From a financial perspective, welcoming a large refinery to Bloomington may benefit residents. Around 75% of households earn less than $50,000 a year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Schools closed. Kids had to learn and study from home. Nevertheless, multiple campuses in the area jumped multiple letter grades between 2019 and 2022.
FishPond at Victoria was one of five developments endorsed by the city for a 9% tax credit, which provides 70% of a developments' equity, and was the only project to be approved. However, it might be another extended period before another development like FishPond can get such a tax credit.
On the morning of Aug. 6, Resendez completed her final vows to become a nun, beginning a new, long-anticipated chapter in her life as a sister of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament.
UHV students moved into their new homes at Jaguar Hall on Thursday in preparation for a new, exciting school year.
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Lianne Vlasin said:
What happens to the waterway that cuts across that land?
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Glenn Wilson said:
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Steve Fiedler said:
welcome to the College Corner Weekly, where victoria's academic elite lecture liberalism to the masses
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Dr. Roger C. Schustereit said:
May God offer you comfort at this time.
God bless,
Dr. Roger C. Schustereit
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