]
Voting for Will Travis for Sheriff
May 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, Denton County early voting begins May 14 and Election Day will be May 29. I would like to encourage my friends, neighbors and colleagues to support Will Travis for Denton County Sheriff in the Republican primary. Will came to my house, knocked on my door and he shared with me and my family [...]
City’s Money Management
May 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, I am a sixteen year old freshman. This past week I was in the car with my mom when we saw baby trees being planted in the median on Brazos Road in Highland Village underneath power lines. I see some problems with this. First, the trees require a lot of watering during the [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease
May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I was among over 700 Alzheimer’s advocates from across the country who recently gathered in Washington, D.C. to call attention to the 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease – a number that is expected to grow to as many as 16 million by midcentury unless the government addresses the growing crisis. I was shocked to [...]
Highland Village Mayors Race
May 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, At one time in the history of the City of Highland Village, we had a part time Fire Chief, part time City Secretary and even an all volunteer Fire Dept. Our city has grown way beyond that now and every job is full time. To think that the Mayor of a city of [...]
To: the Citizens of Highland Village, Vote Pat Davis
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As residents of Highland Village for 36 years, WE KNOW a WINNER when we see one. PAT DAVIS IS OUR MAN of choice for MAYOR. We endorse him & ask for your VOTE for PAT DAVIS on May 12, 2012. (Early voting April 30 – May 8) Pat’s record of public service is exemplary [...]
