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  Fight Persists Against Stephenville Company Spunky Squaw's Name

  Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  The Spunky Squaw, a Stephenville-based online boutique that was ensnared in a controversy in October for their use of what many believe was a racist slur in their business name, recently had their website taken down, causing a collective sigh of relief from American Indian activists who were campaigning against the...

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  Texas Online Store's Racist Company Name Angers Indigenous People

  Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  An Instagram boutique based in Stephenville caused a storm on social media last week over their name, "The Spunky Squaw," which eventually led to the company's Instagram account disappearing. The word "squaw" is considered derogatory and has long been an ethnic slur used to demean American Indian women. “It’s been used against...

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  At Last, Beto vs. Cruz in a Debate Tonight. Let's Keep It Clean, Boys.

  Friday, September 21, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  GOP Sen. Ted Cruz faces off against Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke tonight at SMU in their first of three debates, and no doubt Texans everywhere will be glued to their screens to learn the answer to the race's most pressing question: Will O'Rourke say the word? You know...

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  Hey, Texas, It's 4/20! Whoopee Effin' Doo

  Friday, April 20, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Sorry about that headline. It's 4/20, the unofficial national marijuana holiday when America celebrates the happy wonders of weed. It should be cheerier, right? Weed is potent and plentiful. Yay! But this is Texas, where it's still illegal. Boo! And it will probably remain illegal until the cows come home,...

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  Meet Norway, the Least Shithole of Nations

  Friday, January 12, 2018 at 3:16 p.m.

  President Donald Trump says we should be importing more immigrants from Norway, rather than spots like Haiti or Africa and other places he diplomatically called "shithole countries" (allegedly). The obvious question, besides "Oh, God, is he really going to be in the White House three more years?" is, "What makes...

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  Getting Wet In A Good Way at Bungalow Beach

  Monday, June 6, 2016 at 10:54 a.m.

  After all the region's bad weather, pool goers thoroughly enjoyed themselves on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Bungalow Beach.
  

  All photos by Kathy Tran.