Feb 28
States are adopting laws meant to keep consumers in the dark about where their food comes from. Do you have a right to know where that steak on your plate came from? Should it be legal to photograph chicken farms and dairy cows? Big Agriculture says you don’t and it shouldn’t. Armies of Big Ag …
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Feb 27
Although former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush may be hailed as an education “reformer” when he testifies today before the Senate Education Committee, he is not a reformer. He is, instead, an outspoken advocate of school privatization, intent on further enriching corporate donors to his pseudo-educational foundation. And, based on the facts in Florida, Jeb has …
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Feb 27
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush met with the Senate Education Committee at a public hearing on Wednesday to talk about public school reform. Bush told Senators that states must raise expectations and standards in order to improve public school education. “We should have high expectations for every kid,” he said. “That means we should …
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Feb 27
AT&T and The University of Texas at Tyler will provide a financial boost to a program aimed at increasing the number of highly qualified math and science teachers. AT&T will contribute $20,000, which will be matched by UT Tyler, to the UTEACH Scholars Program, according to a university news release. The program, which started at …
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Feb 26
I have received numerous calls during the past few weeks from folks wanting to learn to garden and/or learning more about improving their gardens after the recent droughts. I have visited with some of our Master Gardener Club members and they have indicated they are willing to work with us on starting a “Gardening 101” …
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Feb 26
According to the Longview Public Library Super Saturday has changed to Terrific Thursday. And he is back – that is Le Tourneau University’s Dr. Steve Ball. He is coming back for another energetic, electrifying science program. This time around, he will be cheap cialis online exploring induction through his program Electromagnetic Magic and you are …
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Feb 25
The Kilgore College Theatre Department will perform “The Exonerated” by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen beginning Feb. 26 in Van Cliburn Auditorium on the buy essays Kilgore campus. The play is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Feb. 26 through March 1, with a matinee performance 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. There is no …
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Feb 22
Volunteers are invited to help make the Guthrie Creek and surrounding areas cleaner during the Waterway Trash Bash. The annual event begins at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Rotary Pavilion, 400 Baylor Dr. and ends at 12 noon. According to Community Relations Coordinator Mary Jane Burnett, “The Waterway Trash Bash is a great …
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