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May 04 2024
News
This Fort Worth neighborhood near TCU was once the suburbs, where homes had outhouses
When Texas Christian University moved from Waco to southwest Fort Worth in 1911, a new suburban addition sprang up nearby to serve the college community. The addition was four miles from the city, a long commute with no paved roads and no streetcar service. The Fort Worth police did not even patrol there because it was outside city limits. For law enforcement, residents had to depend on the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jun 16 2024
News
‘It was always a dream’: UMW alum Rohde returns as head volleyball coach
For Emma Rohde, the University of Mary Washington is home. A four-year standout on the Eagles’ volleyball team from 2013-16 and assistant coach in 2017, she was part of some of the most successful teams in program history, That included a run to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals in 2016. Now, the 2017 alum returns to the program as its newest head coach, UMW athletics announced on Friday
The Free Lance–Star
Jun 19 2024
News
‘Even in death, she was giving,’ says husband of KC mother, city’s 48th traffic fatality
LaShan Townsend-Gunnels, a 52-year-old mother and grandmother, was turning south onto Troost Avenue on June 7, having just dropped a grandson off that morning at summer day camp, when a Chevy Silverado, speeding north just before 8 a.m. swerved and plowed into the driver’s side of her GMC Terrain near 83rd Terrace. The force of impact flipped the SUV on its side. Seven days later, on June 14,
The Kansas City Star
Jun 18 2024
News
Mysterious mirrored monolith appears in remote area near Las Vegas
"We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking, like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough water... but check this out!" wrote the Las Vegas Police Department about an odd mirrored monolith that's appeared near Gass Peak, north of the valley. The monolith is reminiscent of similar objects that made an appearance in 2020, popping up in Utah, Romania, California, and New
The Denver Gazette
Jun 17 2024
News
Motorcyclist killed after losing control of bike on Malabar Rd
UPPER 80S AND LOW 90 MEAGHAN. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING KELLIANNE. HEADING OUT THE DOOR. WE ARE OFF TO A GOOD START ALONG I-4. NO ISSUES HERE FOR YOUR MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK. OUR CHOPPER IS UP AND CRUISING LIV HERE HEADING TOWARDS UNIVERSAL BOULEVARD. YOU CAN SEE VOLCANO BAY THERE. HERE THIS MORNING. RIGHT NOW, NO DELAYS IN EITHER DIRECTION. THERE IS A DEADLY CRASH THOUGH. I’M
WESH 2
Sep 03 2016
Opinion
University Of Chicago Sends The Acceptance Letter Every College Should
The University of Chicago refuses to be your safe space from new ideas. The University of Chicago’s acceptance letter for the incoming class of 2020 is more than that— it’s a declaration of academic freedom. The college’s Dean of Students Jay Ellison used the letter to welcome students and reclaim the definition of college. An education at the University of Chicago is not about “safe spaces”
The Federalist
Jun 17 2024
News
Authorities confirm pedestrian was struck by train June 7
Contrary to social media comments, preliminary investigations have confirmed that a pedestrian was struck by a train near the 300 block of North Second Street on the morning of Friday, June 7. Law enforcement had been notified of the collision by a Canadian Pacific employee, Clinton Police Department Commander of Criminal Investigations Richard Mojeiko told The Herald on Monday. A release from
Clinton Herald
Jun 09 2024
News
Free carnival for individuals with developmental disabilities and sensory sensitivities set for June 9
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH (WXYZ) — More than 600 people are expected to attend a carnival specifically geared to accommodate people with developmental disabilities and/or sensory sensitivities and their caregivers on Sunday, June 9 from noon to 4 p.m., hosted by JARC, a metro Detroit based nonprofit that serves individuals with developmental disabilities. The second annual event is free for
ABC 7 WXYZ
Jan 13 2020
News
Memo by Secret Memo, the University of Texas Kept Segregation Alive Into the 1960s
Sixty-six years ago, Marion Ford, an ambitious Houston teenager who had been set to become one of the first African American undergraduates at the University of Texas, received a terse letter returning his $20 deposit to room in an all-Black dormitory because his admission had been rescinded.
The transgression committed by Marion Ford, a saxophonist, writer, academic standout, star
Mother Jones
Jun 10 2024
News
Marijuana product recall issued in first weeks of new testing rules
In the first weeks after new emergency rules for marijuana testing went into effect, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has issued a recall on specific cannabis products for pesticide concerns. The recall affects prerolls and THC concentrate products from Graves Farm Organics, which operates out of Ardmore and posts its test results via the Steep Hill lab in Sallisaw. Neither responded
Tulsa World