Summer recipes are just peachy

Monday, Jun. 17, 2013

It won’t be long before peach season and peach lovers like me can enjoy peach cobbler, peach ice cream, peach jam, etc. One of my newest peach cravings is a pizza crust with grilled peach slices, prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, drizzled with a little balsamic vinegar on top. It’s a nice combination of sweet and salty for a unique take on the traditional pizza.

Yearbooks are teaching tools

Monday, Jun. 17, 2013

In response to your story regarding high school yearbooks, I wanted to give a little bit of background given my own experiences.

Step out, alter diet to improve heart health

| |Monday, Jun. 17, 2013

Doctor gives simple ways to decrease risk of heart attack.

Do something about Broad Street

Monday, Jun. 10, 2013

Not if, but when, an accident occurred on Broad Street in front of Lowe’'s Farm has been the question for many Mansfield and Grand Prairie residents.

Tough to see what’s ahead

Monday, Jun. 10, 2013

Felix Wong, who has been with the city of Mansfield since 1984, is the director of planning. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Serve others and be true to yourself

Monday, Jun. 10, 2013

Michael Evans is in his 22nd year as pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield. He received his doctorate from George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University.

Best years of your life are still to come

Monday, Jun. 10, 2013

Ann Smith and her husband, Dr. Robert Smith, own and operate an optometrist’s office in downtown Mansfield. She has a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She is involved in several nonprofit groups, including Discover Historic Mansfield and the Mansfield Historical Society.

Mansfield community leaders write advice to 17-year-old selves

Monday, Jun. 10, 2013

In Brad Paisley’s 2007 ballad, “Letter to Me,” he writes about what he wishes he could tell himself at age 17.

Cleaning the garage turns into battle of the sexes

Friday, May. 24, 2013

“It’s time,” My Little Alarm Clock says as he opens the door to the garage. I freeze, lift my eyebrows and wait. “Time to clean out.” He smiles. I just sit there knowing that he really means to throw away my life’s savings. “We can barely get your car in here. Some people have nothing in their garage,” he goes on. “And some people are 7 years old,” I mumble. Dropping my spoon in my cereal bowl, I run right after him.

Get relief for chronic joint pain

| |Monday, May. 20, 2013

Is it difficult to twist, turn or bend at the knees, hips or shoulders? Do you have swelling, warmth and redness in your joints or in the soft tissues around your joint every time you run, jump or exercise? Does the pain seem to linger for weeks? If so, then it’s time to see a physician.