District eyes closing Lake Road elementary in consolidation plan
Officials weigh shuttering Lake Road as part of a five school consolidation amid enrollment gaps. Inter-City reads 244 students with 171 empty seats while Lake Road balances 289 students and 107 vacancies. Westlawn tops enrollment with 342 students and 45 open seats. Local residents voice mixed views, some opposing closure due to historic ties.
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Inter-City Elementary
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POWs and veterans react to Iraqi treatment of captives
An 81 year old Dallas resident shares revulsion at Iraq's abuse of POWs and praises Jessica Lynch, a 19 year old Army clerk injured in combat. Veterans Affairs official Allen Clark and retired Col. Ken Cordier recount trauma from past wars and urge justice for captors while expressing hope for captives' safe return.
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Jessica Lynch
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W. Va
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Allen Clark
Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System
Vietnam
Clark
Veterans Hospital
Cordier
War Photographer Sobhani Covers Iraq Frontline
Sobhani, embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division and Air Force team, films frontline action in Iraq for up to three months with Sig Christensen. He carries a gas mask and meds, endures long deployments, and grapples with national attention and concern for loved ones back home. He can return to San Antonio if he quits, a choice troops do not have.
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Iraq
Sig Christensen
San Antonio
Air Force
15Th
ASOS
3Rd Infantry Division
Georgia
Army
Associated Press
Houston Chronicle
Grand Champion Steer Fred Sold for Heather Dellis Education
Heather Dellis owned the 2000 Grand Champion Steer Fred and auctioned it to fund her college education. Bruce Rehm, auction supervisor, cautioned ongoing site improvements and parking enhancements are needed to fuel continued growth of the fair and event.
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Fred
Bruce Rehm
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