By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 29A Note to North Texans: You don’t need a nice, round number like 2000 to have an excuse to party on New Year’s Eve. While 2001 might not have the same “wow” factor as last year’s Y2K Night, organizers of Sunday night’s downtown bash hope they can turn a […]
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By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 28A The next time you chow down on Tahitian breadfruit or enjoy a glass of Tibetan yak butter tea, think about the people who helped bring it to your table – the business people who managed to wade through the thicket of international tariffs and troubles to deliver it […]
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By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 31A The Lancaster school district underreported the number of students it disciplined last year to the Texas Education Agency because of clerical errors, Superintendent Billy Ward said Tuesday. “We certainly were not trying to hide anything or misrepresent anything,” he said. “We will fix the problem.” The discrepancy was […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 25A Dallas-Fort Worth residents are more likely than most across the country to hold a college degree, according to a new Census Bureau study that found Americans more educated than ever. The study released Tuesday, an annual report on education attainment in the United States, also found the area […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 41A The worst part was when the roaches got into his pants. “No mas! No mas!” yelled Plano exterminator Michael Bohdan, dancing an impromptu jig as a few of the little buggers scampered below his belt. “They squeeze in anywhere they can!” Mr. Bohdan wasn’t complaining about a job […]
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By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 37A DUNCANVILLE — At first glance, it looks like any current events class, from wall maps of the world’s hot spots to the newspaper the teacher is reading out loud. Today’s topic: the latest clash in the Middle East, the battle between Israelis and Palestinians over control of the […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 21A The dentists in Waxahachie must be in heaven. It took selling more than 5,000 sugary lollipops – not to mention untold hundreds of chocolate bars, hard candies and cookie dough chunks – but the Waxahachie High School band has raised enough money to march in one of the […]
By Terrence Stutz and Joshua Benton Staff Writers Page 17A A coalition of teacher groups and leading education associations – backed by several legislators – announced Monday they will push for a state-funded health insurance program for teachers and other school employees next year. The effort comes as the cost of health insurance for teachers […]
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By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 37A Al Gore and George W. Bush aren’t the only ones whose political futures hinge on a recount. A mistaken tally from one precinct has apparently taken a seat on the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District board away from Brenda Duff and given it to her rival, Luther Edwards III. […]
By Mike Jackson and Joshua Benton Staff Writers Page 29A George W. Bush and Al Gore fared no differently at Peabody Elementary School than in the nation at large. The presidential candidates were so close in Tuesday’s mock election at the West Oak Cliff school that students demanded three recounts. “It surprised me this morning,” […]