December 2022

Good Morning: TI, GlobalWafers will continue to have impact in 2023

I’ve said it before, and I will say it again — my position as a journalist in North Texas gives me a unique vantage point when it comes to the events and stories that have and will shape the region years and decades to come. Sometimes I feel like it gives me a front row seat to witness these important events. Over time you learn to see the connections between things and can predict what events will be important going into the future.

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Very low sodium level might indicate Addison’s disease

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 64-year-old female and weigh 130 pounds. I’m 5 feet, 8 inches tall. For years, off and on, my primary doctor would tell me that my sodium level was low. Recently, my doctor said that if my sodium level is low again, I need to see a kidney specialist. I assumed the low sodium is due to being diabetic and taking metformin. My other doctor also prescribed losartan along with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). I finally went to a nephrologist, who took me off the losartan combo, and now I’m just on losartan. Blood work was ordered. The next doctor then told me to drink less water. I was drinking around 80 fluid ounces, but I have since curtailed my intake.

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HUD, VA award nearly $1M for Housing assistance for veterans experiencing homelessness in Texas

This month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $25.4 million in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to 99 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across the country. In Texas, ten PHAs across the state were awarded $974,443. This award will help homeless Veterans and their families find and sustain permanent housing. “We’ve made significant strides reducing the number of Veterans experiencing homelessness and these investments will build on that progress,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “The Biden-Harris Administration has made ending homelessness a top priority. Today’s announcement puts us one step closer to ensuring every Veteran who serves our country has safe, stable housing.”

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Manslaughter? Here’s why Aaron Dean verdict is a step toward police accountability

The manslaughter conviction of Aaron Dean in the killing of Atatiana Jefferson, like any compromise, will leave many unsatisfied. Immediately after the October 2019 tragedy in which Dean, then a Fort Worth police officer, shot Jefferson in her own home, the circumstances seemed so egregious that only a murder conviction could bring a measure of justice to Jefferson’s family and the community.

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