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"The Bicycle Path" by Neal Murphy

August 17, 2016 - When is a bicycle path not a bicycle path?  That is the question that my wife had to decide a number of years ago in Colorado.  I had taken a new job in 1974 with an insurance company whose home office was Littleton, Colorado.  We moved there in January of that year, native Texans in a foreign country, whom the natives teased about our “accent”.  I never felt that we had any detectible accent, but the Colorado citizens felt differently.

Paul Johnson, Crusader: Changing How We Talk About Trees

August 17, 2016 - Texas A&M Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program Coordinator Paul Johnson has discovered that it is not enough for communities to sustainably manage and care for the urban forest. In order to make a lasting difference, individual people have to get engaged, educated and enthused about trees. And Johnson has made it his life’s work to spread the word.

Texas Zika Illness Linked to Miami Travel

August 16, 2016 - A Texas resident who recently traveled to an area of Miami with local Zika transmission has tested positive for the virus. The traveler, an El Paso County resident, recently returned from the area and sought testing after becoming ill.

This is the first Texas case to be linked to travel within the continental United States. The case will be classified as “travel-associated” and is being investigated for more details.

Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Leadership Shelby County Class of 2017

August 15, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce will welcome the Leadership Shelby County Class of 2017 with a casual dinner at Sombreros on Wednesday, August 17. The Leadership Shelby County committee and alumni will be the hosts and hostess for the event.  Leadership Shelby County is a yearlong program designed to identify potential leaders and develop within these individuals the knowledge, skills and vision necessary to enable them to actively participate in the enhancement of their communities.  

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