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Scorpion pepper stings Decatur
A few Decaturites have been stung by the Trinidad scorpion. The pepper, among the highest-rated “super-hot” peppers in the world, showed up recently at the Decatur/Morgan County Farmers Market and from there made its way into seasonings — including a signature hot wing sauce at a local restaurant — and into the mouths of some unsuspecting food fans.
DCS to use Brookhaven site when students leave
Brookhaven Middle School will not sit vacant after students leave for their new home next year, and the school district plans to allow Decatur Youth Services to use the gymnasium, Superintendent Michael Douglas said.“We’re not going to pack up and just leave the building there,” he said.In the short term, Douglas said the school will be a staging area to keep surplus equipment as Decatur and Austin high schools move to new buildings.
TEDx combines curiosity, creativity, connection
Nine Wichita State University students, faculty and alumni presented the theme of curiosity, creativity and connection Thursday evening in the CAC Theater. TEDxWichitaStateUniversity presenters spoke on topics ranging from LGBTQ issues to driverless cars. The event included three hour-long blocks of three speakers each. The audience of 100 was invited to engage in a question and answer with the speakers following each block.
Ennovar intern creates virtual reality construction game
Approximately 6,000 games are added onto the iTunes store daily, and Humam Nameer, computer science graduate student, created one of them. Flappy Bird is a side-scroller game that accrued $50,000 one day after becoming popular. “If I had one or two days to make Flappy Bird, I could,” Nameer said.
Best of Wichita: The great escape
Standing in the lobby area of Wichita Room Escape, it’s hard not to notice the writing on the walls. Hundreds of names in black marker next to times decorate the walls in every nook and cranny. There are so many names walls have had to be painted over recently to allow new people to write their names, Taylor Denouden, Wichita Room Escape manager, said.
Best of Wichita: Dempsey’s Burger Pub challenges food scene
Ever craved a burger with some coffee under the bun? Dempsey’s Burger Pub will be serving a burger with boneshaker espresso rub sometime soon, because the Reverie Espresso Burger is one of their most popular specials. According to Henry Do, Dempsey’s kitchen manager, Dempsey’s has been supporting local businesses with their special burgers from time to time and the espresso burger special supports Reverie, a Wichita coffee shop.
Between a rock and a hard place: Teri Hall reflects on her role as VP of student affairs
Those words hang in a framed wordle — or “word cloud” — on the wall in Vice President for Student Affairs Teri Hall’s office, where she regularly meets with students and staff. Hall said the wordle was a going-away present from students at Towson University — where she worked for 18 years before she accepting the job at WSU. The words are those Towson students used to describe her.
Experts: Active week is key to a successsful spring break - Decatur Daily: News
A picnic on a 70-degree spring day seemed the perfect way for Jackie Rumer to entertain 7-year-old Callie. The trip to Wilson Morgan Park accomplished two goals for Rumer on the first day of spring break. It kept her daughter active while giving mom a chance to relax after taking a test for her online class at Athens State University. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety.
Local weather updates: Garbage collection, power outages, mail - Decatur Daily: Local News
Decatur mail service affected by weather: Thaddeus Starling, U.S. Postal Service postmaster in Decatur, said mail delivery has been affected several times this week by weather conditions. The Decatur post office was delayed two hours this morning and did not receive all of its mail from Birmingham on Wednesday because of weather conditions. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety.
The Curious Case of Rolando McClain
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — He was perfectly content, back when his life was so quiet last autumn. Most mornings, Rolando McClain, then a retired NFL player at the age of 24, would rise from the bed in his mansion on Lake Tuscaloosa and drive 20 minutes to work out and attend classes at the University of Alabama, where the two-time dean's list student was finishing his degree in family financial planning.
Making my peace with 'mentoring'
The Monitor’s language columnist has made peace with ‘mentor’ as a verb; ‘mentee’ as the term for the one being mentored, not so much. Tina Langdon (l.) tutors Dontay Garner (r.) during an after school session at the Carrie Matthews Recreation Center in Decatur. Ala. A professional organization to which I belong has long struggled to establish a mentoring program for its members. I suspect we’re not alone.
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