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Students Honored on the Dean’s Academic Honor List at Baylor University

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

More than 100 Baylor University students have been named to the Summer 2022 Dean’s Academic Honor List, which recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List earned a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.

Texas Comptroller Visits North Texas for Third Stop of Good for Texas Tour: Water Edition

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

On Tuesday September 27th Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar visited the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) on the North Texas stop of his Good for Texas Tour: Water Edition.

Waffling

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

Waffle House. Midnight. I was on the road. I pulled in for supper because everything else was closed and the coonhound in my passenger seat was hungry. I was somewhere near central Alabama. A place where there are more log trucks per capita than anywhere else. Although that’s not saying much.

What Should Alzheimer’s Caregivers Know?

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

If you have a family member who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, or is starting to show symptoms, you will face some real challenges. Navigating the Alzheimer’s experience involves a long journey, and there’s no easy answer for how you can cope with your emotions.

CRAPPIE UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE?

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

WHAT? Crappie for Christmas presents? Well, maybe. But if you are a crappie angler, you can find them ‘lighting up’ your sonar around isolated submerged trees.

Our Lady of Perpetual Technological Failure

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

He sees me in a sea of people. He withdraws his gaze immediately, but it is too late. I notice. He’s gotten a haircut since the last time I saw him. The soul patch goatee is gone, replaced by a, if I must say so, feeble attempt at a handlebar mustache. Someone needs to buy the boy some mustache wax.

Who In The Bible Had A Lot Of Patience?

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

Noah gets the patience award because he rode with the animals, says Jeremy, 8: “They probably stunk.” That wasn’t all that smelled, says Rachel, 7: “I think it was really hard because everyone was calling Noah crazy. I think that really stunk. Noah was patient.” “He listened to God,” says Gayce, 9.

When is the Right Time for Kids to Start Volunteering?

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

Aristotle once said the essence of life is “to serve others and do good.” It’s well documented that volunteerism offers many benefits to those who are recipients of the charitable work as well as the volunteers.

A Free Medical Clinic Opened in Rural East Texas. Thousands Poured in for help.

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Thu, 10/06/2022 - 05:00

Retirement didn’t suit the doctors, anyway. They relished the joys and pace of small-town medicine: delivering a baby in the morning, stitching up a wound in the afternoon, making a house call after work. “When you’re used to going 90 miles an hour, you kind of go stir crazy,” Mettetal said.

A Free Medical Clinic Opened in Rural East Texas. Thousands Poured in for hel

A Free Medical Clinic Opened in Rural East Texas. Thousands Poured in for help.

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Thu, 09/29/2022 - 05:00

Juanita Franklin was driving through the East Texas town of Gun Barrel City a couple of years ago when she saw a new sign down the road from the Christian Life Center food pantry where she volunteers. It promised something she desperately needed: “Healthcare Access for All!