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Author Archives: Linda Chism

Linda Chism is a freelance writer who specializes in stories about ordinary people and their extraordinary experiences. Her articles have appeared on stroke.org and in the Plano Profile and Garland Texan online editions. In addition to her love of writing, she enjoys puttering in her garden, chasing down family history, and serving as the historian for her church congregation.

20 years later: The murder investigation that changed the Plano Police Department

by Linda ChismSeptember 20, 2019May 13, 2020

Originally published in the August 2019 True Crime Issue of Local Profile Detective Scott Epperson remembers the Dos Santos case all too well. In his 35 years of service on the Plano Police Department, this tall, silver-haired veteran has touched almost every major Crime Against Persons incident. But for Epperson, a modest, soft-spoken detective known […]

When Ammon Butcher became a quadriplegic at 16-years-old, his life had only just begun

by Linda ChismApril 11, 2019May 14, 2020

Hoda Soliman: A powerful example to her children

by Linda ChismJanuary 9, 2019May 14, 2020

Prepare yourself from disaster with the Plano Texas Stake Preparedness Fair

by Linda ChismJanuary 6, 2019May 14, 2020

Irreversibly brain damaged, how Dr. Ding learned to live and love again

by Linda ChismOctober 11, 2018May 14, 2020

Suzi Checki: Renaissance Woman

by Linda ChismSeptember 18, 2018May 14, 2020

Wednesday Reviewers Book Club: a book club 50 years in the making

by Linda ChismJune 8, 2018May 14, 2020

Meet Amy Morrison, a pioneer in mental health medicine

by Linda ChismMay 23, 2018April 22, 2020

Tai chi: A true fountain of youth?

by Linda ChismMay 15, 2018May 14, 2020

The New Kings of Swing bring big band music to Plano

by Linda ChismFebruary 27, 2018May 14, 2020

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