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FROM TRACY: Welcome to the Health Care Edition. Inside, readers can find a noncomprehensive list of health care facilities ranging from urgent care clinics and emergency rooms to family doctors serving the Lake Highlands and Lakewood communities (see Page 13). In this edition, readers can also learn about ways Dallas Area Rapid Transit is improving sanitation on its vehicles (see Page 9) along with information on new businesses moving to the area (see Page 6). Tracy Ruckel, GENERAL MANAGER
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FROM KEVIN: The difference between living in one part of the Lake Highlands/Lakewood area and living 15 minutes down the road could mean a difference of multiple years in life expectancy, according to a report from Parkland Health released every three years. In this edition, readers can learn more about the factors at play (see Page 14-15). In addition, readers can find out more about how the city of Dallas is working to create more affordable housing (see Page 10) and learn about new signage coming to White Rock Lake Trail (see Page 9). Kevin Cummings, EDITOR
Meet Leanne Libby
Dallas - Fort Worth Metro Publisher
What’s your favorite memory working for CI? LL: Day two of the Plano paper hitting homes for the first time ... I sat at a temporary desk in our new DFW headquarters—we had just moved in—and took phone calls and fielded emails for eight hours straight. People had just received us for the first time and were excited to share feedback and ask questions. It was clear we had a bright future here! Days like that are repeated, in some form, every time we enter a new community, and it’s energizing and rewarding for our team after all the hard work that goes into growth.
Aside from Community Impact, what have you read recently? LL: I’ve leaned into podcasts. Anything by Malcolm Gladwell or Adam Grant is on my “must listen to” list. Email newsletters are booming for CI; why should readers subscribe? LL: Who doesn’t want to be the smartest and most informed person in their neighborhood?! We hear from our subscribers that the Morning Impact’s quick, simple content pieces fuel their day with awareness. The emails are really useful and help them feel connected.
How do you spend your free time in the area? LL: It’s changed over the years as my husband and I age. We used to go out almost every weekend to hear live local music at all the fun venues around town. Nowadays it’s youth sports fields and children’s theater with the kids. We’re sporty and artsy, and DFW has so much to offer.
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