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If you were invited to “teatime” would you be confident to navigate the event? Let’s take a moment to polish up on our tea etiquette. First we must know the terminology – there are various types of tea parties: Afternoon Tea is served in the U.S.

The forecast for US economic recovery is improving. In March, 916,000 net new jobs were added across the nation, led by leisure and hospitality, education, and construction. The unemployment rate fell to 6.0%, and the number of unemployed dropped to 9.7 million. Overall, activity is in a much better place than the lows experienced in April 2020, though it has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels.

Students who are members of the Terrell High School and Furlough Middle School robotics teams have accomplished quite a feat – they have qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship. Last year one of the middle school teams qualified for the World Championship, but it was canceled due to COVID. Now five teams – two from Furlough Middle School and three from Terrell High School – who qualified this year are going to compete in a first-of-its-kind live remote world championship in just a couple of weeks.

There’s something growing in Texas besides its headcount. Call it impatience with Big Government.

Year 2020 was one of great uncertainty that saw those affected by Alzheimer’s at greater risk than ever before, but 2021 represents a time to be optimistic. January marks the 10th anniversary of the historic National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) being signed into law and changing the trajectory of Alzheimer’s research, care and support in our nation.

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