
Two years ago, I was working on a television show about the increasing violence against women around the world for Houston PBS. For years, I had been trying to interview Jody Williams, the 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate who had led the international campaign to ban land mines. As a Professor at the Graduate School of [...]
What will change in the Vatican now with an Argentinian pope 1. Choripanes will be sold by unauthorized vendors(typical Argentine sausage) 2. Every time the Argentinian soccer team plays in a world cup, Argentinian and Papal flags will fly. 3. Anyone who is excited inside the Vatican will now have to jump up and down [...]
For those of us whose parents are immigrants, the American experience is certainly different than from those who have been here for generations, so when I picked up Matt Kinsella’s book “How To Be Lucky” I could relate to something he mentions a few times in his book. “I don’t live to work, I work [...]
For a few months, I have been reading about a movie based on a true story about a Spanish family with three children that survived the Tsunami in 2004. The natural disaster claimed the lives of 240,000 people. There were several reasons I wanted to see this movie. I love true stories. As a journalist, [...]
This year began with a major change in my life. I left a job I had for 22 years and found myself on a path I had never travelled before. I started my own production company and experimented with more creative tasks such writing a book, engaging in social media, recording a CD and two [...]
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Posted on 16 September 2011
Living Smart with Patricia Gras is airing on wednesdays at 11:30pm on the second digital channel. It will be distributed nationally in a few weeks. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 February 2013
Nobel Peace Laureate shares what the Nobel Women’s Initiative is conducting a worldwide campaign to stop the increasing sexual violence against women. Continue Reading
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Posted on 14 November 2012
Many of you asked for a copy of my speech on why for me this was not about my achievements at all. Here it is. First of all, thanks to everyone…aren’t you glad I didn’t mention names? Here is what I have learned after 25 years in this business. I want to start asking you [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 04 November 2012
Tags: global warming Global Warming Posted on 29 September 2011 by Ashley Mancha When do I need to toss out my wool sweaters? While most scientists agree that climate change is particularly due to human activities, it is important for us to remember that scientists are always testing and retesting their hypotheses as the climate [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 October 2012
Dr. Bruce Perry shares his knowledge about childhood development and why caring for our children shouldn’t be a choice but a mandate. Continue Reading
Posted on 18 August 2012
This is the first song and home video of my latest CD to be released on Saturday May 11th of this year at the University of St. Thomas Jones Hall at 8pm at a Benefit Concert for Breast Cancer survivors. If you can’t come but would still like to donate to the cause, go to [...] Continue Reading