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Sunday morning there was some boring football highlight TV show on when I got up and poured myself a Dr Pepper. Before I could find the remote I heard familiar names: Joe Namath, Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and Troy Aikman.
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Black politicians, civil rights leaders and their white liberal advocates have little or no interest in doing anything effective to deal with what’s no less than an education crisis among black students. In city after city with large black populations, such as Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., less than 10% of students test proficient in reading and math. For example, in 2016, in 13 Baltimore high schools, not a single student tested proficient in math. In six other high schools, only 1% tested proficient in math. Citywide, only 15% of Baltimore students passed the state’s English test. Despite these academic deficiencies, about 70% of the students graduate and are conferred a high school diploma.
Read moreAs I repeated my sporadic ritual sacrifice of innocent bedding plants to the god of no gardening skills this weekend, Nancy Schwartz came to mind.
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The Oklahoma FFA Association held its first ever virtual awards show on May 12 and Hennessey FFA was well-represented as seven students received awards.
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Chisholm Trail Technology Students of the Year for 2019-20 were recently announced. Earning the honor for adult students was Carolina Renteria, a cosmetology student from Watonga.
Read moreTwo major factors led to a grim financial report at the most recent meeting of Hennessey’s town board.
Read moreThe U.S. Postal Service is asking all Kingfisher homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, May 17–23, said Postmaster Gary Townsend.
Read moreTea Party Patriots Action has launched a petition calling for a temporary 20 percent pay cut for all federal workers — including members of Congress.
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