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Dave Parsons, 68, teaches creative writing, racquetball and handball at Lone Star College-Montgomery in Conroe. He was selected Texas Poet Laureate for 2011.

Texas Poet Laureate Dave Parsons captures moments in time—As Texas' 2011 Poet Laureate, Dave Parsons hopes to be an advocate for arts education. READ STORY

Abby: Reader spills the beans about tasty summer dish— READ STORY

Heloise: Describing the candy in question— READ STORY

For Naomi Judd, it's all about gratitude— READ STORY

Ballet lighting director Christina Giannelli heads to the Met— READ STORY

Hoffman: Watch out for the Van Buren Boys—Little League season is almost over, but the All-Stars tournament doesn't start for almost two months. So after seven years of managing a team in Little League, I've created my own select team to play competitive tournaments during that in-between period before All-Stars. READ STORY

Josh Groban is expanding his image—The past few years have seen the bright-faced Josh Groban not so much tweaking his image as expanding the scope of what he does. READ STORY

You Docs: Get sweet revenge—Sweet on sweets? Most of us are. Your first taste of nourishment in life was sweet, so we're hardwired to want more to survive. READ STORY

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	CAMH gala, auction was a terrific time—Chaired by Poppi Massey and Karen and Harry Susman, "Seeing Things," the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston's Annual Gala and Art Auction, had guests seeing plenty. READ STORY
	Dave Rossman : For the Chronicle Karen and Harry Susman