Garbage collectors in Paris threaten extended strike during Olympics Paris faces the risk of unsightly rubbish piling up on its streets during the Olympic Games after a strike notice for the city’s garbage collectors was issued on Wednesday by France’s largest union. 
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France kicks off May Day rallies a year after pensions backlash France’s two main trade unions on Wednesday were once again united for May Day parades that returned to their traditional more festive tone after last year’s politically charged march against the government’s unpopular pensions reform. 
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Paris school district names its top teachers Lisa Prihoda and Arielle Chastain of the Paris Independent School District were named the top teachers for the school year and will be in the 2025 Region VIII Education Service Center Teacher of the Year competition set for later in…
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From Virtual Classroom to Rodeo: Shai Schaefer Excels as Teacher, Rodeo Athlete and Coach Shai Schaefer, of Lake Creek, is a jack of all trades; she’s a record-breaking breakaway roping athlete, a full-time educator at Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville and a volleyball coach.
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Girls Night Out nets $40,000; Plans announced for a repeat in November Saturday night’s fifth annual Girls Night Out at Love Civic Center proved to be quite a success with roughly $40,000 raised to support the local efforts Paris Rotary United supports during the year.
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