What We’re Reading This Week
Great reads from around the web that made us stop scrolling, sit back, and enjoy a quick read.
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Turner, council to consider smaller fines for juvenile curfew violations
Decriminalizing adolescence that would be cool.
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Everything That’s in the Dingell Act
The crucial public lands legislation was just signed by President Trump. Here’s why you should care.
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Listen to a Whole Dang Song About Topo Chico by Robert Ellis
Houston singer/songwriter Robert Ellis, on his new album, Texas Piano Man, writes the ode to Topo Chico you never knew you needed!
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This mother’s description of her tween son’s brain is a must-read for all parents.
Puberty is amazing. Not only is a child’s body being transformed – their brains are being rewritten.
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The Raphael Affair, by Iain Pears
A short novel that combines art and history, literature and mystery fiction. When a recovered Raphael is just as swiftly destroyed in a fire, its authenticity…and the innocence of every person in its path becomes suspect.