Lee Laws, 89, passed away peacefully in her own home on August 9th, 2022 with her family at her side.Born in Oklahoma City on October 21, 1932, Lee Laws graduated from Texas Tech with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She later received a Master of Education degree from Southwest Texas State University ( Texas State University) with Counseling Certification.Lee Laws had a very successful career with Austin ISD, eventually becoming the AISD Director of Federal Programs with added legislative lobbyist responsibilities on both the state and federal levels. She touched many lives as an educator and was devoted to the…
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Garfield County’s Latino advocacy committee wants to see more Spanish-speaking dispatchers hired in the county to assist Latino residents who call 911. Recently, the county’s Latino Community Committee met with the county Emergency Communications Authority Board to learn more about the operation and to offer some suggestions. “We want to build trust with the organizations we work with and help them come up with some better approaches and find solutions,” said Crystal Mariscal, a New Castle Town Council member and community organizer who co-founded the Latino Community Committee in 2021 with the blessing of the Garfield County commissioners. Emergency communications…
The Flying Tortoise is a traditional story told by the Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria Tololwa Mollel and Barbara Spurll In The Flying Tortoise, troublemaking tortoise Mbeku talks the birds of the forest into taking him with them to a wonderful feast hosted by the king of Skyland. Once they join the Skylanders, greedy Mbeku tricks everyone and eats the entire feast, leaving none for the birds. Yet the birds get their revenge with a trick of their own, and Mbeku’s pride and joy, his smooth, shiny, magnificent shell, is shattered as a result. Maker of Things Ngwele the lizard…
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The Parti Québécois (PQ) says it wants to remove the bilingual status of some cities in Quebec that have a minority anglophone population. Standing in the electoral riding of Bourduas in the Montérégie, PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon argued if a city does not have an anglophone population of more than 33 per cent, its bilingual status should be revoked. “Institutional bilingualism — and I’m not talking about individual bilingualism, I’m talking about cities that function in two languages — favours English because there’s no reason to learn the official language,” he said. He points out one of the municipalities…
A-State Theatre Announces Stage Productions for 2022-2023 Season 08/30/2022 JONESBORO — The Arkansas State University Department of Theatre has announced its season for 2022-2023. “Gruesome Playground Injuries” opens the season, followed by “Little Women,” “Peter and the Starcatcher” and “The Trail to Oregon!” Tickets for all events are available in advance at AState.edu/Tickets. A-State student tickets are free at the box office with a student ID. “Gruesome Playground Injuries” is one of the most intimate plays produced at A-State. Written by Pulitzer Prize-nominee Rajiv Joseph, this intense, dark-humored, contemporary drama spans the course of a 30-year relationship between two broken…
A good board game can be a fun way to get the family together and encourage kids to take a break from phone, television and video game screens. A great board game inspires, encouraging strategy, teamwork and interactivity.Over the last couple of years, several standout tabletop games launched for kids between ages 3 and 12. And While classics like Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders are top contenders for beginners and early gamers, there are plenty of kids board games to explore outside of the typical ones you’ll find crammed on the family room’s shelf.To save you time browsing through…
This November, as voters go to the polls to cast their ballots, some U.S. citizens will face insurmountable challenges.That’s because a growing number of voters who need assistance at the voting booth live in jurisdictions where election officials may not allow them to get that help despite federal requirements established under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That federal statute remains one of the most powerful tools to address this nation’s legacy of racial discrimination at the ballot box. Its protections extend to voters who have limited English proficiency and those with disabilities.Yet states and counties are failing to comply with…
Comment on this storyCommentFinding something good to read this fall will be easy. Debut novelists arrive on the scene with humor and heart, and award-winning writers return with compelling stories. Even self-described “freelance writer” Stephen King has penned something that might keep you reading into the night.“Fairy Tale,” by Stephen King (Scribner, Sept. 6)Wanting to write something that would make him happy during the early days of the pandemic, King concocted an escapist, enchanting tale of a place that’s familiar but feels entirely new. Princes and princesses, Goldilocks, Rumpelstiltskin and other foundational fairy-tale figures are suffering under the leadership of…
Nazara Technologies Limited has announced that it has acquired the US-based children’s interactive entertainment company, WildWorks. In an all-cash payment, Nazara will purchase 100% of the corporation and its intellectual property from current investors. The company, which was founded in 2003, is one of the most effective and developed game studios that concentrates on the children’s industry, within the age group of 8-12. The entity also has the #1 Grossing Apps in its category. WildWorks’ mobile apps have allured over 150 million players over the last decade, and as an outcome of this agreement, WildWorks is estimated to grow into…