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Multi-County childcare conference equips providers with essential skills

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On Feb. 1, a total of 204 childcareprovidersfromover 18 cities and towns gathered for the Multi- County Child Care Conference, organized by the Texas A&M AgriLife ExtensionService.Hostedby Austin, Fayette, and Wharton Counties, the event took placeattheRandolphRecreation Center in La Grange, Texas.
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Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House

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A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American- Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members.
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Is God Dead? “The story of everything”

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Last week we began to scratch the surface of a story that goes back to the very basement of time: the story of the Jewish people. Since the idea of “history” is defined by Oxford as “the whole series of past events connected with someone or something,” then, the Jewish story is not merely a story, but is a “history” told by the Jewish people of their past, their relationship with Yahweh, and their prophetic expectations for the future. In short, it is what the Christian theologian Kavin Rowe calls; the story of everything.

Bellville’s Kourik named to Missouri State University’s fall 2024 dean’s list

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SPRINGFIELD, MO Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.