Posts Tagged ‘health’
Stink on Pink
The Komen debacle washes up good and bad on local shores, and shows cracks in the Dallas charity.BETTY BRINK AND GAYLE REAVES
“It’s a slippery slope, trying to pit women against women. There is no fiercer bond, no more irrevocable trust, than the common purpose we feel.” — Annabelle Massey Malloy, award-winning Fort Worth writer, regarding the...
Bad Vibrations
StaticPeople in the Mallard Cove neighborhood of East Fort Worth are awfully self-centered. They funnel many thousands of dollars into their biggest asset — their homes — and then get all persnickety when somebody tries to ...
Dangerous Dis-Connects
A faulty computer program is making Fort Worth school district nurses’ jobs next to impossible.BETTY BRINK
Pertussis, the deadly whooping cough that killed thousands of children in the early part of the 20th century, is making a comeback in Tarrant County and across the nation, and no one is quite sure why. But the disease is preven...
Healthy, Harmony, House
Last CallThe Health and Harmony House just feels welcoming. After walking through the front door, you may feel the stress of the outside world just melt away. The “house” (a fancy term for “storefront”) offers a full coffee bar,...
Tucson Close to Home
The lack of mental health services is a time bomb everywhere.SHARI JULIAN
When I heard the news of the Tucson shootings on Jan. 8, I thought immediately about how close Fort Worth had come to similar unhinged violence only two days earlier, though few besides me and some frightened neighbors knew abo...
Modeo for Men’s Health
Big TicketIf you’ve noticed a more than ordinary amount of moustaches around town, it isn’t just your imagination. Movember, a foundation dedicated to raising awareness and funds for men’s health, challenges men around the world to...
Unmasking the Polluters
Wilma Subra could make great money in industry; instead, she works for threatened communities.Story and photos BY WENDY LYONS SUNSHINE
Every few months, Edgar Mouton, 76, gets jolted out of sleep in the middle of the night by a loud horn blast. The sound is a warning: One of 14 industrial facilities nearby has belched out too much pollution into the air.
Ronald McDonald: Force for Good
Jimmy FowlerThe CEO of McDonald’s said something yesterday that made me spit out a mouthful of Big Mac: “Ronald McDonald does not hawk food. He is a force for good.” “Yeah, right,” I thought. “And The Hamburglar stands for just...
Healthcare Reform: The Cost of Staying Alive
For those who can’t get or afford insurance, healthcare reform is a life-or-death deal.CAROLINE COLLIER W/ PHOTOS BY ROBERT HART
Four-year-old Escher Griffin was using pillows to construct something intricate in his living room. His aunt, Kacie Nicholson, asked what he was building.
Young and Hungry
A still-deep recession weighs heavily on North Texas kids.PETER GORMAN, PHOTOS BY ROBERT HART
The cars and pickup trucks are lined up for nearly half a mile on the farm-to-market road in Joshua. The first ones arrived at around 6 a.m. on this Saturday, and now, almost three hours later, it’s just about time for the ca...
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