Book Public: 'Simple Recipes' by Madeleine Thien
A review of Madeleine Thien’s story collection, "Simple Recipes." It's a quietly powerful collection about family, displacement and the ways love, memory and history shape the lives we inherit.
A review of Madeleine Thien’s story collection, "Simple Recipes." It's a quietly powerful collection about family, displacement and the ways love, memory and history shape the lives we inherit.
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A DHS spokesperson said the incident is under an active internal investigation, and the ICE agent has been suspended.
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Democrats are now spending in once unthinkable places, like Texas’ U.S. Senate contest, while Republicans are shoring up should-be-safe seats. What the latest fundraising numbers tell us about the November midterm election in Texas was first posted on October 16, 2026 at 3:21 pm....
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People weren’t exactly knocking down Gina Hinojosa’s door to get her run for governor last year. When Beto O’Rourke tried to assemble a slate of Texas’ Democratic stars to run for statewide office last year, he was talking with candidates like state Rep. James Talarico and former...
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City Council members will choose between allowing development under a new set of requirements or evaluating projects on a case-by-case basis. San Antonio City Council lays out options to regulate the influx of data centers was first posted on October 16, 2026 at 2:44 pm. ©20...
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A cold front blew into the Alamo City before dawn on Friday, bringing gusty winds and seasonable temperatures.
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Texas House District 118 is a memorial ground of her grandma Angelita, who died the summer before Carranza started high school. HD118 candidate Kristian Carranza never wants to leave the Southside district she’s running for was first posted on October 16, 2026 at 1:51 pm. ©2...
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Education led Jorge Borrego out of poverty and to San Antonio. Now the first-time Republican candidate is running for Texas House District 118. Education brought Jorge Borrego to San Antonio. Now it drives his first campaign for Texas House District 118. was first posted on Octob...
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Brazil’s government announced Friday that annual deforestation in the Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 3,335 square kilometers (1,300 square miles) from Aug. 2025 through July 2026, the period used to ...
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Our Lady of the Lake University President Abel Chávez will step down at the end of this year, according to a news release. The OLLU Board of Trustees announced Friday that it accepted Chávez’s resignation, effective Dec. 31. “The Board respects Dr. Chávez’s decision and expresses...
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Somerset High School celebrated the unveiling of an expanded welding lab with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday as the district works to prepare students for a growing regional manufacturing industry. The renovated facility combines three former welding classrooms into an expand...
