The Sharpener
Local news for the Sharpstown area of southwest Houston.
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Tyess Korsmo, Editor-in-Chief
Tyess Korsmo moved to Sharpstown in 2019 to earn his Master of Liberal Arts at HCU, where he now teaches English and history. He also teaches English in a maximum-security prison.
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