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Local students excel at district ag shows

Local students excel at district ag shows

Garland ISD students show sheepat the 82nd annual Ag Show & Sale March 24–27 at the district’s Agricultural Training Center. Courtesy Garland ISD Students from Garland and Wylie ISDs showcased months of hard work and hands-on agricultural experience during their...

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Stay cool, hydrated, informed

Stay cool, hydrated, informed

Just chill; the National Weather Service urges Texas residents to learn the symptoms of excessive heat exposure and the appropriate responses. As the hot and humid weather continues, your body’s ability to cool itself is challenged and you could succumb to a...

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Rules of AG impeachment trial set

Rules of AG impeachment trial set

After closed door deliberations and debate among state senators, the framework for the state’s first impeachment trial since 1975 is set. Senators adopted the rules Wednesday, June 21, one day after the deadline they imposed on themselves for announcing the procedural...

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Right on cue

Right on cue

As a kid growing up in Ashdown, Arkansas, there were places I was supposed to be found and a couple of places I wasn’t. One of the places I was never supposed to be found was in the pool hall. By John Moore To Login to read the full story or to subscribe, visit...

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In the grooves

In the grooves

Auto tune. Ever heard of it? Neither had any of the singers and songwriters we grew up with. Today, technology has taken the place of many things. Including real talent. Auto tune is a device that can take someone who sings off key and tune them to where it sounds as...

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Flowing forward: safeguarding water safety

Flowing forward: safeguarding water safety

We all live in a watershed, so everyone should share in the responsibility of caring for it, according to a recent workshop. “A watershed is like one big bowl or bathtub, said Michael Kuitu, a program specialist and coordinator for the Texas Watershed Steward program....

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Confessions of an aging Gen X’er

Confessions of an aging Gen X’er

It’s been a strange year.  Just hit another birthday (not one ending in a zero), but another birthday, nonetheless.  My 30th high school reunion is approaching this weekend, I didn’t attend the 10, or 20 year (no major reason why) so it is going to be a...

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Below ‘see’ level

Below ‘see’ level

If there was one thing Ashdown, Arkansas had when I was growing up, it was plenty for kids to do. During the summer months, activities included baseball, day trips to swim at the lake, visiting kinfolk, and spending the night at a friend’s house. And of course, lawn...

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