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Originally published July 5, 2017, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/bdftedap. By Roy Kent Staff writer The Heights Hospital is changing hands and its new owner is looking to upgrade the facility. AMD Global, LLC, announced in a news release that the company has bought the hospital. Major renovations are underway and are expected to be completed in…
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Originally published on Nov. 8, 2017, on Chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/y6bbu5hm. By Roy Kent Staff writer You will no longer have to be a member of some nonprofit or association to drink a beer at a Heights-area bar. Following Tuesday night’s election, Heights voters passed the city of Houston’s Proposition F with a 60.6 percent to…
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Originally published on Oct. 4, 2017, on Chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/mpphb77r. By Roy Kent Staff writer In 2006, at the age of 52, Marian Sparks walked to the open door of a flying airplane and then jumped out. As a tandem jump with instructor Kevin Roach safely strapped to her back, Sparks experienced her first parachute…
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Originally published June 14, 2006, on Chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/mk8su5uw. By Roy Kent Staff writer Nestled on the northwest corner of Pasadena adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel, AES Deepwater is trying to be a good neighbor. In the process, the company is looking to stay viable and keep some 70 employees in their jobs. AES…
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Originally published on Jan. 9, 2008, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/5jhmb7j2. By Roy Kent Staff writer Sierra Club and Environment Texas filed the lawsuit on behalf of citizens affected by so-called “upset” events, defined as the unpermitted release of air pollutants. The action is the first case in Texas in which citizen groups have tried to…
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Originally published Aug. 31, 2016, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/2eujzn2z. By Roy Kent Staff writer As an Army Brat, we moved around a lot when I was a child. From North Carolina to Texas, there were stops in Michigan and two in Germany. After the first stop in Germany, we arrived in South…
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Originally published Aug. 31, 2016, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/4ufy3w6b. By Roy Kent Staff writer Houston is a little greener thanks to the efforts of nonprofit organization Trees For Houston, which recently completed its spring planting season. Beginning in January and ending in May, the spring planting season ended with 14,682 trees planted…
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Orginally published Nov. 19, 2020, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/538et35b. By Roy Kent Staff writer A child living in poverty may find a cold hard floor is the only place to sleep each night and too many children in the greater Houston region are in this predicament. With that in mind, Houston Furniture Bank — with…
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Originally published on May 2, 2019, on chron.com at https://tinyurl.com/5pb6jwjn. By Roy Kent Staff writer Non-profit organizations are often searching for funds to help continue the services which they provide. The Rose, a breast cancer services provider, is no different. The Rose provides care for breast cancer patients across southeast Texas, regardless of the person’s…
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Originally published Jan. 2, 2022, on the Houston Chronicle website at https://tinyurl.com/3hbjr8nv. By Roy Kent Staff writer Much of what made 2021 memorable was a continuation of 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues today. However, there were some positive highlights that included the success of area Olympic athletes, a rebounding business environment, new schools and…