/tags/barbara-bush Barbara Bush en-US Copyright Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:01:00 GMT /2019-04-02/the-matriarch-presents-barbara-bush-as-indispensable-to-2-bush-presidencies Beyond the juicy bits, journalist Susan Page paints a larger portrait of one of the more underappreciated, least understood figures of the last century — one with both insecurities and influence. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:01:00 GMT /2019-04-02/the-matriarch-presents-barbara-bush-as-indispensable-to-2-bush-presidencies Jessica Taylor /education/2019-02-08/literacy-app-from-smu-lift-team-wins-multi-million-dollar-grand-prize More than 36 million adults nationwide lack basic English literacy. A team from Southern Methodist University and Literacy Instruction for Texas are… Fri, 08 Feb 2019 23:19:21 GMT /education/2019-02-08/literacy-app-from-smu-lift-team-wins-multi-million-dollar-grand-prize Bill Zeeble /news/2018-06-12/george-h-w-bush-becomes-first-u-s-president-to-reach-94th-birthday Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 94th birthday Tuesday in Maine.He’s the first U.S. president to reach the milestone. Bush became the… Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:25:48 GMT /news/2018-06-12/george-h-w-bush-becomes-first-u-s-president-to-reach-94th-birthday /2018-04-25/professor-who-called-barbara-bush-an-amazing-racist-will-keep-her-job It came down to freedom of speech, according to Fresno State President Joseph Castro. He noted Randa Jarrar made the remarks in a "private capacity," even as he called her conduct an embarrassment. Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:26:00 GMT /2018-04-25/professor-who-called-barbara-bush-an-amazing-racist-will-keep-her-job Amy Held /texas-news/2018-04-21/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-laid-to-rest-in-houston Barbara Bush was remembered as the "first lady of the greatest generation" during a funeral Saturday attended by four former U.S. presidents and hundreds… Sat, 21 Apr 2018 15:48:22 GMT /texas-news/2018-04-21/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-laid-to-rest-in-houston Associated Press /2018-04-21/barbara-bush-remembered-in-her-own-never-minced-words The former first lady to President George H.W. Bush, and mother of President George W. Bush, spoke unapologetically throughout her life, inspiring many and incensing others. Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:00:24 GMT /2018-04-21/barbara-bush-remembered-in-her-own-never-minced-words Audrey McNamara /texas-news/2018-04-20/i-adore-her-in-houston-mourners-celebrate-barbara-bushs-life HOUSTON — Under a spread of flowers, in a closed silver casket, at the front of a brick-facade church in Texas’ most populous city lay the former first… Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:31:15 GMT /texas-news/2018-04-20/i-adore-her-in-houston-mourners-celebrate-barbara-bushs-life Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /2018-04-18/barbara-bush-first-lady-and-literacy-champion-took-a-bold-approach-to-the-aids-epidemic From Texas Standard . Back in the late '80s and early '90s, you could be fired if your employer discovered you’d done something like volunteering to... Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:45:14 GMT /2018-04-18/barbara-bush-first-lady-and-literacy-champion-took-a-bold-approach-to-the-aids-epidemic Rhonda Fanning /2018-04-18/barbara-bush-on-meeting-george-motherhood-and-her-signature-fake-pearls The former first lady, who died Tuesday, told Terry Gross in 1994 that she grew up thinking she'd be a nurse. "But then I met that marvelous George [H.W.] Bush and the nursing went out the window." Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:48:00 GMT /2018-04-18/barbara-bush-on-meeting-george-motherhood-and-her-signature-fake-pearls Terry Gross /2018-04-17/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-dies-at-92 Barbara Pierce Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92. Her death was confirmed by a family spokesman. She promoted reading skills across America and was also a best-selling author. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:47:00 GMT /2018-04-17/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-dies-at-92 Tovia Smith