State View Legislature must fix financing for public schools
Longview News-Journal urges the Texas Legislature to reform school funding to resolve a near crisis. It argues the unconstitutional current system can be moot with political will, warns against vouchers, and calls for fair funding across prekindergarten to higher education while tying tuition controls to state support.
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Greg Abbott
Texas
Rick Perry
Texas Supreme Court
Longview News-Journal
Jan 11 highlights in history span flights and state secession
On this day Jan 11 1935 Amelia Earhart began an 18 hour Honolulu to Oakland solo flight, first across part of the Pacific. 1861 Alabama withdrew from the Union. 1913 Hudson showcased as first enclosed sedan at New York show. 1964 Surgeon General linked smoking to mortality. 1989 Reagan bid farewell in prime time. Five years ago McGwire admitted steroid use in 1998. TokenName
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Oakland
California
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Alabama
New York
U.S
Luther Terry
White House
Ronald Reagan
Mark McGwire
Associated Press
Cato Roman
B.C
Radio Fueled My Busy Childhood With Old Time Shows
Wanda Orton recalls growing up in the radio era before television. She describes a hyperactive need to stay occupied, her mother’s craft routines, and favorite programs from Lux Radio Theater to The Life of Riley. She notes the influence of teachers and era icons on a budding journalist.
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My Gal
Stella Dallas
Guiding Light
Theater Guild of the Air
Clare Farrar
Lux Radio Theater
Screen Guild Theater
Cecil B. DeMille
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Burns and Allen
Abbott and Costello
Red Skelton
Baby Snooks
Fanny Brice
Bill Bendix
Riley
Biz
Raymond
Hollywood
Alfred Hitchcock
Dr. Christian
Jean Hersholt
Ivy
Ronald Coleman
Marilyn Padgett
Bozo Jim Finley vents about family and tech woes
Retired Sun editor Jim Finley describes a rough patch marked by embarrassment at his limited electronics skills. He recounts failed iPhone, TV, car, and Wi Fi issues, mocking by relatives, and eventual partial fixes by Best Buy, AT&T, Comcast, and PC Outlet, ending with a taunting family gathering about his Traction Control misunderstanding.
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Margie
Benjamin Franklin
Comcast
Matt Rowland
PC Outlet
Directv
Scott
Jim Finley
the Sun
Baytownsun.com
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