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Completely unashamed by the optics, Oncor has requested a rate hike with a total statewide price tag of $98 million. The move follows a crippling winter storm in February that caused massive power outages and left as many as 4 million Texans in the dark at some point. At least 151 people died, according to the Texas
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Take âem down.
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Once I became editor of this very fine publication about five years ago, I started receiving the previous editorâs emails or maybe just emails from different political organizations that had obtained
my work address one way or another. (Et tu, Pornhub?) I skipped nearly all of them. This was during the end of
the Obamasâ reign, when I thought for sure
Hillary was going to assume the throne and continue on with her predecessorâs noble work. I also thought I was going to cut back on the
secret shots of tequila during my waking hours. Based on my ramblings in print and the political situation circa 2016-2020, we all know how that turned out.
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Hereâs an idea. Donât want the vaccine? Because TFG (The Former Guy) said
COVID-19Â is a hoax, even though he jumped the line for the vax and absorbed it quicker than a rail of granulated
Adderall up his dumb orange nose? Or because you think the vaccine is in some way a better means by which the government can track your words and deeds than your smartphone? Or because you clearly didnât take elementary school too seriously and think conspiracies are the truth? Good. Donât get the vax, but in return for forgoing it, you need to sign a
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For over a year, we have been stuck in a perpetual loop of the same tropes of fear, stories of sadness, and feelings of fatigue caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic. We need to grieve our losses and continue to support our neighbors. We need to learn from the past, and we need to
move forward.
As an epidemiologist with
Tarrant County’s Public Health department supporting our COVID-19 response effort, I feel radical gratitude for so many of the unsung heroes in our community. I admire the boundless agility and empathy our directors of nursing at long-term care facilities exude for our more seasoned citizens and their families. I commend the small business owners who continually are innovating ways to encourage their employees to get vaccinated. I applaud the relentless respect so many of our fellow citizens practice by