Temple school district trustees seemed to be in agreement that campus-level professional staff, including teachers, would not be affected by a reduction in force plan. However, district-level professional staff are being considered in an organizational restructuring plan to help save costs, in light of a looming $2.5 million deficit next year.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)

WASHINGTON (AP)

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) — With only weeks before thousands of war-weary American soldiers return home, including soldiers of Fort Hood’s 4th Infantry Division, the U.S. military is reminding them to stay focused on Iraq’s lingering threats while preparing them for reintegration with their families and communities. Recognizing the anxieties facing soldiers wanting to return to their loved ones, military commanders have been drilling their forces to keep concentrated on their daily missions in order to prevent any casualties occurring so late into their year-long deployments.

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By GREG WILLE TROY

BELTON

In ideal weather conditions on their home courses, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor golf teams put themselves in position for a pair of tournament titles. The UMHB men blistered Wildflower Country Club with a 3-over-par 291 Monday to take a 13-stroke lead into today

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP)