Seven children poisoned by insecticide. ...more

March 21, 2009

QUESTION: My boyfriend and I have been seeing each other for almost a year. Initially, he would freely show me a great deal of respect and affection. Lately, however, I'm seeing less and less of this attention. I don't want to be overly sensitive, but I don't want to be used as a doormat, either. How can I know for sure what is the case? ...more

January 17, 2009

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January 8, 2009

Anthony Hall wouldn't give up $2, and it led to his being stabbed, police say. Hall was approached by two men Sunday night. Police say Austin Reese asked for $2, but Hall told Reese and the other man, Sean Hodges, to go away because Reese had asked Hall for money the day before. ...more

December 15, 2008

Mary Lee's House, a child advocacy and protection center, received rave reviews at its grand opening Oct. 29. ...more

November 5, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: After allowing a touchdown on the Knights' first drive of the game, the Lions' defense took over and led King (2-4) to a victory against Robinson (1-6) in front of the homecoming crowd at King. ...more

October 17, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: The Durant (2-2) defense kept King's offense off the board after the Lions had two first-quarter possessions inside the Cougars' 30-yard line following turnovers. Durant's Marvin Dexter blocked one field-goal attempt and King's holder was unable to handle the snap on its second attempt to put points on the board. ...more

September 27, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Lennard (0-1) gained more than twice as many yards in the first half, but lost three fumbles, and senior Danny Miron missed a 36-yard field goal on the Longhorns' opening drive in the third quarter. That kept King (1-0) in the game until Keith Graham's go-ahead 23-yard touchdown pass to Reese Sturgis with 2:29 left in the game. ...more

September 6, 2008

The U.S. Army has released a study that states that leaders in the United States were more concerned with winning the military battle in Iraq than what to do once it was concluded. That's not exactly earth-shattering news, since most of us already know that, but the historical report is interesting because it's the first major report issued by U.S. military criticizing civilian leaders. The study, "On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign" was written by Donald Wright and Col. Timothy R. Reese, along with the Army's Contemporary Operations Study Team, according to a Washington Post article. They say U.S. commanders lacked a realistic vision of what Iraq would look like after that triumph, according to the story. "The transition to a new campaign was not well thought out, planned for, and prepared for before it began," wrote Wright and Reese. "Additionally, the assumptions about the nature of post Saddam Iraq on which the transition was planned proved to be largely incorrect." ...more

June 30, 2008

A new Army history of the service's performance in Iraq immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein faults military and civilian leaders for their planning for the war's aftermath, and it suggests that the Pentagon's current way of using troops is breaking the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. ...more

June 30, 2008