Mitski’s seventh studio album, “The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We,” stands out from her other pieces of work with its warmer tone and loving message. The album features a sweeping classic Hollywood sound with its orchestra and choir, conducted by Drew Erikson, who is best known for his work with Lana Del Rey. “We just felt like he is exactly the person who can do that,” Mitski said in a video uploaded to her channel.  The first track on the album, “Bug Like An Angel,” shows the unbalanced state of addiction, as heard through the cavernous guitar and changing cords. The protagonist...

As residents of Argyle drive along F.M. 407, trash litters the sides of the road and its ditches. Argyles parks grow bare with lifeless fields of mowed grass. Chemical fertilizers run off into streams and affect water quality. All these issues seem to be consuming Argyle, but one organization has stepped up to take on these tasks: Keep Argyle Beautiful. Keep Argyle Beautiful is a local organization made up of volunteer environmentalists with the goal of helping educate and participate in environmental preservation and clean up, alongside the maintenance and creation of displays inside Argyle....

Week 2 Predictions Sunday Slate:  Raiders @ Bills (12:00PM BUF -9.5) The Raiders (1-0) visit the Bills in Buffalo (0-1). The Bills are coming off an upset loss to the divisional rival Jets while the Raiders are coming off a win against their own division rival Broncos, led by new coach Sean Payton. The Bills should win this game as they are Super Bowl contenders however; Josh Allen had 4 turnovers which led to their loss, the Raiders played a defensive game against a weak Denver offense and came out on top by a point.  Despite the Bills week 1 loss, I have them beating the Raiders...

As a senior, you prepare for your college years. Days fly by, and eventually, you’re at the end. But, after you leave, you simply disappear. You may still be connected with some friends, but if not, there's not much for people to remember you by. Most people aren’t able to leave a mark on the school in order for your peers to remember you. However, a simple solution to this has already presented itself. Senior quotes are a simple way for people to remember who you are. You should be able to leave a final impression of some sort at the school. A senior's final year can be considered one of...

Last week Argyle High School junior, Zara Majid was awarded a patent after working with a local company to invent a more effective way to purify communal water fountains.  At the beginning of her eighth grade year Zara joined a local group of students, whose main goal was to find practical solutions to some of the common challenges the world is facing. “Every meeting we would get together, and then list out tons of problems that we wanted to try and find solutions for,”  student Zara Maijid said. “Then from there, we really had to think about which ones we could actually make happen,...

Throughout the summer of 2023, the National Weather Service has been issuing Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories for Denton County. The Dallas-Fort Worth region has experienced 47 days with 100+ degree days.  “While there is no official definition of a heatwave, we often categorize extended periods of triple-digit temperatures, particularly 105 F+ days, as constituting a heatwave in North Texas,” Daniel Huckaby, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Fort Worth office (NWS), said.  Currently, the 2023 summer and the 2022 summer are tied for being the sixth warmest...