Comic sketch artist gives with his heart
“During the hurricane, I watched news coverage from the safety of my home. I felt helpless to try to offer aid and guilty that I was safe while others were suffering. “I don’t have a boat...
Author: David Berkowitz
He’s a competitor, and he doesn’t like losing
“I enjoy playing all kinds of things, like tennis and chess. But I wanted to choose one and be decent at it. So I chose pool. I started playing when I was 14 at a place...
Flight attendant still going strong at age 74
“I would fly out to Las Vegas to play in pool tournaments, and I would see people my age as flight attendants. I thought, ‘Man, this looks like a lot of fun. If I ever decide...
Flight attendant gets creative for passengers
He may have turned 74 years old recently, but that hasn’t stopped Tom Shelby from enjoying his career as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines. Related: Flight attendant still going strong at age 74 He’s...
Flaming hot Cheetos cheesecake, anyone?
“I was pretty much raised by my grandmother. The first thing she taught me to make was pie crust. You didn’t progress until you got one thing right. I remember not being able to see over...
Running a bakery is not for the faint of heart
“I was laid off from my job at one of the plants last summer. Then I went through Thanksgiving making dozens and dozens of cheesecakes out of my house. I mentioned to a friend that maybe...
‘I never, ever look at anybody’s skin color’
“It’s kind of funny how my wife and I met. I was working at an apartment complex as the maintenance guy. She worked for an answering service, and she answered the phones for our apartments. So...
Former Baytown resident helps rebuild after storm
The past few weeks, so many stories have been shared of people helping people during and after Hurricane Harvey. No doubt, there are countless more that most of us will never hear about. But in each...
‘I knew if the water was high, I’d get calls to rescue’
When Kyle Cervenka left work that Friday, he picked up his airboat and hauled it to his home in El Lago. Hurricane Harvey was coming, so he wanted to be prepared. “I’ve owned airboats for years....
‘We’re trying to go forward, not backward’
Kenneth Clark was raised to treat everyone as equals, regardless of race, color, gender, creed or religion. He has an interesting view on the discussion around the appropriateness of confederate statues. Related: ‘I, as a...
