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A Denton ISD assistant principal was removed from his post this week after a childrens book he wrote containing a popular internet character that has since become co-opted by the so-called alt-right an offshoot of conservatism mixing racism, white nationalism and populism caused controversy within the school district.

According to theDallas Morning News, The Adventures of Pepe and Pede author Eric Hauser was removed from his position as assistant principal of Rodriguez Middle School in Oak Point Monday.

Astatement released Monday by the school district said:

Mr. Hauser, who has strived to be an author on his own accord, recently released a childrens book that drew controversy to himself and the district. The book is the creative property of Mr. Hauser and is not tied with the district, its curriculum or instructional materials - yet the attention it brought him and the books implied message has been a distraction to his colleagues across Denton ISD.

Pepe the Frog started out as an internet comic book character in 2005, first appearing in Matt FuriesBoys Club comic. With a human body and a frog face, the punch line for thefirst issue of the series came when Pepe was caught urinating with his pants around his ankles. His rationale:Feels good, man.

Since Pepes first appearance, the character has been co-opted by the so-called alt-right movement. In 2015, then-presidential nominee Donald Trumptweeted a caricature of his body with Pepes face standing at the presidential podium. Later, after Hillary Clintons basket of deplorables comment about Trump and his supporters, Pepe appeared in anonline illustration of The Deplorables, meant as a send-up of Sylvester StallonesThe Expendables action movie series.

According to the DMN, Hausers Pepe and Pedefollows Pepe and a centipede named Pede living on Wishington Farm that has a new farmer. The pair save a pond that was taken over by a bearded alligator named Alkah and his minions by using truth blossoms from the honesty tree.

Hauser said he doesn't align with the alt-right at all and said chose Pepe because he's a funny, lovable character. The same goes for Pede, he said, which is short for centipede.

Hauser said in a statement to the DMN that he was aware the Pepe was a conservative meme, but not that it was a part of a racist movement. He said he was unaware of the implications of the character until afterThe Adventures of Pepe and Pede was published on Aug. 1.

"Due to the controversy surrounding the book I have published, I think it's best that I not serve as assistant principal at Rodriguez," he said inthe statement released by Denton ISD.

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KEARNEY Deciphering blood patterns left at a crime scene. Using alternative light sources to find the most minuscule stain. Using insects to help determine a time of death.

Those are some of the basic law enforcement techniques adjunct professor Kyle Harshbarger teaches in his advanced criminal justice classes at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

I hope students go back on what I taught them and have some basic background, he said.

For over 10 years, Harshbarger has taught 390-level criminal investigations and 490-level advanced criminal and crime scene investigations/forensics, and manages UNKs criminal justice crime lab. The late James Gilbert, UNKs longest-serving criminal justice professor, started the lab years ago and was one of Harshbargers instructors.

The initial goal of the classes was to teach basic criminal investigations, the various types of crime and evidence associated with them. Over the years, the courses have evolved to a more hands-on approach in which students practice techniques they will use in the field.

I know there is a lot of them who will be deputies or officers in medium or small departments, and they dont have the access to a crime lab or to go to advanced training, Harshbarger said. So I thought, Lets give it to them while theyre in college.

Blood spatter is Harshbargers favorite topic to teach.

Once you learn how to read the spatter that comes from the blood, you can go into a crime scene and have a good idea of what happened and where it happened at, he said. Thats something I love learning, and teaching, about.

A close second is entomology and kinesics, which is reading body language, and using alternative light sources.

Harshbarger relates the material in his classes so its not only applicable to future police officers, but also to students going into social work, working in the courts or becoming a lawyer.

Harshbargers extensive training as a Kearney Police Department officer has greatly benefit UNK. A graduate of Kearney High School, Harshbarger has a bachelor of science degree in

criminal justice from UNK and a masters degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in public administration.

He has been with KPD since 1994 and has served as a sergeant for 15 years.

For the last five years, he has supervised the investigations unit, and hes also the head of KPDs Emergency Services Unit (SWAT) team.

When street officers transfer into KPDs investigations unit and they dont have any background in basic investigations, Harshbarger takes them to UNKs lab for a quick three-day lesson on techniques in fingerprinting, blood spatter and entomology.

Julie Campbell, UNKs criminal justice chair, couldnt be happier with what Harshbarger brings to UNK.

Kyle does an outstanding job for our program, and his courses are among our most popular. He has also worked diligently to introduce new equipment and techniques into the lab, she said.

Although he has been asked to strictly teach at UNK, he wants to keep doing both jobs.

I get to bring that real-world experience into the classroom. It bothers me to think that I wouldnt be a police officer and a teacher, that I would be one or the other, Harshbarger said. I think I would lose something with my teaching if that happened.

Eventually, Harshbarger would like to see the criminal justice department have a training area or building where he could set up crime scenes for students to investigate. Currently, practicals are taught at Warner Hall.

Every once in awhile, Ill set up a crime scene using a dummy, and Ill put blood on the dummy, and theres been a few times a teacher has been unaware I was teaching and came upon that and it startled them.

Ive had to make a few apologies here and there, he added.

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On Wednesday, Aug. 16, at approximately 1:51 a.m., the SCSO Dispatch Center received a report from a woman reporting that an unknown assailant had stabbed her son in the chest.

The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office reported the following:

On Wednesday, Aug. 16, at approximately 1:51 a.m., the SCSO Dispatch Center received a report from a woman reporting that an unknown assailant had stabbed her son in the chest.

The assault allegedly occurred at a residence on California Street in the city of Dorris, located in the eastern part of the county. SCSO deputies responded to the scene and conducted a crime scene investigation and interviewed witnesses who may have observed the suspects and vehicle leaving the scene of the incident.

The victim was treated by emergency medical responders from the local fire department and later transported via ambulance to a Klamath Falls medical facility. According to witnesses, it is believed one or more suspects may have fled the area in a white or silver-colored Pontiac-type four-door sedan.

Suspects in the case were identified as possible Native American adults, one male and one female. One was allegedly wearing a hat with feathers.

Sheriff Jon Lopey stated, This case is still under investigation and anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact the Departments 24-hour dispatch center at 841-2900.

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Conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter blamed the media for the ouster of White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, whose last day at the White House was Friday, and suggested the press has control over President Trump.

"STEVE BANNON OUT! Media is the most powerful branch of government. If @realDonaldTrump didn't like the media giving Steve Bannon all credit, instead of firing him, he should've hired 10 more like him," Coulter said in a series of tweets Friday.

"@realDonaldTrump needs to hire @CLewandowski_ immediately, so there's SOMEONE in the White House who isn't from Goldman Sachs," she continued, referencing Corey Lewandowski, who previously served as Trump's campaign managers.

The White House announced Friday that Bannon will leave his position after spending eight months working for Trump in the West Wing.

"White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve's last day," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. "We are grateful for his service and wish him the best."

The move was immediately met with praise from congressional Democrats, but some conservative groups panned Bannon's departure.

Coulter, who has supported Trump and Bannon, suggested Bannon's exit would hurt Trump's White House, and urged Trump to follow through on his campaign promises.

"To prove that he didn't get all the good stuff from Bannon, @realDonaldTrump better start the wall pronto!" Coulter tweeted.

She said the media would decide who the president is going to fire next, and indicated it's the press that has ultimate power over Trump.

"I think this will do it. Now, media will forgive @realDonaldTrump and treat him totally fairly. They admire weakness. Who will media decide @realDonaldTrump has to fire next?" Coulter tweeted.

"SNL sketch should have shown media sitting at the big desk in the Oval Office, with @realDonaldTrump at the little table," she continued.

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Thats all kinds of scary. If theres one place on Earth that would be the worst possible spot for a giant volcanic chain, its beneath West Antarctica. Turns out, its not a great situation to have a bunch of volcanoes underneath a huge ice sheet.

In a discovery announced earlier this week, a team of researchers discovered dozens of them across a 2,200-mile swath of the frozen continent. Antarctica, if youre listening, please stop scaring us.

The study that led to the discoverywas conceived of by an undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh, Max Van Wyk de Vries. With a team of researchers, he used radar to look under the ice for evidence of cone-shaped mountains that had disturbed the ice around them. They found 91 previously unknown volcanoes. We were amazed, Robert Bingham, one of the studys authors, told the Guardian.

The worry is that, as in Iceland and Alaska, two regions of active volcanism that were ice-covered until relatively recently, a warming climate could help these Antarctic volcanoes spring to life soon. In a worst-case scenario, the melting ice could release pressure on the volcanoes and trigger eruptions, further destabilizing the ice sheet.

The big question is: how active are these volcanoes? That is something we need to determine as quickly as possible, Bingham said.

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