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2020 has come to a close and for many that is something to celebrate. Jan. 2021 will be filled with hopeful cheer and New Years resolutions. Though 2020 will be remembered by all in different ways, we hope you enjoy a look back at some of the memories.

Beginning last fall, every public-school student in Italy now spends a week’s worth of learning (33 hours per year) about climate change. In the United States, there’s much less emphasis. Oklahoma, for example, only lists humans as having possible responsibility. Texas “misrepresents anthropogenic climate change as scientifically controversial,” which I think means school districts and even teachers are free to decide how much students learn (or don’t) about climate change. While OK & TX seem to languish, surrounding states (AR, LA, NM, and KS) are moving forward in educating students

Better Business Bureau serving Central East Texas announces East Texas’ Top Ten Scams of 2020. The Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network took in approximately 3.2 million reports in 2019 with consumer losses estimated at over $1.7 billion. The 2020 report will be published in the spring of 2021.