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Giant web sets minds a-spinning in Texas

August 31st, 2007

“I don’t think there’s anything pretty about it”

Article:Giant web sets minds a-spinning in Texas:/c/a/2007/08/31/MNOORSAK7.DTL Article:Giant web sets minds a-spinning in Texas:/c/a/2007/08/31/MNOORSAK7.DTL Giant web sets minds a-spinning in Texas 04:00 PDT … via SFGate

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Council tables decision on smoking election

August 31st, 2007

“If we were to miss something and it goes to the voters, we would really be under the gun”

An election to decide whether to ban smoking in restaurants and bars will not be held on Nov. via McKinney Courier-Gazette

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Maintenance Worker Robbed While Working

August 30th, 2007

A Wichita Falls man doing maintance work in a neighborhood was robbed this afternoon. via KAUZ

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WFISD School Bus Saga Continues

August 29th, 2007

“Yes she may be pending termination and on leave, but my child’s safety should be of the utmost concern.”

The mother of one WFISD student has now filed charges against the bus driver she says let her son off miles from his regular bus stop on Monday. via KAUZ

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Michele D. Milstead

August 29th, 2007

… Milstead both of Burkburnett; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don DeShazer of Burkburnett; sister, Yvonne Kistler of Wichita Falls; brother, Ray DeShazer of Quinlan, Texas. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, P.O. Box 4804, Wichita Falls 76308.

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Woolsey named regional ‘Teacher of the Year’

August 28th, 2007

“A lot of them feel like they’re choosing one to be better than the others. Some districts have a real problem doing that.”

When Wichita Falls’ 2007 Teacher of the Year Julie Woolsey went to her in-service teacher’s meeting Wednesday, her mind was buzzing with all the things she wanted to get done in her classroom before the school … via Times Record News

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Cotton Patch Cafe

August 27th, 2007

The place to go for traditional Texas cooking.  Which just so happens to be a mix of everything. They serve burgers, steaks, sandwiches, tex-mex, and seafood. All combined with heaping plate of Texas hospitality.

Opening this fall, the Cotton Patch Cafe will be located at the west end of the Quail Creek shopping center (Maplewood and Lawrence).

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Former Sen. Dole to host lecture series

August 26th, 2007

A former candidate for president, famed gospel choir and hot-topic radio show host might not seem to have anything in common. via Times Record News

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These ($10,000) boots were made for stealing

August 24th, 2007

“I could make another pair and probably do a better job. But this was my first pair with tooled tops. So they have some sentimental value.”

Police have charged a man with felony theft for allegedly stealing a pair of award-winning $10,000 cowboy boots from a North Texas custom shop. via Houston Chronicle

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Man Who Lost Suit Against Texas Prison Officials Heads Back To Prison

August 23rd, 2007

A former inmate who lost a federal civil rights lawsuit against several Texas prison system officials has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for robbery. via KWTX

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