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🌱 Patch AM: Why Harlingen’s airport power struggle now hinges on December 17

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  • Why Harlingen’s airport power struggle now hinges on December 17

Also on today's calendar: Dance w/Retro Rockers.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
  • Saturday: A brief morning shower or two, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harlingen airport board chair beats push to remove him (star-telegram.com) — Leadership turmoil at Valley International Airport continues as Harlingen’s airport board narrowly failed to oust its chairman, George McShan, amid a bitter fight over who should pick the next aviation director. With the city commission now holding final hiring power and top airport leaders recently departing, the December 17 commission meeting could reshape how Harlingen’s airport is run.
   

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  • If anyone has been admiring the back yard fence of blue morning glories at the house on the corner of Washington Avenue and 21st Street and would like some seeds, the blossoms are now forming seeds.
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