Thousands descended onto the front steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse on Oct. 2nd to advocate for reproductive justice in America. Fort Worth and cities across all 50 states joined together to advocate against stricter abortion laws in support of a woman’s right to choose.
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During part of the Supreme Court’s regular COVID-19 testing protocols Justice, Brett Kavanaugh, tested positive for COVID-19. The breakthrough infection was discovered Thursday, Sept. 30, and is to be the first known case of COVID-19 amongst the Justices.
On Tuesday, Oct. 5th, the Falcon volleyball team will be celebrating senior Halle Sherlock achieving her 1000th assist. The Yale-commit Sherlock has elevated the team’s play over the last four years through leadership on and off the court.
On Friday October 2nd, Timber Creek beat divisional rival Fossil Ridge high school by a final score of 44 to 28. This win was Timber Creek’s second of the year, and comes after a win against West Mesquite in their previous game. This game was Timber Creek’s first district game of the year, and sets the Falcons in a good position as they go into next week undefeated in district play.
On April 13th, 1943, four teenage boys in Birmingham, England ventured into Hagley Woods to search for food due to extreme rationing from World War II. While the boys, Bob Farmer, Robert Hart, Fred Payne, and Thomas Willets were searching, one of them split from the group and stumbled upon the stump of an old Wych Elm tree.
Elyse Marie Pahler, a 15-year-old girl residing in Arroyo Grande, California was found dead in the March of the following year, 1996.
From 2001 to 2021 the United States of America was in constant battle with Afghanistan. Up until August 30 of this year, the violence had seemed as if it would never cease. The war lasted for 19 years and 8 months, making it the longest war in American history, passing the Vietnam war by five months.
From October 4 through 14 Keller ISD will be hosting a winter clothing drive across all KISD campuses. Each year KISD has students in desperate need for warm clothes that rely on this drive for their winter clothing.
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has yet to pass a major democratic bill, this could all change with the proposed spending bill in the House. The Biden-Harris campaign in 2020 ran on the Build Back Better Plan Platform, which is a series of bills that cover a variety of problems. From infrastructure, expanding healthcare, and the plans to solve the climate change crisis, the Build Back Better Plan is a keystone in this administration’s legacy.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama break ground on their new presidential library side by side. Beginning one of the final steps in a long process, the two start construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.