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Recent Examples of drillerThe setup The Sugar Land, Texas offshore oil driller’s stock is relatively flat over the last 12 months, but up more than 20% in 2026 and on the verge of a major breakout.—Jay Woods, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026 By the second week of December, the driller reached a depth of 1,450 feet and struck oil sands.—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025 The new company, called Caturus, is a tie up of two Kimmeridge investments — a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project called Commonwealth LNG, plus the fast-growing natural gas driller Kimmeridge Texas Gas.—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Voters approved the Lee’s Summit School District’s Proposition C property tax funding measure that would provide around $4 million to pay for raises for teachers and staff.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the North Carolina Association of Educators is encouraging teachers to call out of work on May 1 for a march in Raleigh to call attention to the cause.
The Dodgers moved longtime coach and scout Monty Basgall — known as an exceptional infield instructor — from the front office to the field to help the players adjust to their new roles.