A look back at 2010: Fires, murders, elections and a soldier’s death mark year
It’s never easy to determine the “top” news stories of any give year, so we’re not going to try. The following were some of last year’s biggest for San Marcos and Hays County, presented in chronological order.
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New Software Allows You to Stay Connected with Your Loved Ones After the Holidays
DALLAS, Jan. 4, 2011 / Christian Newswire / — The recent holidays, and those yet to come, are times that bring families together from great distances away. But they’re too brief and, often, a sense of void is felt when the family again disperses.
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Colleges Nationwide Recruit Homeschool Grads
GRAY, Tenn., Jan. 4, 2011 / Christian Newswire / — As the modern-day homeschool movement confidently marches forward into its fourth decade, colleges and universities are opening wide their doors to welcome its mature, prepared graduates to their ranks.
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Third human species discovered in Siberian cave
The discovery of a finger bone in a Siberian cave has led researchers, including UC Berkeley’s Montgomery Slatkin, to conclude that there were three species of humans living 40,000 years ago. The new species, dubbed Denisovans, were neither modern humans nor Neanderthals, though they apparently bred with our ancestors.
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