High school rodeo stars to compete at national finals in Illinois
NHSRA members Brandon and Tye plan a multi state trek to Springfield Illinois for the finals while balancing family life and school. The contest draws 1500 competitors with events from bull and bareback riding to calf roping and breakaway roping.
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Gillette
Wyo
Springfield
Farmington
N.M
Brandon
Tye
Ill
Tulsa
Okla
NHSRA
Tamika Joiner
Mary Ann Culberson
Culberson
Illinois
Grandfather Jones Supports Grandchildren in Texas and Kansas Sports
Dads Midland shows a family with Jones watching grandchildren compete in swimming and across Texas and Kansas in baseball and softball. Brookshire credits his support for the close bond with his children and grandchildren. Jones visits Shreveport yearly to see five grandchildren in softball and baseball. He grew up loving ball, worked in oilfields, and retirement keeps him active in sports with family.
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Midland
Texas
Kansas
Brookshire
Jones
Iparents
Shreveport
Origin and Father’s Day traditions across generations
The piece traces Father’s Day origins from a 1908 church service in West Virginia to Sonora Smart Dodd and William Smart in Spokane. It notes Coolidge’s 1924 national observance and shifts to a Tae Kwon Do studio run by Fabian Nunez and his son Baron, highlighting family influence and values taught to students.
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Fabian Nunez
Baron
Nunez
Odessa
West Virginia
Sonora Louise Smart
Smart
Spokane
Wash
William Jackson Smart
Calvin Coolidge
Greece
Canada
U.S
Malaysia
Argentina
Allison Meador
Meador
Charlotte
N.C
Lawsuit alleges jail guard beat inmate who died later
A Houston lawsuit accuses Harris County jail guard Floyd Garner Jr. of beating inmate Leroy Brown after a June 19 arrest for assault. The suit says Brown was paralyzed for months and died last week, and claims abuse by guards is common and goes unpunished. jail officials deny the abuse and say guards act within bounds. The family’s lawyer seeks an injunction to stop beatings and require reforms.
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Harris County
Houston
Brown
Leroy Brown
John Tavormina
The
Houston Chronicle
Floyd M. Garner Jr
Police arrest prosecutor tied to fugitive governor links
Mexican police arrest former Quintana Roo prosecutor Cecilio Arano for aiding organized crime and falsifying documents. Prosecutors say he helped cover up evidence of former governor Mario Villanueva’s meetings with drug traffickers while in office as several officials face charges linked to drug trafficking activity along the Caribbean coast.
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Mexico City
Caribbean
Quintana Roo
Cecilio Arano
Arano
Mario Villanueva
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Ratliff Stadium
Muscular Dystrophy Association
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TechTel Communications
Techtel
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