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BMS Music Students Enjoy New Sight Reading Tools Thanks to Foundation Grant

Seventh and eighth grade choir students at Brownwood Middle School have been improving a specific and crucial skill for music education — their sight reading skills. Students are using iPads to sight read on Google classroom using a sight reading subscription provided by the Brownwood Education Foundation, middle school choir director Kristi Wied said.

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Defendants sentenced in district court

The following defendants were sentenced recently in 35th Judicial District Court, District Attorney Micheal Murray's office said: Christopher Bradley Rose pleaded guilty to two offenses of possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Judyth Elizondo pleaded guilty to assault against public servant and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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Jill Biden was president’s eyes and ears in Ukraine

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The first telephone call Jill Biden made from her black SUV after an unannounced meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart inside the embattled country was to her husband. Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska, who had not been seen in public since President Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s military into her country nearly 11 weeks ago, had just spent about two hours together at a school in Uzhhorod in western Ukraine.

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Widow eager to continue affair over the phone

Dear Abby: I am widowed after 45 years of marriage. A male work friend of 20 of those years wants to have a relationship with me but he’s still married. We have already had incredible phone sex because he said he’s in a sexless marriage. I enjoy our long conversations. He lives up north and I reside in Florida, so we won’t meet in person. Since his wife refuses him sex and because he has been attracted to me from the day we met at work 20 years ago, what do you think about our continued phone sex?

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White, dark chocolate team up for unique twist on dessert

Celebrations like Cinco de Mayo come and go, but certain specialties that make up a delicious fiesta could, and should, be enjoyed all year long. A perfect example: chocolate pecan “cigars.” They are so simple to make and just the right little something when you’re having a chocolate craving or you want to surprise your dinner guests with a unique twist on dessert!

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