HURRICANE IKE & LIFE ON GALVESTON ISLAND -- TOTALLY INCONGRUENT
By BILL CHERRY, Broker & Wealth Coach
(Bill Cherry, Realtor)
Galveston, Texas is a barrier island. And it is where I was born and lived for most of the first 65 years of my life; the last three in Dallas. I know the island so well -- its past and its present -- that for 10 years I wrote its history and its people's stories through weekly columns for the Galveston paper. And I told them on camera for a Houston TV station's news reports. I continue to write them for the monthly editions of Texas Escapes magazine. My book, Bill Cherry's Galveston Memories (Van Jus Press 2000) has sold thousands. Today I face thoughts and ideas that I have glossed over in the past. After 108 years, with the visit of Ike, the Island has seen destruction that would likely be on par with the famous 1900 Storm if it weren't for the many-mile seawall that was comp...
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