The Harris County Homeowner Disaster Recovery Program (HDRP) is a voluntary program to assist homeowners who reside in Harris County but outside the City of Houston, whose homes were affected by Hurricane Ike by providing financial assistance to repair damage and when necessary reconstruct home.
I've been summoned. Thursday, ten sharp. Thus begins one day in the life of a young clothing-factory worker during Ceausescu's totalitarian regime. She has been questioned before; this time, she believes, will be worse. Her crime? Sewing notes into the linings of mens suits bound for Italy. Marry me, the notes say, with her name and address. Anything to get out of the country.
Submitted by Grace Lillevig on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 11:37am
Seventy years ago was a magical year in movies. 1939 arguably saw more movies released that still resonate as classics than any other year before or since. Who can forget classics such as Gone with the Wind, The Wizard Of Oz, Mr.
The 2009 Books on the Bayou Selection is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Books on the Bayou runs from October 1 throuch October 31.
Submitted by Grace Lillevig on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 12:00am
HCPL's Book Bites column appears monthly in Houston Family Magazine. Each column features suggested books for toddlers through teens. Get the new list every month in the magazine, available at all of our branches. Previous columns.
The Appointment
