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Wyoming local governments" ability to collect property taxes in limbo due to uncertainty over 4% cap
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1558+ words) Local and state officials responsible for administering Wyoming's property tax system are in uncharted waters. A recently adopted state law has skewed assessed values across the state, creating significant disparities between how one home may be taxed compared to another…...
How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes
1+ week, 3+ day ago (19+ words) Laredo Morning Times...
How Americans celebrated the bicentennial " with fireworks, a Freedom Train and Farrah
1+ week, 4+ day ago (813+ words) After entering the ring, Apollo switches into an Uncle Sam costume. "I want YOU!" he roars as he points to Rocky Balboa, the far less flamboyant palooka he's chosen for this bicentennial bout in Philadelphia. Then the two boxers pound…...
Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines
1+ week, 5+ day ago (407+ words) The 7. 8 magnitude offshore quake, which struck Monday off Sarangani province, injured about 1, 120 people and displaced more than 45, 000 people, about half them still in emergency shelters, after the quake damaged more than 12, 600 houses across farming towns and cities. Many were still…...
A Pentagon list overhaul puts Mormon church's Christian identity back in the spotlight
1+ week, 6+ day ago (731+ words) The Pentagon's revision to its list of Christian religions this week has reignited a nearly 200-year-old debate: Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a Christian denomination? Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are…...
Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors
1+ week, 6+ day ago (16+ words) Laredo Morning Times...
A very online Israeli army spokesman is the face of war for millions of Arabs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1075+ words) Israel's Arabic-language military spokesman has been the animated face of its campaigns and the main source of warnings ahead of strikes and major offensives. That has made him one of the most recognizable Israelis in the Arab world and a…...
A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the horrors of WWI
2+ week, 5+ day ago (552+ words) Laredo Morning Times A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the horrors of WWI The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The House of Mirth," "The Custom of the Country" and other probing stories of…...
City, industry clash over bridge toll funding strategy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1310+ words) District IV Councilmember Ricardo "Rick" Garza during a special city council meeting on June 2, 2026, at City Hall." Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino and"District IV Councilmember Ricardo "Rick" Garza look on during a presentation by City Manager Joe Neeb during…...
Transportation concept aims to ease future congestion in Webb County
3+ week, 1+ day ago (13+ words) Laredo Morning Times...