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7 Signs Your Child Might Be Experiencing Bullying

7 Signs Your Child Might Be Experiencing Bullying

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 5:00am

Bullying continues to be a major problem across the country. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that one out of every five students reports being bullied, although many people do not admit to it occurring, so bullying might be even more prevalent than statistics indicate. The primary reasons for being bullied include physical appearance, race/ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, and sexual orientation.

Representative Keith Bell Now Accepting Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program Applications

Representative Keith Bell Now Accepting Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program Applications

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 5:00am

State Representative Keith Bell is now accepting applications for students from House District 4 in Kaufman or Henderson County who wish to be selected as a recipient of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP). Eligible students may receive up to $15,000 for the 2024-25 academic school year.

Insurance Rates Could Climb For Some Texas Coastal Homeowners, Businesses

Fallen tree branches obscure a house on July 12 in Houston’s Fifth Ward. Hurricane Beryl caused multi-day long outages in the area. Credit: Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribune

Insurance Rates Could Climb For Some Texas Coastal Homeowners, Businesses

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 5:00am

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state’s insurer of last resort for homes and businesses on the Gulf Coast, will consider raising rates as climate change increases the chances of more severe storms and damages become more costly.

Sunflowers and STEAM

Sunflowers and STEAM

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 5:00am

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. These concepts work well to teach children of all ages how to ask and solve questions (Science), use tools from crayons to computers (Technology), recognize problems and seek solutions (Engineering), illustrate concepts they are learning (Art), and deal with numbers, patterns, shapes, and learn organizational skills (Mathematics).

Walk Your Way to Better Overall Health

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 5:00am

People turn to many different exercises and pieces of fitness equipment to get in shape and lose weight. What they may not realize is that one of the most effective health strategies requires no additional gear except a quality pair of athletic shoes. Walking is one of the easiest and most accessible activities that can improve overall health. In fact, walking is now being touted as 'the closest thing we have to a wonder drug,' according to Dr. Thomas Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Indeed, walking offers a host of benefits, including:

Little Oprah Annie
Little Oprah Annie

Little Oprah Annie

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 5:00am

We’re a three-generation household at the moment. I sure wish we were four gen. See, that would mean one or both of my parents would still be with us. Recently, I was in the bathroom with my granddaughter, who had somehow managed to convince me to let her shower in my bathroom. I was setting up all her favorite potions and lotions where she could easily reach them. The conversation went something like this. “Didi, who was your dad?” Me: He was Grandaddy Ted (recalling that she was too young to remember him). “Ok, well, who was your mom?” Me: Grandma Marsha. “Oh, Didi, I can’t believe this! Aren’t you so sad? You never told me you were an Oprah.” The tears that welled up in her eyes are the only things that kept me from busting out in raucous laughter. Honestly, I’d rather be an Oprah than an orphan any day of the week. This selection of the day’s memories does prove one thing. We are lucky to all be here together right now. She can read my mind and I hers. How would we have ever made it through life without this intimate time together? Yet, I won’t tell you fibs. It isn’t always easy. The boundaries, they are mightily bounding.

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