Texas

City officials are not completely sure if the municipal swimming pool will be ready in time for its scheduled opening next week.

Howard College Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) students and their instructor celebrate the end of their classroom experience Wednesday. Irene Ubeda, Crystal Alvarez; teacher Bel Rodriguez, Jaleigh Gonzales, Ashley DeLosSantos and Debbie Gonzales recognized the end of weeks of classroom instruction before beginning 40 hours of clinical work in a Big Spring Center for Skilled Care in Big Spring. CNAs are required to do 100 hours of lectures and clinical work before graduating from the four-week program. The college’s next CNA class is scheduled for August or September. Students spend eight hours two or three days a week in the CNA program.

Far-out occurrences often are illuminated through the miracle of the Internet, sometimes resulting in findings that may, uh, need additional study.

Have you ever known someone who took pride in saying something like, “My body. My choice. I am going to live however I choose?” They are right! Every person does have the human right to live and do with their bodies, whatever they want. However, it is also true, that though a person has the freedom to choose, they do not have the freedom to decide the consequences of their choices.