Very early on the morning on May 5, 2007 I got a call from NBC News to hurry from Denver to Greensburg, Kansas. There had been a huge tornado and the town was devastated. Go! Go! When I pulled into the town six hours later I was stunned to see wreckage so complete that even [...]
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The Greening of Greensburg
Posted: November 15, 2011 in Business, Children, Colorado, Economy, Education, Environment, Inspiration, Media, Natural Disasters, News, News and Views, Photography, Politics, Random Thoughts, Technology, Television, Travel, United States of America, Weather, WomenTags: Alabama, America, Bob Dixson, Dan Rather, Dan Rather Reports, Denver, Disaster, Environment, Green, Greensburg, HDNet, Highway 54, John Deere, Joplin, Kansas, Missouri, NBC News, Rural America, Sun Chips, Sustainable, Tornado, Tuscaloosa
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9/11 Ten Years Later
Posted: September 9, 2011 in Children, Colorado, Crime, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, News, News and Views, Politics, Random Thoughts, Television, Terrorism, Travel, United States of America, Violence, War, WomenTags: 2001, 9/11, 9/11/2001, Anthrax, Broadway, Challenger, Columbine, Grand Central Station, Ground Zero, KUSA, LaGuardia Airport, Manhattan, Midtown, Muslim, NBC News, New York, New York City, Pennsylvania, Pete Williams, Remembering, September 11, September 11 2001, Shanksville, Terrorism, United States of America
There are some things I never forget. The day President Kennedy was assassinated. The day the Challenger exploded. Columbine. What I was doing on 9/11/2001. My husband called me and said turn on the television. I got there in time to see the second plane hit the tower. I watched with my hand over my [...]
Happy Birthday, JonBenet Ramsey
Posted: August 6, 2011 in Children, Colorado, Crime, Law and Order, Media, News, News and Views, Parenting, Random Thoughts, Television, United States of America, WomenTags: Boulder, Colorado, Italy, John Ramsey, Jonbenet Ramsey, NBC News, Patsy Ramsey
JonBenet Ramsey would have been 21 years old today. I covered this story for years for NBC News. For a time the world could not get enough of this murder mystery. Was riding a train in Italy one day and mentioned to my seat mates that I was from Colorado. All they wanted to know [...]
Don’t Google Drunk
Posted: June 17, 2011 in Education, Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Random Thoughts, Television, United States of America, WomenTags: Ann Curry, Drinking, Google, NBC News, Newsweek, Today
We’ve all heard you shouldn’t send off an email when you’re angry or drunk, but the new host of NBC’s Today Show, Ann Curry, reminds us it’s not too smart to Google when you’re drunk either. This article was the back of the book from the latest “Newsweek.” All about what Ann has learned about [...]
Deja Vu
Posted: February 1, 2011 in Children, Colorado, Holidays, Inspiration, Media, Midlife, News, News and Views, Parenting, Random Thoughts, Television, United States of America, WomenTags: 30 Rock, Blair Ewalt, Deja Vu, Freelance, MSNBC, NBC News, New York, Teenagers, Television Production
My youngest son, Blair, is 13 years old today. A teenager. Now I have two of them. I can’t believe how fast the time has gone. Last night I was in his room, sitting on his bed, leaning against the wall, when I had a powerful deja vu. Just days after his birth I was [...]
2011: Words to Live By
Posted: January 1, 2011 in Children, Education, Holidays, Inspiration, Media, Parenting, Random Thoughts, Religion, Television, WomenTags: 2011, Farland Chang, NBC News, New Year
My friend and former colleague at NBC News, Farland Chang, sent this inspiration with his holiday card. The quotes are wonderful food for thought as we welcome the new year. May 2011 bring health, happiness and prosperity to all. The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time [...]
Richard Heene: Balloon Boy Incident Not a Hoax
Posted: January 8, 2010 in Children, Colorado, Crime, Law and Order, Media, News, News and Views, Parenting, Technology, Television, United States of AmericaTags: Balloon Boy, Hoax, Matt Lauer, NBC News, Richard Heene, Today Show
This morning, NBC’s Today Show had an exclusive interview with the Balloon Boy’s dad, Richard Heene. As he prepares for a 90 day jail sentence, Heene, had some choice words about the authorities who he believes have wronged him and his family. NBC’s Matt Lauer grilled him during a fairly contentious interview in which Heene maintains [...]
