Too bad the brief but seismic split between Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood didn't explode in time for the Jan. 22 anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

After all, the showdown wasn't about what's happening with women's breasts but about what's happening in their wombs and who gets to decide that. Read more

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Awakened as she dozed in front of the TV, a Granbury massage therapist reached for her buzzing phone.

"It's awfully late," Diana Simone thought. Read more

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Jeers: To the Star-Telegram for not showing the names of the companies that receive Jeers. I'd like to know who they are so I don't use them in the future.

-- Joe Forgione, Euless Read more

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Employees of American Airlines, meet today's softer, kinder, gentler version of Frank Lorenzo. You know him as Tom Horton, your company's CEO since its parent, AMR Corp., filed bankruptcy papers Nov. 29.

A lot has changed since the 1970s and 1980s when Lorenzo, as owner of a small company named Texas International Airlines, took over discount carrier People Express, Houston-based Continental Airlines and one-time industry giant Eastern Airlines. Read more

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The memory of the late Carla Lynette Christian, a one-time lounge singer who became homeless, is still being honored by those who continue to decorate a little mimosa tree near Interstate 30 east of downtown.

Standing proudly on the north side of the highway, between Oakland Boulevard and Beach Street, the tree takes on a special look during holidays and some special occasions (like the anniversary of 9-11). Read more

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