Month: August 2003

Associated Press

Fast-growing Frisco deals with ‘kindergarten boom’

August 17, 2003, Sunday, BC cycle Fast-growing Frisco deals with ‘kindergarten boom’ BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 733 words DATELINE: FRISCO, Texas Cindi Wright jokes that the shopping mall in this one-time farming community – now one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities – resembles a stroller convention. “It has more strollers per capita than any other mall,” … Continue reading Fast-growing Frisco deals with ‘kindergarten boom’

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After 25 seasons, life as baseball announcer still thrills Nadel

August 16, 2003, Saturday, BC cycle After 25 seasons, life as baseball announcer still thrills Nadel BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional; Sports News LENGTH: 926 words DATELINE: ARLINGTON, Texas Thirty minutes before welcoming listeners to “the beautiful Ballpark in Arlington,” Eric Nadel and his partner, Vince Cotroneo, swing open the windows of the Texas Rangers’ air-conditioned radio booth … Continue reading After 25 seasons, life as baseball announcer still thrills Nadel

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Churches offers teens a place to skate, and a sermon, too

August 10, 2003, Sunday, BC cycle Churches offers teens a place to skate, and a sermon, too BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 807 words DATELINE: ROCKWALL, Texas Punk and alternative music blasts through a sophisticated sound system as plastic wheels crash against wooden ramps at the Lake Pointe Church’s Pier 419 skate park. The 6,000-member Christian megachurch … Continue reading Churches offers teens a place to skate, and a sermon, too

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