1. Two possible causes of the Hidden Pines fire out in Bastrop are either that it was a farm accident or that it was an intentional violation of the burn ban. At 10:30 wednesday morning displaced residents were allowed to return to their properties. 64 confirmed homes have been destroyed, 4600 acres have been destroyed, and the cost estimate reaches into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
2. Schools are now turning to digital textbooks instead of real textbooks in Austin area school systems.
The benefits of this development are that there are now more options for classroom development and the cost of buying costly textbooks is minimized. The Robertson family had trouble helping their daughter with her geometry homework with a user unfriendly computer system, so they spent $75.00 on a geometry textbook for home use. Melissa Prepster has been advocating for the integration of technology into school systems since she started teaching. The Eanes district is a rarity in Texas in that they give every student a handheld device for teaching purposes. The Leander district wishes to do this also in the future.
3. Canada's newest prime minister has ended over ten years of hardcore conservatism by being liberal.
He plans on legalizing marijuana, dropping out of the U.S. led bombing campaign over the Islamic State, and pumping up Canada's infrastructure. Removing the 6 fighter jets they contributed to the bombing campaign may hurt relations with us, but it might put both of our countries leaders on the same page, philosophically. He is also in strong support of the United Nations.
4. Alan Guckian is a semifinalist in the 2016 Music Educator award. He was nominated by local musician SaulPaul. Guckian is in the top 25 for this award, and if he makes it to top 10, he is guaranteed at least $1000.00. He said he will use the money to have a pizza party.
5. The new UT coach is attempting to stress intellectual acuity and having fun on the basketball court. He is accomplishing this by giving the players Navy SEAL training.
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