Category: Current Events
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SXSW crash: One Tragic Night. One Year Later.
For many of those who were on or near Red River Street when Rashad Owens plowed into a late-night crowd of music fans, their recollections today are as sensory as they are mental, reminders of an event still felt as much as remembered. Source: SXSW crash: One Tragic Night. One Year Later. A well-done feature…
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Father Hesburgh
Father Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., was president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987. He increased the stature and size of the university, and greatly influenced the areas of civil rights and higher education in the United States. Source: University of Notre Dame Fr. Hesburgh passed away last night at 97. While plenty…
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Congrats Bishop-Elect Danny Garcia! – Austin CNM
Fr. Danny Garcia, the vicar general of the Diocese of Austin and the former longtime pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in north Austin has been named by Pope Francis as the first auxiliary bishop of Austin! Source: Congrats Bishop-Elect Danny Garcia! – Austin CNM
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Alamo Serves It Up Twice
Today, we watched a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse‘s recently reopened South Lamar location which was preceded by the released-that-day Star Wars Episode VII trailer. After it ran through, in Alamo fashion, the screen went black with text asking if we wanted to watch it again and ordering the protectionist to roll again. Then, they…
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Control Eluded State Leaders in Ebola Crisis
Had the state used its public health powers more robustly, health care workers who treated Duncan might not have been circulating in public, and much of the ensuing panic could have been stilled. Source: Control Eluded State Leaders in Ebola Crisis | The Texas Tribune I’m glad to hear reports that the first nurse is now…
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Spitballs into a War
But I think we could, in retrospect, with 20/20 hindsight, have sent a more robust hospital infection control team and been more hands-on with the hospital from day one about exactly how this should be managed.” Source: Second Health Worker Tests Positive For Ebola At Dallas Hospital : The Two-Way : NPR This is incredible.…