FRISCO — DeMarcus Lawrence used to say he didn’t care about sacks as long as he felt he was being productive — until Micah Parsons led the Dallas Cowboys in that category while winning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021.
ARLINGTON — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one home run and two RBI and then requested a trade.
Creative Writing class - Free at Winters Public Library There will be a free public writing class held at the Winters Public Library. The class will start at 6 p.m.
BALLINGER: Last week, after reciting a litany of the world’s woes we focused on the problem of young men who commit mass murder followed with the intention of suicide by cop. In discussions of the two recent assailants in Buffalo and Uvalde we hear the often-repeated question that is regularly associated with hand wringing, “Why did they do it?” We hear it so often that it is taken as a rhetorical element, not as honest questioning. But it needs to be asked as such, and it needs a good answer. What could be the answer? Where can we look for the answer? According to common translations of Aristotle, all of our motivations come down to seeking “happiness.” Aristotle never used the word happiness, of course, but he did indicate that ultimately we do what we do in order to have eudaimonia* (which is translated as happiness) saying… “this we choose always for itself and never for the sake of something else, but honor, pleasure, reason, and every virtue [we] choose for… the sake of happiness, judging that by means of them we shall be happy.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will go public with its findings starting this week as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster.
FRIONA, TEXAS - A former police officer who sexually assaulted at least two teenage boys was sentenced this week to 20 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
Last week more than one person referred to my article about the Uvalde school tragedy. Most everyone agreed with my comments, but still we are now no closer to offering a solution to the problem than we were when it happened.
Summer is a time for kids to kick back, take a break from routine, and enjoy lazy days. It also, in many cases, is when learning loss- aka “The Summer Slide” can take place. Summer setbacks are nothing new regarding academics and the phenomenon has been researched by educators since the beginning of time. On average, student achievement can decline over the summer by up to a third of a prior year’s learning gains. Loss is usually greater in mathematics than reading, and higher grade leveled students are more noticeably affected than younger learners. The summer slide can be measured in both social skills and classroom discipline, in addition to academics. Coupled with the residual effects of Covid, this summer will undoubtedly create an even greater push to help students get and stay on track. School districts need to address the issue of summer learning to help avoid achievement gaps, and to also avoid increases in the amount of time that teachers will need to spend “re-teaching” last year’s content. Academic losses contribute to the repetition of teaching last year’s curriculum each Fall. Fortunately, there are multiple ways to combat the inevitable summer setback. First and foremost, Reading is key! Summer library reading programs, designed with themes and incentives are a fantastic way to get young learners on board. Summer reading lists, bucket lists, and challenge lists are also strong ways to keep literacy fun and a focus throughout the schoolfree months. School aged children should continue a daily ritual of reading for a specific time, based on their age and learning level. To up the game, consider adding a journal or diary to the mix and allow learners to keep a log, notes, and questions or a review system for what they have read. Do not stop at books alone. Encourage children to read what they like. Magazines, comic books, cook-books, and newspapers are all great print sources to dive into at the lake, pool, or Grandma’s house. Why not make your own version of any of those as an added fun idea?
The one-time transfer rule allowing players to switch schools without losing a year of eligibility had already transformed roster management across the Football Bowl Subdivision. And then came legislation related to name, image and likeness, which has caused exponentially greater disruption for FBS coaches and programs trying to get a handle on depth charts and playing time.
ROANOKE, Va. – Quinton Cruse and April Ragan drank beer and sulked by a downtown Roanoke bridge the morning of May 5, dispirited by the difficulty of moving from the streets into Section 8 housing. • Years without housing had cost them – he the use of an arm, her a pregnancy that ended in miscarriage. A home would mean safety and not postponing dreams, like getting married. • They never got the apartment. But life did them one better. • Unknown to Cruse, three members of his family who hadn’t seen him in more than 20 years were driving toward the city to reunite at that hour. They learned his whereabouts from Roanoke Times coverage of homeless people camping downtown and from the reporter who wrote it last year. • As reported, Cruse, 58, and Ragan, 34, met last year at the Greyhound bus station and lived together in his tent near the Taubman Museum of Art. She became pregnant. He was shown in a photo with a black cast over a knife cut to his arm received in a fight. • For his part, Cruse would later say that he didn’t think his family wanted contact with him, citing “the way I’ve been living.” He lived on the streets of Roanoke or in a jail cell since his marriage ended in 2009, he said. Multiple drinking in public and trespassing charges appear on his online court record.• Ragan marked three years as a homeless person this year, an odyssey that began with the death of her grandmother with whom she shared a home, she said, and has been summoned to court on multiple alcohol-related charges, online records show. • Family members wondered before visiting Roanoke whether Cruse would welcome them after years of estrangement. They had no idea where he was, much less the knowledge that he was homeless, before discovering the mention of him in the newspaper.