Letter to Editor urges child abuse awareness and accurate reporting
In April the Week of the Young Child highlights child safety. The writer cites Texas data from Prevent Child Abuse Texas showing rising abuse and fatalities, urging people to report suspected abuse to the Child Protective Services. The letter praises school achievement, warns against misrepresentation, and closes with a thank you from Grand Saline tennis team members.
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Texas
Humane Society
Child Protective Services
Grand Saline
Sheena Akins
Lena Pettier
Holli Conley
Lauren Jarvis
Jill Denton
Sarah Smith
Hester earns top score on difficult securities exam
Dale Hester of Hester Conway and Company Canton and Grand Saline scored 90 on a Series 7 general securities test taken in Dallas through the National Association of Securities Dealers. SunAmerica’s Jim McGuire calls the result fabulous and notes the exam’s difficulty and strict standards. The piece also covers the East Texas Crisis Center anniversary events and Hester’s CPA firm services.
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Dale Hester
Hester Conway and Company
Canton
Grand Saline
Dallas
National Association of Securities Dealers
Jim McGuire
SunAmerica Securities, Inc
Hester
East Texas Crisis Center
van Zandt
West
Tyler
Hope
van Zandt, Henderson
Wood
Rains
Smith
McGuire
Dale
SunAmerica
Donna
Misrepresented Tennis Team Letter prompts correction
Readers dispute a letter in the April 6 paper claiming to represent the Grand Saline Tennis Team. The act was resolved, quotes were mischaracterized, and both the tennis team and cheerleaders are school supported.
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Grand Saline
Jine
Nations Attends Texas Ag Teachers Board Meeting
Loyd Nations a Fruitvale agricultural science and technology teacher with twenty years in the field and a current board member attended the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas Board of Directors annual meeting April 9 and 10. The directors set the upcoming fiscal year direction policy and budget and discussed future needs with officials from related agencies. Ray Rabroker noted the association's 1940 founding and its roughly ninety percent membership of state agriculture teachers.
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Loyd Nations
Fruitvale
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas Board of Directors
Nations
Ag Teachers Association
Association
Editorial policies and wedding announcements at Grand Saline Sun
The Grand Saline Sun invites engagement and wedding notices with photos for a fee, plus 15 column inches of copy. Letters to the editor are welcome up to 300 words and require signature, address, and phone number. arrest reports from local police and sheriff are printed as public record. Corrections are offered in the next issue. Advertising and news copy are due by 5 p.m. Mondays.
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Westward Communications LLC
Main Street
Grand Saline
Texas
van Zandt
Grand Saline Sun
P.O. Box
Texas Press Association
North and East Texas Press Association
Texas Newspaper Advertising Bureau
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