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Denison ISD considering land donation to city
Schools Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 7:01pmThe Denison School Board will discuss donating 1.5 acres to the city of Denison for public use during the Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the Board Room, 1201 S. Rusk Ave.
The land up...
Firefighter dies in Dallas condo complex blaze
Texas Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:47amDALLAS — Dallas firefighters have recovered the body of a comrade who reported by radio being trapped while battling a condominium complex blaze.
A U.S. flag covered the firefighter’s body...
Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
Texas Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:42amMATAMOROS, Mexico — Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border...
Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr
National Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:42amSAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.
The deal announced...
Florida city anxious to learn jackpot winner
National Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:42amZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million....
Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; one dead in Okla.
Oklahoma Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:37amSHAWNEE, Okla. — When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was...
Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq
International Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:37amBAGHDAD — A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of...
Chinese, Indian leaders call for cooperation
International Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:37amNEW DELHI — The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world’...
Colorful class takes part in AC commencement
Local Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:47amThe well-dressed crowd of excited folks who filled the Graduation Court on the Austin College campus in Sherman ran the gamut from distinguished alumni in robes adorned with colorful sashes to...
Grayson College history professor Ed Owens retires
Local Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:47amThere was an abundance of ribbing, reminiscing, and laughter at a short ceremony celebrating Grayson College’s Edward Owens retirement after 42 years at the college.
“The greatest teachers...
