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Poll: Most Texas teachers consider quitting

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GARY BORDERS FOR TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

Not born to be queen

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Of course, a history teacher is going to write about Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.

The girls that are good at sports

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It was a late afternoon in May of 1976. I was hanging out in the journalism department of Snyder High School because it was my go-to place of acceptance and serenity—a place where what I had to offer the world was welcomed with open arms. That afternoon, my newspaper adviser got a phone call from the Snyder Daily News editor. He asked her to send “the best boy she had who could write sports.” To which the teacher replied, “The best boy I have who can write sports is a girl.” And thus began my four decades–plus career in the newspaper industry. After growing up playing football, basketball, baseball, you name it, with my two brothers and all the neighborhood kids—and then watching all those sports on TV or listening to them on the radio—and then reading about them in the Abilene Reporter-News, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and Snyder Daily News—I knew sports. I rode the bus to school, which meant I would arrive early and have to wait in the library for the first bell. While the other young females were flipping through Nancy Drew mysteries. I was reading Sports Illustrated from cover to cover.

2022 Community Calendar

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2022 CommunityCalendar

2022 Community Calendar

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2022

Cowboy hats off to The Coyote Store

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As you exit the patio of the Gail, Texas, legendary Coyote Country Store you walk under the sign that used to be a siren call to truckers, hunters, afterschool hungry kids, and folks just passing through. Bertie’s.

TxDOT announces $85 billion transportation plan

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GARY BORDERS FOR TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

Kent County acts on budget, tax rate for coming year

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COMPILED FROM MINUTES

What's happening

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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@ thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues.

SPUR FARMERS MARKET The free outdoor farmer’s market sponsored by Spur Hardware will be Saturday, Sept. 10 in the lot across Burlington Avenue from Spur Hardware. Vendors can set up as early as 8 a.m. and may stay as late as they would like. Organizers encourage vendors to bring fresh vegetables, home canned goods, crafts, and other items for sale. For more information call Michelle Bilbrey at (806) 269-1698.

Tripleheader

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This past week I had three reminders about why school personnel should have pensions far greater than what they receive. 1) At the annual gathering of the WTSA (West Texas Speech Association), veteran as well as novice classroom speech teachers and coaches met for workshop sessions to share ideas—not just for students competing in UIL, TFA, or NSDA, but for all students enrolled in any speech class. Listening to their instruction and watching the energy (some are older than I am), I was rejuvenated for my return to the classroom. These women and men are valuable beyond a pay scale, and I hope their school districts realize how important it is to give students safe spaces to learn to communicate. The teachers in this group are masters at just such work. Much of their efforts involve after school and weekends. Some are retired but continue to mentor or teach adult education speech classes at local colleges. Networking in this speech community has impacted me in profound ways.