by Katie Butler Johnson I had dinner with the King of England! Well, that’s really stretching it a bit. He wasn’t technically “King” at the time - just heir apparent - Prince Charles Mountbatten-Windsor. When Prince Charles crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Dallas to present Ross Perot with the Winston Churchill Award at a formal dinner in the Chantilly Ballroom of the Anatole Hotel on February 18th 1986, my husband and I were there, dressed to the nines and seated at table #96 - just...

by Shanon Weaver Ask Joel Lanoux a question…and settle in. His answers arrive with detours, punch lines, and Carol—his wife of 66 years—laughing nearby. But beneath the stories is the sharp memory of a lawyer and federal investigator who learned his cases cold. During the biggest trial of his career, a newspaper reporter gave him a fitting nickname: “Mr. Cool.” Joel’s story began in a tiny Louisiana community along the Mississippi River, about 40 miles north of New Orleans. He was born in a...

by Jill Rumbley-Beam Music has been the soundtrack of my life, and over the years, I have been fortunate enough to attend concerts featuring some of the greatest artists and bands in music history. From powerful rock anthems of Journey, Boston, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osborne, Black Sabbath, Chicago, New Kids on the Block, and Styx to the unforgettable performances of Tom Jones, Janet Jackson, Dunn, Michael Jackson, the Beach Boys, Rod Stewart, Three Dog Night, Bread, George Strair, Garth...