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Local candidates report contributions, spending on political consultants By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
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Denton City Council candidates reported spending $76,000 on the May 4 election — which comes to about
Elections 2019 $30 per ballot received during the first week of early voting and ballots by mail, thanks to anemic local voter turnout thus far. The candidates filed their final campaign finance statements due before the election at the end of last week. The statements help voters understand
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By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
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Denton City Council candidates reported spending $76,000 on the May 4 election — which comes to about
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PACs, PR firms haven’t driven up early voting Local candidates report contributions, spending on political consultants
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Denton City Council candidates reported spending $76,000 on the May 4 election — which comes to about
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Denton County GOP precinct chair accused of taking campaign sign By Dalton LaFerney
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ways, I actually do,” she said. She’s used this training structure to prepare for climbing two other summits, and it’s worked. Plus, she’s been training with climbing coaches since last summer, spending two to six hours a day, six days a week, training for the climb. Part of the climb will be conducting research for work, and she’ll be wearing a shirt with sensors her company developed that can do electrocardiograms, continuously monitor her breathing, pulse and blood pressure, and check her oxygen levels. By collecting data on herself, Vogel hopes to learn what happens to the human body during
A Republican from Denton County is facing an investigation in the alleged theft of a campaign sign for a candidate she opposes in a City Council election that is seen by some as one of the most divisive in Plano’s recent memory. Suzanne Blackstone, a county precinct chairwoman for the Denton County Republican Party who has served as an election judge, was caught on camera removing a Plano resident’s yard sign in support of incumbent Ron Kelley, who is running against Blackstone’s favored candidate. Blackstone The Plano Police Department confirmed Monday it is investigating the incident. Blackstone, however, said the situation has been settled; before hanging up the phone Monday, she said, “Nothing happened.” Whether or not Blackstone faces charges, the episode raises questions about her involvement in Denton County elections. She has been an election judge for her voting precinct in Plano as recently as November. As an election judge, Blackstone was the person in charge of her voting precinct, overseeing clerks and others at a polling site at Prestonwood Baptist Church to make sure voting was done legally and ethically. “They’re responsible for the conduct of their polling site,” Denton County Elections Administrator Frank Phillips said of election judges.
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A Republican from Denton County is facing an investigation in the alleged theft of a campaign sign for a candidate she opposes in a City Council election that is seen by some as one of the most divisive in Plano’s recent memory. Suzanne Blackstone, a county precinct chairwoman for the Denton County Republican Party who has served as an election judge, was caught on Vogel, who Roxanne received her master’s camera removing afrom Texas Womdegree University in 2017, is Plano resident’s an’s yard shown reaching the sumsign in supportmit ofofIceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur, incumbent Ron at Kel6,923 feet. Courtesy photo ley, who is running against Blackstone’s favored candidate. Blackstone The Plano Police By Jenna Duncan Staff Writer Monday it is Department confirmed jduncan@dentonrc.com investigating the incident. Blackstone, As an experienced climber and exercise physiologist, Roxanne Vogel has climbed five of the however, said the seven situation hasin been highest summits the world. In 2017, Texas Woman’ s University gradsettled; before hanging upthe the phone uate started experimenting with rapid ascents to Monday, she said, “Nothing happened.” get up the mountains faster and has cut trip times up two major summits in half. Whether or not Blackstone faces Now, she hopes to do the same with the world’sraises highest mountain, Mount Everest. Vogel, charges, the episode questions 33, plans to complete the journey up the mountain’s north face 29,029-foot summit, then about her involvement into theDenton back down, in 14 days. She’s set to depart County elections. climb sometime between May 1 and May 15, depending She has been an election judge for her voting precinct in Plano as recently as November. As an election judge, Blackstone 77-year-old influenced was the person in charge of her voting generations of students precinct, overseeing clerks and others By Brett Vito at a polling site Staff at Writer Prestonwood Baptist
on weather. “I don’t know if it’s going to work, but I’m going to give it my best try,” she said in a phone interview last week. “I want to be successful and come back safely, but there’s things I can’t control.” Normally, hikers take five to seven weeks to get up and down the mountain, and a lot of the time is spent acclimating to the climate and altitude.
ways, I actually do,” she said. She’s used this training structure to prepare for climbing two other summits, and it’s worked. Plus, she’s been training with climbing coaches since last summer, spending two to six hours a day, six days a week, training for the climb. Part of the climb will be conducting research for work, and she’ll be wearing a shirt with sen-
on weather. “I don’t know if it’s going to work, but I’m going to give it my best try,” she said in a phone interview last week. “I want to be successful and come back safely, but there’s things I can’t control.” Normally, hikers take five to seven weeks to get up and down the mountain, and a lot of the time is spent acclimating to the climate and altitude. Vogel has been sleeping in an altitude training tent since February to simulate the low oxygen levels in high altitudes. At work as a nutrition and performance research manager at GU Energy Labs in Berkeley, California, she’s also spending four hours a day in oxygen-restricted chambers. “I feel like I live in a bubble, and in a lot of
Bean, longtime Denton coach and UNT Hall of Famer, dies
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Dwain Bean taught a host of lessons to generations of students in Denton. He taught some to golf, others to play football and even more how to drive, including Jason Mills. “We would have to go through the
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Roxanne Vogel, who received her master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University in 2017, is shown reaching the summit of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur, at 6,923 feet.
As an experienced climber and exercise physiologist, Roxanne Vogel has climbed five of the seven highest summits in the world. In 2017, the Texas Woman’s University graduate started experimenting with rapid ascents to
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ton High School and University of North Texas football standout who took driver’s education from Bean. Memories of those lessons came flooding back for Mills and Bean hundreds of others this week when they found out a cornerstone of the Denton community died on Saturday. Bean was 77. Bean came to Denton to play foot
for the Mean Green. Bean then spent 30 years as a coach and teacher in Denton ISD. A celebration of Bean’s life will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Denton Country Club. Burial will be a private family service. “Think of all the kids he coached and taught,” said Ken Garland, who coached with Bean at Denton High. “You don’t last 30 years in one place unless you are respected by the kids, the coaches and administrators.
That is why we coach. You hope that you have an impact. He had an impact on this town and Denton High School.” Bean came to Denton after a standout career at Tyler Junior College and contributed right away for what was then North Texas State University. He led the Missouri Valley Conference in rushing in 1962 and 1963. Bean rushed for 657 yards as a junior and 770 yards as a senior. He scored 12 rushing touchdowns in that span. UNT included Bean in its 1997 Hall
“He was a good running back and hard-nosed,” UNT Hall of Fame coach Ken Bahnsen said. “He fit in really well with us. “He was also a good guy. I never heard Dwain say anything bad about anybody. He wasn’t about himself, he was about the team.” Bean was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 12th round of the 1964 draft during the tenure of legendary coach Vince Lombardi. He went on to play in the Canadian Football League
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