Friendly greetings, animated talk, and easy laughter dominate the scene. Appetizers are served, the wine is flowing, and the conversation is buzzing.  It’s another Bunco Night in Bellaire.

Bunco is a dice game that has attracted a following of untold tens of thousands around the country. A typical group includes eight or twelve women who get together one evening a …

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It’s a Wonderful Life

A breeze brushes your hair as you rock back and forth, watching the day’s light slip from intense to pale to pink gauze.  Mockingbirds whistle, and a cardinal flies to a nearby branch as she goes about feeding chores.  Somewhere in the distance, a neighbor gently strums a guitar, and a child, keeping pace on his …

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