Growing up, Elizabeth Tobin Gillespie, president of the largest Ford dealership in Texas owned by a woman, didn't envision a Ford as her future. "I assumed I'd grow up, get married, join the Junior League and have babies. Women back then didn't really work outside the...
Women may still be a small minority in the military, but their numbers and responsibilities are growing. They are routinely deployed overseas, including hot spots such as Iraq and Afghanistan. With the nation's attention riveted on the precarious situation in Iraq, we...
Although men currently make up over 90 percent of the car sales consultants nationwide, increasing numbers of women are entering this lucrative career field. It's a natural fit: women buy about two-thirds of the vehicles in the United States and influence 80 percent...
Stephanie Bocanegra looks comfortable in the sunny, award-studded office of City Councilman Enrique Barrera, who has loaned the space to his aide for an afternoon appointment. In the female politician's uniform of sleek black pantsuit brightened with a slice of...
Every day after school, a group of Jefferson High students make their way to the Askew Design Studio to resume working on their art projects. They come because they love it, they say, not because they have to. On this particular afternoon in late May, about 10 of them...
When Olga and Ramsey Meredith began construction two years ago on their canyon vista home at the periphery of the Texas Hill Country, their desire was that the house be nestled within a "park-like" setting. They met that objective and then some. "What we were going...
Ben Franklin said it just about right: "… in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." But there is strong evidence that many Americans may be ignoring the obvious. Certainly, most people appreciate the inevitability of taxes — quick to pay attention to an...
With divorce and remarriage continuing to increase, some people predict that by the year 2007, blended families will outnumber nuclear families. Living successfully, meeting that "deepest hunger need" in such a family requires a complex set of communication skills and...
Oh, no — not another preachy article on calcium and osteoporosis prevention! Start the blah, blah here. Nod your head and vow to pick up some supplements at the store, maybe force down a glass of milk. Make a mental note: strong bones are good. Now you can move onto...
"Smile!" It's a dreaded command for many of us each time someone picks up a camera. Sure, I know the rhetoric ... everyone looks better with a smile, but that really depends on your perspective. A smile communicates warmth, friendliness, love and acceptance. It...
