LEVELLAND – Irma Reyes said she woke up to the sound of rain and the lights flickering in her Levelland trailer home around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Then she heard and felt the 100-plus-mph winds. “It sounded like a train,” Reyes said. “It came and busted my windows. You could just hear it.” The roof of […]
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James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership
Leaders fail in different ways. Some are leaders in name only. They have followers aplenty yet live by the mantra of the 19th-century French politician Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (oft-cited by Jonah Goldberg), “There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.” Any casual observer of modern American politics is depressingly familiar […]
Object Lessons Ser.: Glitter by Nicole Seymour (2022, Trade Paperback)
7 Best Money Lessons Shared by Mark Cuban
Suzanne Cordeiro / Shutterstock / Suzanne Cordeiro / Shutterstock Mark Cuban, the renowned entrepreneur, investor and star of ‘Shark Tank’ is known for his straightforward financial advice. A self-made billionaire, Mark Cuban’s business ventures and investments have made him one of the wealthiest and most influential figures in the business world. Check Out: 5 Frugal […]
Amphibious combat vehicle’s first deployment may yield repair lessons
The U.S. Marine Corps is monitoring the first deployment of its amphibious combat vehicle to see if these extended operations from a ship yield new lessons on maintaining and operating the vehicle, according to the service’s top program official. The ACV had its operational debut this month at the Philippines-based Balikatan exercise, during which the […]
Lessons learned — Kindergarten teacher wraps up 40-year career at Lakeside Elementary
May 20—For 40 years, Lakeside Elementary kindergarten teacher Coleene Torgerson has been “at the beginning” of students’ education, sending hundreds of children off on a path of learning and discovery. This year, she has reached the destination of her teaching journey as she begins a new one in retirement. During a May 13 interview at […]
Lessons from Riley Gaines on participation trophies and main character syndrome
Riley Gaines, the ex-Kentucky swimmer on Feb. 15, 2023 at the Kansas Statehouse | Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector Women’s sports rarely get the respect they deserve and very few female athletes ever break through to become household names. Stellar performances by Brittney Griner, Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and many more have made the WNBA what it […]
Lessons learned from Fort Bliss Black Start Exercise: Brendan Gallagher
A widespread power outage at a military installation can rapidly degrade the quality of life for tens of thousands of people, while also generating serious impacts to readiness, communications, public safety, and the ability to project combat power. To help address this, the Department of Defense has directed military installations to conduct a “Black Start […]
A $1 haircut and lifetime of lessons from Mom
Most middle schoolers don’t brag about their mom cutting their hair. I’m glad I got to. That’s because my mom owned a salon, and that business has always meant the world to her. My mother, Debbie Revell, just hung up her scissors after a long successful career in the salon industry. She’s the hardest working […]
Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week aims to bring lessons, skills for entrepreneurs
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The 13th annual Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week (BREW) has officially begun. BREW is an annual event hosted by local nonprofit, Nexus Louisiana. The event is being hosted from Tuesday, May 7 to Thursday, May 9 at Mid City Tower, 5700 Florida Blvd. in Baton Rouge. The event is bringing in […]
Pimsleur French Language Level 1-5 Gold Edition Total 150 Lessons Audio Course
Maddow Blog | Unlearned lessons: Trump plans to close pandemic preparedness office
Given the federal difficulties in responding to the Covid pandemic, it didn’t come as too great of a surprise when President Joe Biden created a White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. Its remit was obvious: Officials in this office would be responsible for monitoring future crises and helping coordinate federal responses. Unfortunately, […]