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DEPARTMENTS
5 An Essential Note
6 Wired to Nature
10 From Mike Tenney’s West U sports desk
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Page 4 WEST U ESSENTIALS
This is one of the best times of the year to get youngsters
outdoors in West U. Our Wired to Nature column has some tips
on how to do that and the hidden benefits of nature play. Page 6
ON THE COVER
It was long a source of
family fun (and good
grub), and now that
Palace Lanes is about
to be repurposed,
reminiscing about it is
right up Ken Hoffman’s
alley. Page 15
West U Republicans don’t resemble the national or state
leadership much these days, showing a strong streak of
independence at the ballot box. We look at how that’s
manifesting itself and the part that State Rep. Sarah Davis,
Mayor Susan Sample and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett —
West U residents all — play in breaking the mold. Page 7
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