July 2022

A Day of Action

The United Way of West Ellis County (UWWEC) partnered with organizations across the county to make an impact and service the people of the community on the 2022 Day of Action. On and around June 21, thousands of people in hundreds of communities worldwide volunteer through the United Way to build stronger, more equitable communities.

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Manager matters on Mid-Way agenda

Discussion of personnel matters regarding the airport manager will highlight the agenda for the Mid-Way Regional Airport Joint Airport Board during Thursday afternoon’s scheduled regular meeting. The board will convene into executive session to discuss the matter, then will reconvene in public session to take any necessary action.

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The lost conversation

Eight days of rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon with my daughter promised to be an exceptional experience. Introducing myself to a fellow voyager, a Texan, I joked that surely Texas wasn’t really planning to secede, because it would be a pain to have to obtain a visa to visit Austin. This didn’t seem to go over very well. Perhaps I had overreached. I retreated for the rest of the trip into an affable neutrality.

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