Executive Director Tom Kula Announces His Retirement From NTMWD

Tom Kula, the Executive Director and General Manager of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), announced today that he is retiring when his current contract expires at the end of this month. Kula told the Board of Directors he will support a smooth and orderly transition.

Three Rights Make a Left

React To Adversity With Acts Of Kindness Last week I decided that I needed to do something different. We have a good size shed at our pecan orchard that hasn’t been cleaned out in a very long time. It was time that a lot of things needed to be thrown away.

Look at it This Way

As we inch closer to May and with the declaration that schools may be out for the year, many seniors are facing the reality that they will miss many traditional senior rites of passage like proms, dances, graduation ceremonies and graduation parties. Seniors, I have great compassion for you.

Hope for Positive Change

In this climate of uncertainty that is becoming our new sense of normal, I have found myself increasingly hopeful we will emerge a better, cohesive more caring America; especially as it relates to education.

Voices Carry

Good afternoon and welcome to the first non-Covid column in ages. I trust you’re in good spirits. To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition. https://www.etypeservices.com/Forney%20MessengerID423/  

Come in, Dr. Bombay

Back in the 50’s, when my mom was growing up in Seagoville, our country cousin across the Trinity River, and before her family’s move to N Kaufman Street – when they still lived in the old frame house on Watson, the one that’s now the site of a church, she contracted Epidemic Parotitus, the Mumps.

The Emergence of Education Alternatives

The abrupt end to the school year (in many places) has thrown teachers, parents and students into a tizzy. If students remain out until Fall, many will have been out of school 5-6 months. That is a long time out of the instruction and structure of a classroom.

I’m a Dreamer, but I’m Not the Only One

I try to keep this space, my column, sacred, positive. I refuse to write if I’m too frustrated or too hyped up about something, preferring to take a deep breath or a walk around the block before tapping a finger against the laptop. To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition.

Social Distancing is a Matter of Being Altruistic

Health experts and government officials insist social distancing is necessary in the fight to slow the spread of coronavirus from potentially swamping the nations’ medical system and leading to more deaths. To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition. http://www.etypeservices.

The Teachers’ Lounge

The arrival of COVID 19 has created a new normal in education across the nation. While there is much uncertainty about how to support student learning while trying to keep the public well, there are certainly things we all can do to take care of ourselves and to support our children’s learning.