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San Marcos CISD will be holding a school bond election on May 11. As president of the Board of Trustees, I want to personally give you the facts about what is being proposed, and perhaps discredit any misinformation about the bond and our district in general that has been circulated in our community.

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Burger King's first-quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell, as the fast-food chain trimmed several restaurant-related expenses.
The Miami-based company had warned earlier this month that sales at established restaurants were expected to fall during the quarter, and they wound up declining 1.4 percent. That includes a 3 percent drop in the United States and Canada.

Ruben Ruiz, author and CEO of Ruiz Financial Group, LLC., is publishing his new book, “My Own Financial Blueprint,” with the entrepreneurial publisher Morgan James Publishing.
Morgan-James kicking off the new book with an “Amazon Best Seller Campaign,” complete with an online social media contest and a financial boot camp.
Ruiz said he hopes to be on Amazon’s best-seller list on May 1.

The San Marcos Area League of Women Voters invites current and prospective members to attend its annual meeting and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 6 at the Price Seniors Center, located at 222 West San Antonio St.
The evening will open with a social from 5:30 to 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and the annual meeting at 6:45 p.m.
On the agenda for the business meeting is the election of board members and officers for the new membership year.
Tickets to the dinner are $15 at the door but dinner reservations must be made by Wednesday, May 1. Spouses and friends are welcome.

Ian Davidson, a professor in the School of Music at Texas State University, has been named a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and awarded a grant to visit Tumaini University Makumira in Tanzania May 5-26, and again Jan. 1-21, 2014.
As a visiting scholar to the university, Davidson will provide compositional, performance and recording experiences for current students through seminars, performances and collaborative projects.
He will also assist in the assessment and development of the school’s undergraduate music curriculum and resources with emphasis on composition, recording and performance.