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Tweets from San Antonio school district budget cuts speech
Written by Joe Ruiz on Feb 21, 2011
On Sunday, Feb. 20, the superintendents of Northside and North East ISDs met at Colonial Hills United Methodist Church to talk about the upcoming district budget cuts designed to anticipate the projected $27 billion state budget shortfall over the next two years.
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Kids get hands dirty at Dan Cook Dream Garden
Written by rudyarispe on Feb 17, 2011
With spring around the corner, vegetables at the Dan Cook Dream Garden will soon be harvested, thanks to a group of kids who got their hands dirty to fight obesity and diabetes in their West Side community.Children from kindergarten age all the way to the eighth grade planted the vegetables on Jan. 21 at the garden, located on 1215 W. Poplar.It’s one of several ongoing community projects that are promoting healthy eating habits, community involvement and outdoor activities on the West Side.
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Map: Free tax preparation service
Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Jan 31, 2011
UPDATED for 2018: Check out the map of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) offices in San Antonio to see where you can get free help preparing your taxes. Twenty VITA sites opened in San Antonio and the Hill Country on Jan. 16, 2018. Individuals and households who earned up to $60,000 in total income last year are eligible for free income tax preparation and electronic filing through April 17. 
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Memorial Day at the oldest VFW Post in Texas
Written by David McLemore on May 29, 2010
It's another Memorial Day and the veterans gather as they do most days, to remember the fallen. They meet at the old white, two-story house with the Corinthian columns and the wrap-around porch that sits on a curved bank above the San Antonio River. This is home ground of Veterans of Foreign War Post 76, founded in 1917 and the oldest VFW post in Texas. Here, the veterans gather. They joke, tell war stories and remember.

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Video: The Mayor's Library Summit, a Global Perspective
Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on May 21, 2010
Watch this video message from San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro , who opened the Summit: Libraries as a Catalyst for Economic Growth and Community Development. He says libraries are a city's best asset:
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