From Gene’s Notebook
…teachers pile on the homework ….
…by the time a teen is 15 he or she can have two years of college and also a high school diploma ….
…let’s move Pre K and K to fourth grade, and fourth to eighth, and let’s remove all art and music and drama and physical education and [...]

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From Gene’s Notebook
It all makes sense,
Nothing makes sense.
The bald man smiles on his putt-putt scooter.
Kids cry under a tree, and the dad is impatient.

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An invitation from Virginia Krause
Singing Stars Voice Academy will celebrate its 2nd Annual Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 18th, from 4 to 8 pm at 3409 N. Ware Rd, McAllen, TX.
You are invited to join the Academy for it’s Fall Festival including food, music, games, cakewalk, a painted pumpkin contest and more. Contact the Academy at [...]

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An announcement from Kristina Wilson
The Nursing and Allied Health Campus in McAllen will present the Harvest of Health Festival Tuesday, October 21, 2008, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the STC Nursing and Allied Health Campus, 1101 E. Vermont Ave., McAllen, TX.
South Texas College’s Dr. Ramiro Casso Nursing and Allied Health Campus in McAllen is opening [...]

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A note from Stan
The Jazz Festival was overwhelming. Overwhelmingly good, actually. Friday night’s jam at Tre Fratelli had us running to the house to pick of my collection of congas and fish and maracas, etc., for the players coming in from Jacob Brown and kept us up till four in the morning. I’ll put up [...]

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