| Teachers in L-E get boost
All teachers in the Liberty-Eylau Independent School District will receive $400 in added annual pay starting next fiscal year. The L-E Board of Trustees agreed Thursday to increase every teacher's pay, bringing the salary of all teachers up from $2,500 to $2,900 above the state-recommended pay. Texas recommends a teacher's starting minimum annual salary to be $27,320. The $2,900 would bring a Liberty-Eylau teacher's starting salary to $30,220, according to the district's financial records. For teachers working for the district for more than 21 years, the added amount would bring their annual pay to as high as $57,003. "We've been dedicated to getting teachers' salaries as high as possible," said Superintendent Micah Lewis. He said the pay raise for all teachers will affect the district's overall fiscal budget for next year by about $87,000.
WESLACO — Nancy Cantu’s days are filled with art and food. She does what many would consider a dream job — baking, ...
WESLACO � Nancy Cantu�s days are filled with art and food. She does what many would consider a dream job � baking, decorating and selling cakes and pastries. Her frost-filled world revolves around Honey�s Cakes and Pastries, her newly opened bakery in Weslaco. �I�ve been doing cakes at home and I thought it was time to open up something a little different,� the 24-year-old entrepreneur said. Just one glance at the cakes in the bakery makes �a little different� crystal clear. The lopsided, towering, colorful and abstract creations seem to have jumped right out of the pages of a Dr. Seuss book and onto her cake racks. �I do a lot of cook book stuff, I start from scratch, but I�ll change it and kind of make it mine,� Cantu said. �I guess I�m willing to do everything a little different.
Clinton tackles 'black enough' question at Vegas conference
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on her experience and years of public service Thursday when asked the question: "Are you black enough?" At a conference of black journalists meeting in Las Vegas, CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux asked Clinton, "Are you black enough? What makes you the better candidate over a black man in representing the issues confronting African Americans?" The New York senator, who is competing with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the support of black voters, cited her years of public service and advocacy, and described herself as the more experienced candidate. "My attitude is, I don't deserve anyone's vote. I have to earn everyone's vote. I think that I can make a very strong case that my experience and my ideas, going back into the White House, is exactly what we need at this point in history," Clinton said.
Hampton news briefs
The Hampton Historical Society's pig roast on Saturday to benefit the Tuck Museum. The roast will be from noon to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the Tuck Museum, 40 Park Ave. Dinner features succulent pit-roasted pork by Cliff Pratt and crew, served with salads, homemade baked beans and desserts and two secret barbecue sauces. For information, call Betty Moore at 926-2543.
Culinary school opens in HamptonChez Boucher, a French culinary school launches its fall professional training program in a new facility at 321 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Chez Boucher's expanded new teaching facility is designed specifically for hands-on culinary arts education and immersion in classic French techniques. Register now for the school's fall program, which begins Tuesday. Financial aid available. To learn more, or to arrange a tour of the new facility, contact Chez Boucher at 926-2202 or e-mailing info@chezboucher.com.
Dorm Cooking 101
By all accounts, college dorm food has gotten much better in recent years. But what about those times you sleep through brunch? Miss lunch because you were hanging out at the library scoping prospective dates? Or maybe you were even studying so hard you forgot to look at the clock and the cafeteria closed. We can't speak to your school's rules on in-room cooking devices (or how strictly you wish to observe them) but we can offer some decent quickie dining ideas. Though be warned, like wearing the same sweats to class that you slept in, or using the same plastic cup to drink beer or brush you teeth, some are ideas only a student could love. Ramen noodles A college student's best friend, they're cheap, easy and you can spruce them up with just about anything, says Toni Patrick, author of "101 Things To Do With Ramen Noodles" (Gibbs Smith, 2005).
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