Groton Local couple Adrian and Rebecca Haupt sat in a room decorated for the holidays at the Thrive 55+ Active Living Center on Monday night to have a meal with their longtime friend Cindy Bates.
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Opinion: I didn t recognize my country - Readers share how they weathered the winter storm
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Annabeth Golden, 12, with mom Heather Golden, finally gets a cup of hot chocolate Friday. Instead of a typically toasty home, the arctic blast left her family in the dark, “desolate, lonely and cold.”Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Houston Chronicle reader Bill Pond holds a photo of his parents, Minnie and Bill, in the home he has lived in since he was a child Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Humble. Pond said that during the frigid cold he could hear the beams expand and creak.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less