Minding Your Own Business Quick future forecast by Don Taylor
Don Taylor surveys ideas on predicting the future, balancing past lessons with present trends. He cites past calls on Wal Mart Best Buy and Home Depot, notes misses like Sears Kmart, and forecasts shifts through 2000 and beyond with big-box retail mergers and unlikely partnerships.
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Don Taylor
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein School
Wal
Circuit City
Best Buy
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
U.S
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears
K-Mart
Target
Dayton Hudson Company
General Motors Corporation
State Capitol Highlights
Seven Texas lawmakers align with Governor Bush against the 2.3 billion in legal fees from the tobacco settlement. Morales accuses Bush of not negotiating, while Bush cites the 5th Circuit as ineligible mediators. Also: seat belt law penalties, UT law minority admissions, online insurance complaints, and Texas China commerce boosts. State figures discuss lottery payouts and RCC chairmanship.
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Austin
George W. Bush
Texas
Bush
U.S
David Folsom
Seven
Folsom
Dan Morales
Margaret Wilson
Pete Schenkkan
Morales
Ward Tisdale
New Orleans
Department of Public Safety
Col
Dudley Thomas
DPS
Mike Cox
The
Austin American-Statesman
Cox
University of Texas School of Law
ICIS
Texas Department of Insurance
Tdi
State
Elton Bomer
Clinton
China
Texas Lottery
Texas Railroad
Carole Keeton Rylander
Barry Williamson
Charles Matthews
Parenting News on Reconnecting Families This Summer
A reader urges tighter family bonds amid busyness. Emphasizes daily touch and verbal affection, shared meals, and time together to shape children's values. Warns against letting others fill parental roles and suggests using summer as a gift from God to grow closer.
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Kyle
Honest man returns lost five at Brownfield gas pump
Neva to Lee praises Jim Cloe of Brownfield Texas for recovering a five dollar bill she lost at a gas station on the Tohoka highway. After searching, a kind gesture led him to Wal-Mart to return the money.
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Brownfield
Texas
Town & Country
Tohoka Highway
Wal-Mart
Jim Cloe
Jim
Neva
Lee
City Manager resigns amid council fray in Brownfield
Mandy Cole writes to Dear Friends condemning council bickering over the City Manager Dick Fletcher. She commends his 25 years of service, urges support for his family, and questions the fate of the new manager and other city officials amid ongoing disputes.
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Fletcher
Brownfield
Mandy Cole
Helmets Keep Kids Safe When Riding Bikes and More
Family and Consumer Sciences urges helmet use as children ride bikes, roller blade, skate, go carts, go carts, or tricycle. Parents should model helmet wearing and involve kids in helmet selection. Texas data shows head injuries are serious. safe helmet use reduces risk.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Health - Safe Riders
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Terry County
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Door
Family and Consumer Sciences
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