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Today we sit down for a chat with Pauline Mertens from author Christine DeSmet’s Fudge Shop Mystery Series. What was your life like before your author started pulling your strings?I’m Ava Oosterling’s best friend. Before I met Ava in grade school, I was confused and sad, sometimes terrified of the night because I lived in a dysfunctional home. My dad drank too much, and my family suffered from that, so I often stayed overnight with Ava and her family on their farm in Door County, Wisconsin. What’s the one trait you like most about yourself?I’ve learned to trust my own heart and the...

 This, on top of what truly is a teacher retention crisis in our state and nation. Our policy problems are totally human-made. We must support public education.-AngelaTexas students are becoming 'majority-minority.' Data shows how teaching staffs lag behindLatino students make up the majority but only 30% of teachers are Latino Hannah Dellinger, Staff writer Sep. 28, 2022 Kindergarten dual-language students work on an assignment at Vines Primary School in Aldine ISD Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Houston.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Though the majority of Texas public school students are Latino, most  teachers and principals in the state are white....

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Some people have known that they were meant to be parents since they were small children themselves, carrying around baby dolls everywhere they went and picking out the names of their future kids before they even turned 18. On the other hand, some people know that they just aren’t meant to be parents, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.  Whether it’s due to financial reasons, physical limitations, wanting to put all of their energy into their career instead, or simply lacking any desire to be a parent, there are infinite valid reasons for not having children. And although...

The first of this election season’s local debates took place on Wednesday night at the Summit County Community and Senior Center, run by Krystal 93 and moderated by local news director Phil Lindeman.  While local candidates received mere minutes to respond, state representative and senate candidates held the floor for an hour and a half on Wednesday, Oct. 5 to share their priorities with the public. Housing, mental health, the environment and education were pressing topics of the debate.  In attendance, running for Senate District 8, were Dylan Roberts, the Democratic candidate that currently represents House District 26 in the...