By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 25A When they dropped their last monthly checks in the mail, North Texans probably thought they’d gotten through the worst of this winter’s sky-high utility bills. But the legacy of those bills could affect taxpayers for longer than they expected. Public schools and universities are reeling from how much […]
Month: February 2001
The year of living idly: With early college acceptance in hand, high school seniors find they have a license to coast
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A Annie Quasnitschka has been a successful student at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst. She’s mulling admission offers from three quality universities in the Northeast. But don’t expect her to be too stressed about schoolwork while she makes up her mind. “I guess we’d have to study more […]
Q&A: Bob Chase, President, National Education Association
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1J Shortly after Bob Chase was elected president of the National Education Association in 1996, he outlined his ideas for what he called “a new unionism.” His plan, which stressed collaboration and improving the quality of America’s schools through reform, was aimed in part at combating the decades-old stereotypes […]
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Painful visit: Meeting with Cole commander offers small solace to mother of Texan who died
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A ENNIS – Monday was the day Tim Gauna was supposed to come home. The Navy had scheduled a little shore time for the 21-year-old, time for him to play sandlot baseball, see his family and impress his friends with tales of adventure. He was going to be back […]