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Letter: Warnings from Texas mayor over fracking
I recently attended the presentation by Mr. Tillman, the former mayor of Dish, Texas who was forced to sell his dream house on six acres at a loss and move to another town that was not over a shale deposit. As soon as he moved his two young sons began to recover from their nosebleeds and asthma. I found his story to be a wakeup call for those of us who do live over shale deposits that are potential oil and gas wells.
Guest View: Effective writing skills are essential in the 21st century
The ability to communicate in writing is undoubtedly the most important skill a student will ever learn. However, an absence of challenging reading materials and writing assignments in high school, students’ increased use of texting and other forms of electronic communication and teenagers’ general apathy have contributed to the national drop in skill use and aptitude according to R. Ferguson, CEO of ACT.





