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Deadly bird collisions in Fort Worth rose from 2024. Here’s how to help

As fall migration nears its end, Fort Worth conservationists found more dead birds they believe were killed after colliding with windows than last year.

As of Nov. 15, surveyors found 56 dead birds in downtown so far this year, according to preliminary data provided by Lights Out Fort Worth, a Texas Conservation Alliance regional program that aims to prevent window-related bird deaths by reducing light pollution. By the end of fall last year, the group found 41 birds killed in window collisions...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tarrant County addresses shortage of male mentors

Arlington mother Iesha Mustafa hoped to quickly find a good role model for her 10-year-old son, Isaiah Hassell, through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. 

After two years of waiting, her hopes dwindled.

“I thought they forgot about us,” she said.

Isaiah was one of more than 400 children sitting on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Tarrant waitlist. Delays caused by a shortage of male mentors have left boys waiting twice as long on average for a mentor than girls.

The male mentor s...
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Fort Worth shops adjust as THC vape ban takes effect

Nicholas Arneson, owner of Dallas Vape Delivery & Lounge on Rosedale Street, opened his business just three weeks before a ban on THC vape products took force.

He built his business on vape deliveries and leaned heavily on the product. Most of his customers were interested in THC vape products, he said.

Now, nine large boxes filled with the product sit in the back of Arneson’s store after a new law banning the sale of THC vape pens went into effect Sept. 1. Although some prepared for the loss...
South Bend Tribune •

The sounds of war in times of celebration: how fireworks affect veterans

SOUTH BEND - South Bend native Joe Siglawski enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1965, just as the U.S. began to send troops into Vietnam.Sixty years later — long after he returned home and the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, fell to the North Vietnamese — he still carries the mental and emotional scars from the war.He says he is never alone because of a constant ringing in his ear — the result of frequent gunfire and explosions. And, his son, David, said, his...
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Hundreds of protestors in Niles oppose Trump policies, call on politicians to rein him in

NILES — Hundreds of people gathered on Flag Day at the intersection of 2nd and Main streets to protest President Donald Trump’s policies and actions, citing corruption, lack of due process and fear for the state of democracy.

The large crowd of demonstrators filled an otherwise quiet town with chants, cheers and horns from supporters in passing cars as part of the estimated 2,000 No Kings demonstrations happening nationwide. The demonstrations are meant to protest Trump’s planned military parad...
South Bend Tribune •

Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair urges fellow Notre Dame grads to speak truth to power

SOUTH BEND — Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Christopher Grady issued a challenge to the 2,084 people becoming University of Notre Dame graduates at the May 18 commencement.

Grady, deemed the Navy’s “Old Salt” because of his wisdom as the longest-tenured surface warfare officer on active duty, shared stories from his service in the Arabian Gulf as a commander of various ships and posts to illustrate values of moral courage, trust in the pursuit of truth, and continuous improveme...
NTDaily.com •

University under fire from national advocacy organizations for Senate Bill 17 ‘overcompliance’

National organizations advocating for civil liberties and academic freedom have condemned the university in recent days for what they say is “overcompliance” with a state ban on DEI and infringement upon the academic freedom of faculty.This follows the university announcing new guidance on research and teaching in the name of Senate Bill 17 compliance, making 78 changes to graduate education course titles and descriptions and making 130 changes to undergraduate education courses, all without fac...
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College of Education makes 78 changes to course titles and descriptions

The College of Education is making 78 changes to course titles and descriptions to take effect next fall.The altered courses are within the College of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Administration. Course names and descriptions are reviewed, selected for adjustments and then rewritten by Brian McFarlin, an associate dean for undergraduate studies and research in the College of Education.According to an email sent by Assistant Professor Lok-Sze Wong to fellow faculty and obtained...
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Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse after branch files bankruptcy, DFW’s ex-employees still left without pay

Editor's note: This story's headline has been changed from its e-edition's appearance to better reflect and specify its subject. The headline found on the June 20, 2024 issue reads "Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse post bankruptcy, DFW's ex-employees still left without pay."Two weeks ago, 600 employees were fired when the Dallas-Fort Worth Franchise of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema declared bankruptcy. Since then, Sony Pictures has bought the company while Alamo’s ex-employees are left without pay.On Thursd...

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