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Gone: Kidnapped at birth
By Russ Dilday Margarita Gomez* slowly stirs in a dark room. The aches of yesterday’s childbirth reverberate through her body. Her hands glide up and down the...
15-year-old creates mural for Buckner in Beaumont
A 15-year-old is previewing her art this week -- not at a gallery but at Buckner Childrens' Village where she is doing a mural. Artist Kaylee McGilbery...
Making Minds Bloom: Longview organizations host community health fair
Buckner Westminster Place, a senior living community in Longview, will host a free health fair, Making Minds Bloom, for the greater Longview community March 19 at 9...
7 easy ways to build strong bones
By Linda Melone for Next Avenue Bone building reaches a peak during adolescence but then slows after age 25. In addition to this natural bone loss, we’re...
Rio Grande Children’s Home: A growing family
Former children's home resident now serves children as activities director Growing up, Rogelio Salazar understood struggle. His family was impoverished, and his mother was stretched to her...
Foster care teen looks to become first in her family to go to college
It’s easy to take for granted the role family plays in our lives, especially throughout childhood and adolescence. But Midland High School senior Vzysha Bell knows just...
Helper of the fatherless
By Lindsay Roberts “But you God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you;...
How to lose 1,000 square feet — and keep it off
This writer found joy downsizing to a small apartment and offers five tips By Patricia Corrigan for Next Avenue Five years ago, when I sold my...
Seeds of hope take root, prosper in Ethiopia
For Zewdu Jima and his family, life was difficult. They didn’t have enough to eat. Their clothes were worn, and they could not afford to replace them....
Ribbons and joy: Helping Dulce find her confidence
By Aimee Freston Dulce Luevanos plucks a ribbon from her colorful stash of supplies and holds it up to show 25 women how to sew several ribbons...