Author: Jamie Stengle
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Texas, Missouri, officers shot in ambushes
A police officer has been fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas, and another in St. Louis was shot in the face but is expected to survive, in what authorities are calling the latest in a series of target attacks on law enforcement. The San Antonio detective was writing out a traffic ticket when he was…
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Retreats should reflect a casual glamour, says Dallas decorator
From airy beach houses filled with light to rustic retreats tucked into the mountains, vacation homes can lead to inspired decorating. “You love that place; that’s why you’re there. That’s the place you want to go to relax,” says Dallas interior designer Jan Showers, author most recently of “Glamorous Retreats” (Harry N. Abrams, 240 pages,…
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Bush leads bike ride for wounded vets at his ranch
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush pedaled off Friday on the second of a three-day mountain bike ride with 16 “extraordinary” wounded veterans to honor their service and celebrate their recoveries. Bush, 67, planned to ride the full 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the fourth annual Warrior 100K, accompanied all the way…
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European sites, art reflect work of new movie ‘The Monuments Men’
From a fairy tale-inspiring castle in the Bavarian Alps to a serene sculpture of Mary and Jesus by Michelangelo tucked away in a Belgian church, sites and works of art across Europe can give travelers a glimpse of the heroic work done by the group depicted in the new movie “The Monuments Men.” The group’s…
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George W. Bush library opens to public
DALLAS (AP) – The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum opened to the public Wednesday, with the 43rd president greeting 43 area schoolchildren who were its first visitors. ‘It was amazing seeing one of our nation’s leaders who left an eight year legacy behind him, ‘ said Eduardo Borrego, a 6th grader Mark Twain…