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Summer 2008 Kids and Summer Safety
	The HFD, HPD and CPS remind parents about safety tips for babysitting, children home alone, children and fire, strangers, online predators and many other topics. The HFD also reminds parents to re-childproof their homes making sure lighters and matches are out of reach, pools are not accessible to children and other dangerous items are kept where children can not access them. More ...
August 20 Downtown Houston WiFi Now Available
	The City of Houston and Downtown District are partnering to launch a free WiFi pilot program. We hope you will take advantage of this service and if successful, FREE WiFi will become a permanent amenity to downtown workers, residents and visitors! More ...
September 18 Houston HERE Expo
	The Housing and Employment Resources Expo (HERE) takes place at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This unique event will provide an opportunity for people with disabilities to meet with prospective employers, as well as representatives from various housing related entities and other resource agencies. More ...

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Get Moving Houston
	Mayor Bill White, Houston business heavyweights step up to the plate to launch new citywide wellness initiative. Houston Wellness Association seeks to make Houston "the model city for wellness". More...

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Lois Gibson
Houston Police Dept.

When the body of a little girl washed up on a Galveston beach, it was Ms. Gibson who gave the girl a face and a personality. Lois, a forensic artist, volunteered to do a rendering of the girl, christened “Baby Grace,” for Galveston police because she felt it was important to find out who that little girl was and to bring her killers to justice. And her forensic work was very instrumental doing those two things. More ...