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Aerial Spraying For West Nile To Start Tonight. Taking a cue from Bill Pullman’s President Thomas Whitmore in Independence Day, Mayor Mike Rawlings will be piloting one of the planes himself. (The other will be flown by Tom “Viper” Skerritt.)

Brek Shea Helps Lead U.S. Men’s National Team To Historic Win Versus Mexico. Historic, as in: the U.S. soccer team hadn’t beaten Mexico in Mexico over 24 games going all the way back to 1937. Yeah, it was a friendly, BUT STILL.

Hawkins Romo Meets Crypt Keeper At Cowboys Training Camp. And smartly avoids eye contact. Solid hustle, Hawkins.

DISD Offering $500 Rewards For First Day Attendance. Probably not a terrible time to mention I didn’t actually finish high school, so I’m reenrolling.

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