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Bush: Powell Was ‘A Family Man and Friend’
Colin Powell, who served as the country’s first Black U.S. secretary of state as well as a national security advisor and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Monday at 84 from complications from COVID-19.
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Kevin Lee’s Forbidden Phrases: “I can’t” and “I don’t know”
Former couch-surfing homeless teen charts path as SMU Law Student
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Abbott Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates
Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott issued another executive order cracking down on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, banning any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring vaccinations for employees or customers.
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Chick Trip
Sojourns with sassy sorts are like a facelift for my emotions. Post recovery, it’s still me, but better – happier. After a pause for the pandemic, my all-star friends resumed our galavants with 72 hours of middle age crazy in Steamboat Springs. It was our version of The Hangover, but rated PG13 rather than R.
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Search on For Passengers of 9/11’s Flight 49
On 9/11, 38 international flights descended in Gander, Newfoundland, and the 7,000 passengers aboard those flights immediately doubled the population of the small town.
One flight was headed to Dallas/Fort Worth, from Paris.
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Calling All Father Figures: Mentoring Opportunities Available
Dallas ISD is looking for dads — and father figures — to take advantage of opportunities to be mentors and leaders on local campuses with a Dads Draft Day Oct. 23.
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High School Football Scoreboard: Oct. 16
How did local teams fair this week? Check out our high school football scoreboard.
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Bill and Kim Shaddock Commit $6M to SMU Cox School of Business
A $6 million from Kim and Bill Shaddock will establish Shaddock Hall as part of SMU’s renovation of the Cox School of Business.
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Crowning Queen Delaney and King Kevin
The week may have had a rainy start, but nobody — nobody — rains on the Hillcrest homecoming parade and festivities.
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Gallery: Hillcrest vs. Adamson
Carter Sido threw five first-half touchdown passes as the Panthers crushed Adamson 63-0 in their homecoming game at Franklin Stadium.
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Panthers Blank Adamson, Aim for Playoffs
By dominating an overmatched opponent on Thursday, Hillcrest remained on track to earn back-to-back playoff berths for the first time in 15 years. (Read time: 1.7 minutes)
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