Rice speaks with council members, students in Ft. Worth

By Mary Whitfill Features Editor Former Secretary of State under the George W. Bush administration Condoleezza Rice traveled to Fort Worth on Wednesday to speak to influential council members and students regarding her time in office and the release of her new book, No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington. Present at the event were media students from Coppell High School, along with Junior World Affairs Council (JWAC) members from Arlington Martin High School and influential members of the region. Hosted by the World Affairs Council of Dallas and Fort Worth (DFWWAC), the event was an opportunity for residents to meet and have questions answered by Rice. After an introduction by Fort…

November election voter registration deadline approaching

By Mary Whitfill Features Editor The last day to register to vote in the November 8, 2011 Constitutional Amendment Election is Tuesday Oct. 11.  For information on what congressional or legislative district you live in, you may click here. In order to vote in any election, residents must be registered to vote in their residential precinct. In order to register, you must be 18 years old and be a U.S. Citizen. Residents of the City of Coppell can pick up a Voter Registration Application at Town Center or the William T. Cozby public library and the application must be mailed to the appropriate county office. The application can also be downloaded at the Secretary of…