Old men, young dreams

Chris Cummins Staff Writer The inevitable stretch of age finds those of whom it lays claim countering the withering effects of age in different ways. Exercise, profligacy, and the occasional style change, all are familiar tools of those odd souls that haunt the mall with flocks of teenagers, and in time, this period of confusion is resolved through, ironically enough, more time. Acceptance, and the occasional credit-destroying purchase, resolves this chronological knot and eventually those old souls move on. However, unlike the rest of his contemporaries, time has no hold on the man in the silk pajamas, Mr. Hugh Hefner. Through over five decades of solidifying his legacy, building an empire, and creating an unlivable…

Plans for the Kirkland house in Coppell

By Wren Culp Staff Writer Coppell residents have noticed the road construction near Wilson Elementary, but something else is occurring in the same neighborhood as Old Town Coppell is changing once again. Last year when the roads were ripped, raked, and torn up all eyes were on the road and when it would be completed. But alas while all this was occurring we overlooked a very important part in our cities history. A seemingly old and rotting house has been sitting at the intersection of South Coppell Road and West Bethel Rd since 1904. Remarkably, after years of erosion, termite damage and rotting wood, the house still stands today. The house was located right next…