{"id":37374,"date":"2017-10-27T22:49:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T03:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37374"},"modified":"2017-10-27T22:49:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T03:49:16","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-27th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/27\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-27th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 27th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video: Former first lady: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We’re really enjoying life\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nCRAWFORD, Texas (KWTX) More than eight years has passed since Laura and George Bush lived in the White House and for the most part they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve stayed out of the public spotlight since leaving Washington.
\nA Bush family photo as the former president and first lady pose with their daughters, son-in-law and granddaughters. (Courtesy photo)
\nMany days, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find the former first lady taking morning walks on the couple\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1,500-acre ranch near Crawford while her husband rides his bike on the trails or paints, a hobby he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s embraced since leaving office.
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a far cry from the life they lived in the media spotlight while George W. Bush served as president from 2000-2008.
\nBut, if you ask Mrs. Bush about life today, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tell you, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d …<\/p>\n

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Nonprofit to give new life to broken bikes<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Rich Lopez | www.mrt.com<\/h3>\n


\nWith a truck bed filled with used and broken bicycles, Gordon White has one thing in mind.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153So many kids want bikes for the holidays,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I knew I could help.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nWhite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s help was much more than merely refurbishing bicycles. With a homespun twist, he began the nonprofit Project Peddle Pusher, which has a mission to collect used youth bicycles, fix and clean them up and distribute to underprivileged children during the holidays.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My goal for this project is to …<\/p>\n

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