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Residents in cities and school districts throughout the Red River Valley will be going to the polls May 1 to determine who will serve on city councils and as school trustees for the coming year. In some instances, voters will decide the fate of bond elections and other matters pertinent to municipalities and school districts. North Lamar ISD residents are to vote on a $51.55 million bond referendum with five separate propositions, and Prairiland ISD constituents will decide the fate of a $7.5 million bond in one proposition. Election officials in both municipalities and school districts have ...

DEPORT — As many local governmental bodies around the Red River Valley are preparing for May elections, Deport City Council members finalized the candidates for the upcoming election at a Monday meeting, drawing the order in which candidates will appear on the ballot. Craig Folse, Rebecca Crawford, Gene Landreth, Danny Turner Jr. and John Roach are on the ballot for City Council, and Patrick Watson is running unopposed for mayor. The ballot will also include a vote to increase the sales tax rate to bring in more revenue. A key topic was also handling the city’s credit cards, which w...

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Quick, efficient firefighting is a  public good. Stopping contagious diseases is another public good. The public interest demands all fires—in all forms—be extinguished before they spread. Now we have COVID-19 vaccines that, while imperfect, are generally safe and effective. We should deliver them with the same urgency with which we send fire trucks to every blaze. Economics explains why we aren’t… and it’s not just the cost. Photo:  Bewildering Array Last month, I explained why the vaccination progress map would determine economic progress. At that point, it wasn’t looking go...

4:23 Early last month, President Biden extended a repayment pause for student loans until October 2021. In the meantime, college seniors graduating in the midst of this pandemic are also dealing with the stresses of a weak economy and fewer job opportunities. Patrick Watson from Mauldin Economics sat down with reporter Taylor Velazquez to talk about the likelihood of student loan forgiveness and the future of the job market.   PATRICK WATSON: Well, I’ll say right now Congress has a whole lot to do. That may be done as part of some larger bill. But there's a lot of issues to that as to the ...