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Texas Health Plano launches new operating rooms – streamlined design, latest technology

Texas Health Plano launches new operating rooms – streamlined design, latest technology

A ribbon-cutting ceremony June 9 celebrated the completion of a $25.4 million perioperative services expansion at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano—and marked the beginning of a new era in healthcare for Collin County residents.
First look at Toyota One campus headquarters in Plano

First look at Toyota One campus headquarters in Plano

Zipping onto the presentation area in a three-wheel concept vehicle called an i-Road, Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz emerged with a smile and said, “You may see these around our campus in just a few years!” Then he addressed the reason why over 4
Book Review: An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski

Book Review: An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski

The True Story of an 11-year-old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny Maurice Mazyek was the boy and Laura Schroff was the woman.
Book Review: Mrs. Queen Takes the Train, a novel by William Kuhn

Book Review: Mrs. Queen Takes the Train, a novel by William Kuhn

This is a “Let’s Pretend” kind of book which paints a funny and endearing picture of what Queen Elizabeth’s private life might have been like in 2012. As the story opens, The Queen is struggling to learn how to use her personal computer.
Savor the flavor of summer with fresh herbs

Savor the flavor of summer with fresh herbs

For those who follow this feature regularly, you may recall that I love taking cooking classes.
The Medical Center of Plano helps save lives during flight transport

The Medical Center of Plano helps save lives during flight transport

Air ambulances are called to transport patients when every minute matters. As Anthony Baca of PHI Air Medical explains, “Nearly 50 percent of trauma deaths occur in the first hour after injury.
Plano & Austin: The only 4-STAR communities in Texas

Plano & Austin: The only 4-STAR communities in Texas

Plano is one of just two cities in Texas to earn a 4-STAR Community Rating for Sustainability. Austin is the other. The designation was earned after a lengthy process measured 44 objectives falling within seven categories.
Veterans are honored at Atria Canyon Creek

Veterans are honored at Atria Canyon Creek

This month we celebrate America’s Independence Day and honor those who have stood in harm’s way to defend our country, our values, and our freedoms.
A vision and a declaration

A vision and a declaration

“When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal stations to which the Laws of Nature an
Good Sports

Good Sports

“Are you crying? There’s no crying in baseball!” Tom Hank’s character in A League of Their Own admonished a player on his all-girls team.