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Letters to the Editor – April 19, 2013
I am writing about the proposed Weatherford Independent School District bond coming up on May 11. It has come to my attention that this $107,320,000 bond addresses some issues that the school may need in the coming years.

April 19, 2013
Letter to the Editor - April 17, 2013
Since I was a child I’ve loved trains, red barns and one-room church houses. When traveling with my Mom and Dad as a child, I noticed trains. Then in 1965 on our honeymoon, my husband and I snooped out the quaint, red barns of the Midwest.

April 17, 2013
NOW HEAR THIS: How does the economy affect you?
Growing up down on the “pore farm,” I developed a somewhat slanted view of economics and the accumulation of wealth.

April 14, 2013 1 Photo
Education – victories involve courage
The Texas 83rd Legislative Session is in full swing with approximately 6,000 bills filed. Issues involving public schools are frequently found front and center. Straight to the point – our public education, a system where local schools are held accountable by local communities, is seriously being threatened.

April 14, 2013
Letter to the Editor - April 14, 2013
Running this spring for school board is Ashley Duncan Conlon, who is a product of Weatherford schools. Ashley grew up in Weatherford and graduated from WHS in 1991.

April 14, 2013
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT: Info on the WISD bond proposal
On Feb. 22, 2013, Weatherford ISD school board members unanimously voted to call the district’s first bond election since December 1999. The $107.32 million bond election addresses safety and security, building capacity and capital improvements for the next 10 years, as well as technology improvements at each of the district’s 11 campuses.

April 13, 2013 1 Photo 1 Link
TISCIONE: Clear, yet not seen …
I appreciate clarity. It is good to hear a communicator who clearly says what he means.

April 12, 2013 1 Photo
CARTER: Attempting to follow Jesus
One of my faith heroes, Gordon Cosby, died recently at the age of 94. In 1950, he and his wife, Mary, founded the Church of the Savior in Washington, D.C. He came to the nation’s capital, believing that their mission was to help a relatively small group of believers “to be the church,” uniting blacks and whites in relevant ministries, especially to the poor.

April 12, 2013 1 Photo
Letter to the Editor - April 12, 2013
Our president apologized to the world, telling that America was arrogant and under his leadership America would be more loving and compassionate.

April 12, 2013
Letter to the Editor - April 11, 2013
The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat consumption to killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually.

April 11, 2013
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