PET PAL
Sat, 09/02/2023 - 12:00am
Dear Heloise: This is my little rescue girl, who is a cancer survivor. Her name is Gracie, and she is a very special girl! -- Anon.
Perspectives
Hints
Sat, 09/02/2023 - 12:00am
Dear Heloise: As an avid reader of the Orange County Register, your recent column featured a letter on “help wanted” ads going unanswered, and it resonated with me. As a woman who has reached 86 years of age, I have found age discrimination to be rampant. Even with my years of experience as a cashier, I am unable to find a company that will hire me, and I have a 62-year-old friend who is encountering the same experience.
STAAR scores show continued struggles in math and reading
Sat, 08/26/2023 - 12:00am
Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported.
Dogs, cats also facing tough times
Sat, 08/26/2023 - 12:00am
There’s a lot of sad news to go around, but this Vox story really breaks my heart: animal shelters are overflowing with abandoned dogs and cats again.
Mexican Revolution of 1915 spills over into Texas
Wed, 08/23/2023 - 12:00am
In the running war with Mexican bandits, six U.S. Army cavalrymen fought a brief battle with hit-and-run raiders on Aug. 10, 1915, 25 miles on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
