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2021TALKTUE Talk Tuesday, Texarkana Magazine’s weekly digital publication, draws thousands of readers online. Writers from across the community give us a first-person look into their lives and tell the stories that define our great twin cities. This year’s top-ten most read stories reveal the diverse topics and people who truly make Texarkana Twice as Nice.
PROTECT AND SERVE March 2, 2021
FROM PAGEANTS TO PERSEVERANCE July 6, 2021 Izzy Baughn, Miss Texarkana Twin Rivers 2019, shared her journey through the Miss America Organization. “I could not help but thank God for the opportunity to share my heart and my dreams, and to relentlessly pursue my deepest passions in my home state.”
FROM GERMANY WITH LOVE May 18, 2021 Ashley McClain, wife and mom to four young children, shared her family’s experience as hosts of a German exchange student, Paula, who became a cherished part of their extended family. “Hosting an exchange student was by far the best experience our family has had… We gained family, experienced great adventures and had the chance to fulfill a dream in a child’s life.”
THE RESTORATION OF CHILDHOOD January 26, 2021 Talk Tuesday monthly columnist, Tammy Lummus shared what the Atlanta Miller Grade School Restoration Project means to her hometown, Atlanta, Texas. “Take a second out of your day and think back on your time in grade school. It definitely brings a smile to my face when I remember that time in my own life… Grade school is where I got
IN MY LIFE February 2, 2021
Lauren Davis Turner shared the joys and struggles of planning and executing a wedding through the crazy days of COVID-19. “If anyone told me on a Saturday afternoon in September, I would walk through Central Park wearing a mask, bouquet in hand, while a couple of friends held the train of my wedding gown, with my parents on a FaceTime call from Texas to watch my wedding… I would not have believed them.”
Zierre Spencer from the Texarkana, Texas Police Department, shared “A Day in the Life” of a local officer. “We are human, just like everyone else, but we do our best to serve and protect. Sometimes we can make mistakes. We all have rough days, we all make mistakes and I think if we could recognize we are all human, we could get along much better. All it takes is a willingness to see things from the other person’s point of view.”
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yes-or-no-box note. It’s where I found my love for reading and writing and where I learned to use my own brain to figure things out.”
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