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FUN IN THE OUTDOORS

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Thu, 05/13/2021 - 05:00

I enjoyed a couple of days in the outdoors this past week and I truly wish each and every one of you could have been with me. Since that’s impossible, let me describe the short but fun and action packed couple of days. My friend Larry Weishuhn aka. “Mr.

Texas lawmakers are seeking to limit how and what public school students are taught about race. Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune

GOP Lawmakers Want to Ban “Woke Philosophies” Like Critical Race Theory in Texas Schools

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Thu, 05/13/2021 - 00:01

Mirroring moves by other red-state legislatures across the country, Texas Republicans are attempting to reach into classrooms and limit what public school students are taught about the nation’s historical subjugation of people of color.

Crandall ISD Breaks Ground on New Middle School

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

Last week, Crandall ISD held a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the official beginning of construction on its ninth school in the district. The new middle school, scheduled to be open in the fall of 2022, will be the district’s third campus to be located within the Heartland development.

Texas House Advances Bill to Expand Virtual Learning Options Post-COVID

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

Texas is moving closer to loosening restrictions on virtual schools and enabling students to learn online within their local districts even after the pandemic subsides. The House on Tuesday advanced a bill by Rep.

“The Selling of the Pentagon”

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

February 9, 1928—March 9, 2021 (complications of kidney failure at age 93): Mudd was an American broadcast journalist and correspondent/anchor for CBS News and NBC News and primary anchor for The History Channel, television host of Meet the Press, and recipient of the Peabody Award and five Emmy...

News from area colleges. . . Forney Student Receives Award at Austin College Honors Convocation

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

More than 130 students received academic awards April 22 at Austin College’s 2021 Honors Convocation, an all-campus event that highlights the achievements of students and faculty.

Congressmen Gooden (R-TX) & Gonzalez (D-TX) Introduce Bill to Reduce Dependence on China and Encourage US Production of Critical Minerals

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

Congressmen Lance Gooden (R-TX) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) have introduced the RARE Act to reduce America’s dependence on China for rare earth elements critical to our way of life.

What Do You Like Most About Your Mom?

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

“I love my mom because she is cool. She works in the library, so I do not have any fines,” says Katherine, 12. Having no fines on library books could be important. Recently, I found a library book due in 1976. No, it wasn’t mine. At 10 cents a day for 30 years, that’s $1,095.

TVCC Ag Club Wins Awards

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

Trinity Valley Community College Ag Club members claimed numerous awards in leadership contests at this year’s Texas Junior College Agriculture Association Convention held at West Texas A&M University in Canyon.

Sandi Primous

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 05:00

A 20-year veteran of the United States Army, Sandi Primous is living proof of the benefits that can come from decades of service to our country. Having grown up in a military family, with her father and uncle both enlisted in branches of the Armed Forces, young Sandi knew the value of hard work.