He fast-walks through rolling, dun-colored foothills below a solitary ridgeline east of Kabul. Body armor hugs his chest. A heavy ruck jostles against his back, straps chafing his shoulders. At 39, he’s in the best shape of his life, 200 pounds and a sinewy 6-foot-4 counting his wavy, salt-and-pepper hair. The air is sour with burnt refuse and sweat, but Maj. Brent Taylor keeps flashing a toothsome politician’s grin.
Behind him, about 40 Afghan commandos kick up dust. Like every Saturday, they’ve volunteered for this ruck march, a 2.5-mile trot in full kit, with M4s in hand. Brent leads, as usual. He veers off the road, winding over a hill, past some water tanks. His Guardian Angel a 19-year-old bodyguard fresh out of basic and his interpreter stay close, but Brent is among friends. Guys tell stories, lean in for selfies and play American music for each other on their phones. Down the hill, a few Afghans take tea at a tiny table beside the path.
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Despite a rapid explosion of suburban developments over the last 20 years, beef, grain and produce farms continue to operate near many schools in Chandler, Ariz., as seen on March 3, 2021. Ash Ponders for Education Week
Suburban Public Schools Are Now Majority-Nonwhite. The Backlash Has Already Begun Chandler, Ariz., where the public schools were 49.9 percent white at the start of this school year, embodies the tensions roiling suburban America
Suburban Public Schools Are Now Majority-Nonwhite. The Backlash Has Already Begun Chandler, Ariz., where the public schools were 49.9 percent white at the start of this school year, embodies the tensions roiling suburban America
Chandler Unified School District cancels prom, parents plan their own
Valley districts making tough decisions; parents coming up with Prom plans.
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CHANDLER, AZ â Chandler Unified School District says prom has been canceled at all of its high schools. Some parents have decided to take things into their own hands, planning one themselves for Perry High School seniors.
A flyer is circulating on social media stating: Perry High School prom, April 17 at the barn at Superstition Farm.
One parent behind the event says the mental health of students is a priority since the pandemic has caused them to miss out on so much. Others donât think the event is the best way to address the issue.
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BYU Football | Press Briefing | Jacob Conover | March 8, 2021
PROVO Jacob Conover has to pinch himself from time to time.
Ever since the BYU freshman was a little kid, he s dreamt of this moment of waking up on Saturdays and playing quarterback for the BYU football team.
As a four-star recruit at Arizona s Chandler High, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound rising star had plenty of offers to play college football. Alabama came calling, with head coach Nick Saban texting him several times per day. Arizona State s Herm Edwards called him regularly to play for his hometown school.
Arizona. Northwestern. Ole Miss. Washington State. They all wanted Conover and then some.
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