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The 14th annual conference on depression, "Resiliency Across the Lifespan," is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9 in the BorgWarner community meeting room at the Tompkins County Public Library, 201 E. Green St. Keynote speaker will be Ellen deLara, who'll discuss her research in adolescent development and school violence, with expertise in bullying from a systemic perspective. .
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JASON JONES: Louisiana Tech begins the new year at 3-9 and will look to start the WAC portion of its schedule with a win over the visiting Fresno State Bulldogs. Tech just completed an impressive 10-point win over McNeese State in which true freshman Dwayne Lathan broke out with 19 points, five rebounds, and two steals in 19 minutes. The Tech Bulldogs held the Cowboys to 38% shooting for the game including 28% in the first half. Fresno State arrives after a seven-point loss to Stanford that brings it to 7-6 overall and 1-5 on the road. The California Bulldogs are led by 5-10 guard Kevin Bell who was picked second team all WAC in the preseason and is averaging 17.5 points per game. Fellow guards Eddie Miller and Bryan Harvey also average in double figures while 6-9senior post Hector Hernandez leads the team with 6.9 rebounds to go with his 10.8 points per game.
Quickly's Neighbors/Lake County
I live in Griffith, and a friend of mine lives in Highland. The gross valuations of our homes are identical, as are our deductions. Can someone explain why I have to pay $850 more in property taxes than he does? And Highland is a much nicer town. Mayor Rudy Clay reminds me of that old Jackie Gleason bit in which he says to Alice: "I'm the boss. You're nothing!" Her reply: "Big deal. You're the boss over nothing!" Take a look around Gary, Rudy. You're the boss over nothing. State Sen. Earline Rogers and state Rep. Charlie Brown oppose South Shore expansion because their constituents "don't see anything in it for them." Well, I don't see anything for me in the Marquette Plan, regional busing or the Gary Airport expansion, so I want the RDA to cut them off! Former Crown Point Mayor Dan Klein needs to pay ...
Sports Calendar
The following is a list of athletic events scheduled at Henderson County area high schools and Trinity Valley Community College:BASKETBALLTuesday, January 8Martins Mill (9B-JVB-VB) at Athens 4:30 p.m.Athens (JVG-VG) at Canton 4:30 p.m.Mabank (9B-JVB-VB) at Brownsboro 4:30 p.m.Brownsboro (9G-JVG-VG) at Chapel Hill 4:30 p.m.Eustace (9B-JVB-VB) at Cross Roads 5 p.m.Eustace (9G-JVG-VG) at Ferris 4:30 p.m.Kemp (9G-JVG-VG) at Mabank 4:30 p.m.Malakoff (JVG--VG-VB) at Mildred 5 p.m.Laneville (JVB-VB) at LaPoynor 5 p.m.LaPoynor (JVG-VG) at Martins Mill 6 p.m.Douglass (VG-VB) at Trinidad 6 p.m.Wednesday, January 9Jacksonville (women, men) at TVCC 5:30 p.m.Friday, January 11Van (9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at A thens 4:30 p.m.Canton (9G-9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at Brownsboro 4:30 p.m.Cross Roads (JVG-JVB-VG-VG) at LaPoynor 4 p.m.Kemp (9G-9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at Eustace 4:30 p.m.Mabank (9G-9B-JVG-JVB-VG-VB) at Kaufman 4:30 p.m.Malakoff (JVB-VG-VB) at Italy 5 p.m.Trinidad ((VG-VB) at Oakwood 6 p.m.Saturday, January 12TVCC (women, men) at Panola 2 p.m.VG-Varsity Girls, VB-Varsity BoysJVG-Junior Varsity Girls, JVB-Junior Varsity Boys9G-Ninth Grade Girls, 9B-Ninth Grade Boys - Click to discuss this story with other readers on our forums.
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