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Sunday, March 10, 2013  The Miss Amarillo Latina pageant was held Sunday night at the Amarillo Civic Center. It was a day filled with a lot of glitz and glamour and plenty of hair spray. For weeks, contestants have been working hard to prepare for the big day. A chance to represent not only their culture but also the city of Amarillo.

Friday, September 07, 2012  Opportunity Plan, Inc. is a non-profit organization, run solely on donor money. Its purpose is to give financial aid to students from the Texas Panhandle and South Plains.

Sunday, May 13, 2012  New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters, tapping into unease about jobs, student loan debt

Friday, October 07, 2011  Hundreds gathered Thursday downtown for the 19th annual LIPS gala benefitting the children of Opportunity School.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  It's the story of a dwarf who was fired for asking to use a stool to perform her job at an El Paso Starbucks.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010  Bringing holiday cheer and teaching a lesson on giving. That's what 5th graders from St. Andrew's Episcopal School did while presenting a play at the Opportunity School

Friday, November 19, 2010  The Texas Workforce Commission says the state's unemployment rate held steady at 8.1 percent in October as the number of jobs increased by 47,900.

Thursday, November 18, 2010  Amarillo is home to the second lowest unemployment rate in the state at 5.3 percent. That number could improve due to two announcements on Wednesday.

Friday, October 08, 2010  It's an event like no other, and we're not talking just lip service.

Monday, August 23, 2010  A woman who accused the Disney Co. of discrimination for refusing to let her wear a Muslim head scarf at work says she won't wear a specially designed hat instead.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  The Chamber of Music stuck a cord with Opportunity School kids today and gave them all a lesson in music.