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CATCH THE SCENT
READY TO GO TO WORK: Being partners for years, Andor and officer Mike Bucher have a close relationship that extends from the office to at home in the backyard. Sniffing Out Suspects Outside of fetching toys and eating treats, these officers have an important job out on the streets. Story & Photos By Matt Kyle…
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CATCH THE SCENT
POWER COUPLE: First meeting at Mission Waco, Elijah Muhammad and Jessica Jimenez-Muhammad have crafted friendships alongside their brand to sell their candles across local Waco businesses. Fragrances With a Dash of Passion From mixing his father’s colognes as a kid, Elijah Muhammad has come full circle to build a brand that feels like home. Story…
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Seeing Double A glance at historical sights and moments of Baylor and Waco. Waco’s renowned ALICO building, built in 1910, stood strong after the EF5 tornado on May 11, 1953. As part of a series of tornadoes that spread across the nation from May 9-11, this one storm is known as the deadliest tornado in…
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CAN YOU SENSE IT?
Staff from left to right: Co-Editor: Mallory Harris, Co-Editor: Rachel Chiang, Staff Writer: Lukas Reyes Letter From The Editors Imagine you’re at a concert. You can see the artist on stage, you can smell the smoke from the fireworks, you can taste a quick sip of water, you can hear the screaming fans all around…
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CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Photo courtesy of Lewis Lummer Show Me A Sign The first deaf professor at Baylor speaks about growing up deaf and how he advocates for the Deaf community in Waco. Story By Audrey Patterson Photos By Gillian Taylor Imagine a world where people communicate visually through sign language and live without stigma. This world exists…
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PANTRIES OF THE PANDEMIC
Waco food pantries held pivotal roles in ensuring the health of struggling families during the COVID-19 pandemic Story by Anna Tabet and Sommer Stanley Photo Courtesy of Chiquita Grice With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of negativity and pain in the Waco community and around the world. Thankfully, there have…
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DESTINATION: WACO
Growth in downtown Waco has led to the development of many new businesses Story by Catherine Cohen Photos by Joshua Martin Waco had been considered a town for students to get their education and ready them to move to a larger city after graduation, such as Houston, Dallas or Austin. However, in the past few…
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Learning independence one game at a time
Umpire Lupe Rosas stands ready atop the pitcher’s mound. While the boy at bat prepares to swing, Coach Colleen Ostrom shouts words of encouragement from the dugout. And for a moment in the sun, the Challenger League baseball team, for children with special needs, appears like a regular baseball game — because it is.
