Annie Londonderry (born Cohen Kopchovsky) became the first ever woman to pedal around the globe, taking some 15 months in the mid-1890s. Her Incredible achievement is finally told in a new book
Opinion: A personal power grid? Texans must rely on each other during blackouts.
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Houston Police officers Kenneth Bigger, center, and Aaron Day, center-right, hand out blankets to people as a winter storm continues to hit the area Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, under the elevated portion of I-45 in downtown Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Regarding “Officials want Texans to conserve energy. So why was downtown Houston’s bright skyline lit up?” (Feb. 16): My kids and I always had a tight network of church and neighbor friends that got us through with no family to speak of close by, but great friends checking on us and we on them. It does take a village, but many don’t have “networks.” We were very fortunate.