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Current Events 2.2 Short Response: 1. How much did Rep. Dawnna Dukes pay in fines two have two misdemeanor charges dismissed? Page A1 "DA drops all charges against Dukes" Dawn payed around $7,000 to get two misdemeanor charges dropped. 2. How does a pilot get a medical certificate? Page B1 "Congressmen push FAA on balloon rules" A pilot can get a medical certificate by making sure they have a clean bill of health. 3. How much in bonds are the following school districts asking from voters in their region: AISD, Leander, Bastrop, Lake Travis and Eanes? Page B2 "Four are school districts have their hands out..." The schools Leander, Bastrop, Lake travis, and Eanes are asking for more money, the bonds range from 88 million to 464 million. 4. How many jobs and how much money could a city potentially see if Amazon picks them for their second North American headquarters? Page B5 "238 suitors line up to make...." If Amazon picks a city for their s...

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Current Events 2.1 Short Response: 1.What famous historical figures (4 of them) were represented in the mock nativity scene that Greg Abbot banned a few years ago on the Capitol grounds? Page A1 "Judge: Abbot censorship was improper" The four historical figures that were represented in the mock nativity scene were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and the Statue of Liberty. 2. What are two of the four specialty clinics to open at Dell Medical School? Page B1 "UT Health Austin opens four specialty clinics" Two of the specialty clinics that I saw were Women's Health Institute and Mulva Clinic. 3.Why is Kendra Scott suing Evereve Inc? Page B5 "Kendra Scott suing rival" Kendra Scott is suing Evereve Inc. because of trademark infringement. 4. Which Bowie football player was awarded a "game ball" by the Statesman sports staff? Page C8 "Game Balls" The Bowie football player that was awarded by the sports staff ...

AISD Bond may bring major benefits 1.  Who: Bowie High School What: We could be possibly be seeing receive renovation Where: Bowie High School When: November 7th Why: To make improvements to the school How: We will  receive a bond over $1 million 2. Read the entire story - summarize the story in 2-3 sentences Summary~ James Bowie High School has approved a bond that could change our school and learning expirerence. This bond is over a million dollars and will be used to fix some of the thing in our school like, increased parking space, new bathrooms, and renovations to the athletic and fine arts hall. 3. List the people quoted in the story  -Principal Mark Robinson -AISD  superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz -AISD consultant Matais Segura -Senior Brian Garcia 4. Are there any "statements/transition sentences" that you believe are opinions? No, I don't believe that there were any transition sentences that were...

       Hate is the passionate or intensive feeling of dislike for someone that we all posses in some way, and the sad part is, is that our world has so much hate. People believe that they can be rude just because they don't support something else that someone else does, thinks, or believes. People think that they are entitled to have something or be treated a different way because they are a certain race or gender. When the truth is everyone in the world is not equal . No one is exactly alike, everyone is different. Even though that we are not equal we should all be treated equally, and with the same respect.      Our world has so many problems, that you can talk and talk about for hours. We say that we are trying to fix them, but how does putting a law up, or criticizing someone help that. We have immigrants that our in our country that came here because they had no where else to go, and we also have immigrants who aren't doing any good for this wo...

Earthquake       This morning around 8am an earthquake has rocked California once again, by the San Francisco bay area. "I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling," said apartment resident Mike Beamer. " I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That's when the screaming startedacross the street." Beamer lived in the apartments across the street form McHenry's Auto Supply on  Plum St, that collapsed killing two people injuring six others. "Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse,"  a public information officer, Jennifer Vu said. "Wi th some arriving within four minutes of the quake." Earthquake only lasting for around 30 seconds long, managed to cause a gas leak, and kill two people and injuring six others. "Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough...

Around 10p.m. on Wednesday in Barstow, California Jaince Jones was shot by a handgun during a discharge.  “It could have been worse,”highway patrol press liaison, Tammy Rye said. “The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank.” Jones' dog knocked the gun off a chair, which then led it to discharge and fire through her the side of her motorhome and hitting her. "I never thought something like this could happpen." said Jones. Jones was said to be eating pork chops at the time of the incident, and the dog, Tombo was malnourished. “The dog could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said. The dog had seemed to not be eating at the time and suffered from more than just cigarette burns. “We will take care of the dog, and make sure he heals,” Ngo saisd. “The dog will go somewhere better, but I can’t speak so much for Janet. Jones could possibly face charges as she did not have a permit to own a gun, and will also be c...

The Car Accident- A head on collision on Slaughter Lane today, has put an innocent man in the hospital and his wife looking for hope.     "It was the scariest moment of my life," Melba Smith says, "I was so scared to make sure everyone was ok and that we could afford to fix the car too" The car were going at completely different speeds and Roger Clementine was facing the wrong way. "I thought I was in complete control, I didn't think anything like this would ever happen to me." The cars crashed husband and wife Smith were going to the store to get a cake for John's birthday, and Clementine was leaving from his uncles.  "I hadn't wanted to go visit my uncle for the weekend I wanted to go hang out with my friends, I                 figured that if i could drive myself back my parents wouldn't take me back." Clementine make a mistake that he soon started to try to repair. "I feel so as...