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Governor, education commissioner say schools will open AUSTIN — While COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, case counts, hospitalizations and deaths increased last week, more and more Texans ventured out of their homes with the deadly coronavirus showing no sign of abatement.

Views From Panhandle Editors

After working mostly from home the past three months, I have officially returned to the Leader office fullish time this week. Who know an extrovert like myself would really enjoy meeting my introverted side?

The World Health Organization Displays Deadly Incompetence

As the coronavirus spread around the world, few institutions distinguished themselves as badly as the World Health Organization. When the public needs reliable medical information, the WHO has failed again and again.

Kornegay Hall…

“We’ve never done it that way before.” The expression was well worn before the pandemic came along. Lately, creative juices have been milked dry for new ways to conduct commencements, weddings and funerals.

USDA Urges Public to Celebrate Pollinator Week

Conservationist, and Gary Six, USDA FSA State Executive Director, in Texas The next time you snack on almonds, add blueberries to your smoothie or eat pumpkin pie, thank a pollinator and thank farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners who work hard to create and maintain their habitat.

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Governor promises action to family of George Floyd AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to institute police reforms when he met with the Houston family of George Floyd, who was handcuffed and killed by police in front of a Minneapolis convenience store on May 25.

Let Them Risk Their Lives

Deaths from COVID-19 are dropping, but we probably can't resume normal life until someone develops a vaccine. Experts say it will take at least 12 to 18 months. Why so long? Because to make sure a vaccine works, researchers must recruit lots of volunteers and wait for them to get sick.

A Quiet Week in Lake Wobegon?...

It is ironic that author/broadcasting legend Garrison Keillor’s mythical hometown of Lake Wobegon is only an hour’s “crow fly” journey from Minneapolis.

CrimeStoppers

(www.perrytoncs.org) On June 10, 2020, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Nick Wayne James, white male. Date of birth, July 8, 1969. Height, 5’7”, weight, 280 pounds. Green eyes, brown hair. Last known address was Perryton.

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Storm preparations begin while state continues to battle COVID-19 AUSTIN — As Tropical Storm Cristobal moved north in the Gulf of Mexico from the Yucatan Peninsula toward Louisiana, the weather system’s potential impact on East Texas grew and Gov. Greg Abbott on June 5 addressed the situation in a...