Texas debate on marijuana decriminalization and reform
San Antonio Express-News urges Gov. Perry to broaden the discussion on marijuana policy in Texas. The piece notes Perry’s Davos stance of decriminalization not legalization and cites Texas penalties, arrest statistics, and the need for treatment-focused, lighter enforcement while weighing state and national trends.
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Rick Perry
Texas
Davos
Switzerland
Perry
Colorado
Washington State
FBI
Office of National Drug Control Policy
San Antonio Express-News
This Day in History February 13 Highlights
February 13 marks pivotal events from 1861 when Lincoln won the 1860 election to 2013 reflections. Notable items include Hauptmann's 1935 murder conviction, 1943 Marine Women’s Reserve creation, 1980 Lake Placid Olympics opening, 1991 Desert Storm Iraqi shelter strike, 2009 Bush Vietnam records release, 2010 stimulus passage, and 2013 Pope Benedict XVI’s Ash Wednesday Mass. Theodore H. White noted as source.
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Abraham Lincoln
Flemington
N.J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles
Anne Lindbergh
Hauptmann
U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Lake Placid
N.Y
Baghdad
George W. Bush
Texas Air National Guard
Congress
Benedict XVI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican
Cronyism in Goose Creek CISD Board Appointment
The Goose Creek CISD board appointed the wife of the board president to Position 4 over a more qualified candidate who had lost by a small margin in the May 2013 election. The writer argues this bypass avoids “rocking the boat” and criticizes the board and superintendent for costly moves since August 2012, urging Position 4 voters to express their views in May 2015.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Board of Trustees
Gccisd
Richard Baytown
Baytown Dalmatian Bosco earns Select at Westminster show
Tim Miller and his Baytown Robbsdale line bask in Bosco the Dalmatian’s top contender status at Westminster. The male liver and white dog, BIS GCH Alfredrich Indigo Dark Roast of Robbsdale, secured a Select title as first runner up among top Dalmatians, boosting stud potential and showcasing the Baytown kennel lineage.
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Alfredrich Indigo
Robbsdale
Bosco
Baytown
Tim Miller
Tim
Andrew Mansfield
Little Bosco
Robbsdale Kennel
Westminster
Tim Robbins
Daisy
King
Dorothy
Chum
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M.A. Bengtson
Newsroom
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Ano
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