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PATH to Hold ‘Baby Games’ This Weekend
May 7, 2012 People Attempting To Help - PATH, will be holding its first-ever "Baby Games" this Saturday, May 12 to help raise diapers for those in need.
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Benefit Baseball Tournament Set for East Texas Boy Fighting Cancer
May 6, 2012 Collin Boyd, who is eight years old and attends Owen Elementary in Bullard loves baseball. But recently Collin has had to deal with more than any 8-year-old should have to. Collin is suffering from undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma. I can barely spell it, much less say it.
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Air Ambulance Begins to Serve Tyler and Longview
May 3, 2012 Medical City's air ambulance plane begins flying this week, with a stop in Longview on Thursday, May 3, and Tyler on Friday, May 4. The Air Ambulance transports pregnant women in crisis, babies, and children.
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‘Movies In The Park’ Features ‘True Grit’ – May 5 at Bergfeld Park
April 30, 2012 What's better than watching a movie in the park? Watching the movie "True Grit" in the park! The Tyler Parks and Recreation Department continues the 2012 Spring Movies in the Park Series on Saturday, May 5 with a free viewing of “True Grit” in the Bergfeld Park amphitheater in Tyler at 8 p.m.
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Family Sings Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ [VIDEO]
April 27, 2012 A family that sings Queen songs together -- stays together. "Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Will you do the Fangdango?"
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Vacation Destinations and Attractions Close to Home
April 26, 2012 Sometimes all you have time for is a quick getaway. Luckily for us Texans, there are several interesting attractions and destinations within a short drive of major Texas metro areas such as Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. In researching, I found some interesting places that I have never been, I'm gonna make my plans now!
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Why Are Parents Ordering Fewer Happy Meals These Days? — Dollars and Sense
Sales of Happy Meals and other children’s meals that come with a toy inside the box have declined six percent over the past five years. So has all the information about childhood obesity finally sunk in with parents?
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Inspiring Story of Young Woman Widowed After Just Six Weeks of Marriage [VIDEO]
April 25, 2012 This morning on The TODAY Show Ann Curry had a special guest named Bethany Smith. In an intimate interview Bethany shares the very personal story of losing her husband, of just six weeks, to cancer. And how overwhelmed she's been with all the support received from people she doesn't even know.
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Splash Park To Open In Longview
April 24, 2012 It looks like there will be another place for families to hang out this summer. According to the Longview News Journal, crews have started working on a 10,000 sq. foot splash park in Longview. The addition will be at Lear Park, with sprinklers, fountains, and many more fun things.
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‘Why Do You Hate Me?’ Free Bullying Seminar Set for April 23 at TJC [VIDEO]
April 19, 2012 Bullying is a subject that unfortunately my family has had to deal with. The aftermath for the victim is something we know all too well. Our precious daughter was bullied relentlessly in elementary and middle school. We were aware of a few incidents and thought is was taken care of. But it wasn't. The brutal hatred continued and the scary part was that we had no idea. Years later, the effect of that bullying hit my family like a truckload of bricks.
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Ready For a Cool Treat? Our Top 5 Places for Ice Cream in East Texas [POLL]
Summer will be here before you know it! If you've experienced and East Texas summer, you know the only way to beat the heat is with a cool treat — and a swimming pool! Here are my top places to get ice cream in East Texas.
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All Aboard! Cotton Belt Train Show is April 28-29 in Tyler
April 16, 2012 "All Aboard" train enthusiasts! Trains are so magical and mysterious. The whistle of a train always sounds so sad and lonely. One of my best childhood friend's father is a huge Locomotive buff. I would always look forward to staying the weekend with my girlfriend so I could see all the hundreds of train displays.