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Education
The Austin School Board on Monday unanimously approved an 8.9 percent total compensation package increase for the district’s teachers over the next two years, but ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 7:55 am
senior living
Austin author Virginia Larsen thought for years that she was something of an introvert. “Quiet, always thinking deep, existential thoughts,” deadpanned Larsen, 80. But she ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 6:00 am
Business
There’s a good chance that when you walk into Austin’s new Italian restaurant, Bella Victoria, you might get a hug from Mario Victoria, whose smile ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Sunday, October 22, 2017 9:20 am
Education
Author and poet Stuart Dybek said once that a library is “where place and possibility meet.” However, educators from two of Austin’s public schools might ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Friday, October 20, 2017 8:08 am
Business
Citizens living near a proposed site for a Hy-Vee distribution center on the west side of Austin returned to the City Council earlier this week ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Friday, October 20, 2017 8:03 am
Education
Singer and songwriter Kat Perkins was, by her own admission, “having a blast … touring with a band; agents were calling us; record companies were ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 7:55 am
Education
Artist and author Haley Moss will be the first to tell you that her eighth grade year wasn’t exactly fun. “I went to three schools ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 7:52 am
Local Government
With very little discussion, the Austin City Council on Monday unanimously approved schematic designs for the new community recreation center. In the same motion, the ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 7:50 am
News
Presidential hopeful John K. Delaney, a U.S. representative from Maryland, said our government “can do transformative things” for its people if only divisiveness was put ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 8:40 am
Education
Only three words will represent the mission of Austin Public Schools: “Engage. Empower. Inspire.” The Austin School Board, following the recommendation of the School Board ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 8:26 am
Education
Being a part of the Global Youth Institute was such a big deal to Tyler Quitmeyer of Austin, he will fly from France just to ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Monday, October 16, 2017 7:59 am
News
Working parents are finding it increasingly difficult to find child care for their sons and daughters, an analysis of the region shows. That has prompted ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Sunday, October 15, 2017 7:02 am
Education
The almost-400 students at Woodson Kindergarten Center weren’t about to let their principal slip out of town on Tuesday to accept a big award without ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:13 am
Education
Superintendent of Schools Dave Krenz got high marks in his role as the head of Austin Public Schools, according to the School Board on Monday. ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:04 am
Business
If you see Vicki Trimble coming toward you on Wednesday, Oct. 11, open your arms wide. Chances are she’ll be handing you not one, but ...
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by Deb Nicklay, Sunday, October 8, 2017 12:29 pm
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