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Kagan Quizzed About Thurgood Marshall’s Record

Thurgood Marshall and Spottswood W. Robinson III confer shortly before Marshall asks the Supreme Court to decree that separate schools for black and white children must end with the new school term in September 1955.

Waco museums sit out federal discount program, point to own perks for military families

Waco-area museums and tourist attractions aren’t taking part in a national program that offers free admission to military families this summer, but they said they’re far from inactive when it comes to supporting military personnel.

Scotland Week Kicks Off in North America

Built around the annual Tartan Day celebrations in , held this year on April 6 , Scotland Week serves to promote Scotland ‘s culture, renowned creativity and distinctive heritage to two of its biggest markets, and Canada .

Throw the book at ‘em — Kelso’s book

Hang ‘em high in Wilco Re: Jan. 30 article “Report: White House backs off plan for terror trial in New York.” I think we could handle these trials here in Central Texas.

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Garland police and the FBI are trying to identify a man who robbed the Capital One Bank just after noon Monday, Nov.

The Week: September 21-24, 2009

Autumn officially opens this week with a healthy mix of words and tunes. The calendar includes: talks by S. Craig Watkins, William Kent Krueger, Elizabeth Streb, and Michael Pollan; and, music by Brandi Carlile, Fishtank Ensemble, Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles , The Rainman Suite, Weedeater, Richard Lloyd, Chairlift with The Soft Pack, and …