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Taxes, bond issue leading issues for Robinson school board candidates
Three Robinson ISD school board seats are on the ballot, with candidates focusing on a junior high bond issue, taxes and maintaining district excellence as issues for voters to consider....
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Mike Copeland: Franklin roadwork just a preview of headache; chamber's Kris Collins honored; BK Ford celebrates
Crews have been digging up Franklin at New Road seemingly forever, installing cable and utility lines. But it's just the opening act for a much larger project—or headache—beginning next year....
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Building permit roundup: Restaurants, retail, housing, industry & more
ICYMI — If you're interested in commercial goings-on around the Waco area, here are some local building permits of interest from recent weeks.
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Study may have found key to microplastics
Plain old water could be responsible for making plastics harmful to people, according to a new study that portends significant consequences for human health....
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HOROSCOPES
In some stretches of life, many days can pass without anything particularly memorable standing out to help you mark the time. It's an argument for whimsy or breaking the pattern on impulse. The lunar opposition to Mercury is an invitation…...
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Husband's brush-offs cause strife
Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for a little over 50 years, and lately I find myself wondering whether I am becoming too sensitive or whether something in our marriage has changed....