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Going down a slippery moral slope
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| Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
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As those who lived through World War II leave us in ever-increasing numbers, there are those among us who hope the memory of the Holocaust dies with them.
We must not -- indeed, cannot -- let that happen. Six million Jews -- two-thirds of the Je ...
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Dreads are way to root for Jason
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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My fellow Americans, I come to you today with a late-in-the-game editorial endorsement.
Yes, I realize The Eagle made its editorial recommendations for local elections last week. But for some reason this race didn't pop up on the editorial board ...
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China shaped Bush 41's policies
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| Published Sunday, May 04, 2008 |
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Recent calls for President Bush to forgo his attendance at the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics as a stand against China's human rights record bring to mind that he is not the only President Bush expected to attend these increasingly contro ...
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National proclamation
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| Published Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
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America trusts in the abiding power of prayer and asks for the wisdom to discern God's will in times of joy and of trial. As we observe this National Day of Prayer, we recognize our dependence on the Almighty, we thank Him for the many blessing ...
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Texas proclamation
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| Published Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
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Since the beginning of our land, men and women have bowed their beads in prayer. From families gathered around the dinner table to presidents kneeling in the Oval Office, prayers have been offered from every generation of Americans. Prayer truly has ...
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National Day of Prayer
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| Published Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
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Washington's annual cherry blossom festival is a capital tradition that's at once sublime and straightforward. Unfortunately, it's followed by another Washington springtime tradition that is both graceless and duplicitous. It's the National Day of Pr ...
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Seniors deserve to have taxes frozen
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| Published Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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The May 10 College Station city election includes a proposal by petition to freeze the taxes on the homestead of disabled persons and those 65 and older.
The tax freeze is provided for by a Texas constitutional amendment that was overwhelmingly ...
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Reject CS tax freeze
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| Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
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Should younger taxpayers and non-homeowners subsidize senior citizens buying $300,000 houses to retire here? That is the essence of the proposition to freeze senior citizen property taxes that College Station will vote on next month. This liberal-sou ...
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Public health faces worker shortage
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| Published Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
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The public health workforce -- and, thus, the public -- is facing a major crisis. The overall number of public health professionals per population size is currently fewer than in 1980, and projections show that retirement and other effects of an alre ...
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Service Members need a new GI bill
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| Published Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
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In his book Making the Corps, former Wall Street Journal correspondent Thomas E. Ricks describes a night patrol he went on in Somalia led by a young Marine. "As we walked in single file, with red and green tracer fire arcing across the black sky over ...
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Obama's relationship is with church
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| Published Thursday, March 27, 2008 |
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As a minister serving a local church, I'm surprised by some aspects of the recent controversy surrounding Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, its pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and its most talked-about member, Sen. Barack Obama, who eloque ...
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Four Strategies to keep Bryan Safe
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| Published Sunday, March 16, 2008 |
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I want to thank each of the residents and guests for the warm welcome that you have shown me and my family since our arrival here in Bryan. Your hospitality, kindness and generosity truly encompasses your slogan, "The good life, Texas style."
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The final say on Reveille; or is it?
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| Published Sunday, March 09, 2008 |
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View Reveille Poll Results
We asked and you answered. Oh, mercy, did you answer!
For the past three weeks we've been trying to help Texas A&M in its search for the next Reveille. This came about because Reveille VII will be retired after th ...
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Voting for Rev at fever pitch
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| Published Sunday, March 02, 2008 |
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The political season is in full roar, and it's a barnburner.
No, I'm not talking about the race for the presidency. Or even the race for county attorney. I'm talking about something near and dear to the hearts of Aggies everywhere: the next Reve ...
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Readers Rev up e-mails
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| Published Sunday, February 24, 2008 |
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Big dog on campus
BAGGETT: What if Rev's not a collie?
Woo, mercy! Be careful what you ask for.
Last week we addressed the subject of the next Reveille, the beloved canine mascot of Texas A&M.
The powers-that-be in Aggieland have said ...
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BAGGETT: What if Rev's not a collie?
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| Published Sunday, February 17, 2008 |
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Rev up e-mails
Big dog on campus
OK, so Reveille is retiring. And officials at A&M say the next Rev may be some breed of dog other than a collie.
But what breed should it be? The possibilities are endless.
Aggies being Aggies, of ...
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$15,625 a ticket? I'll stay at home
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| Published Sunday, February 03, 2008 |
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Let's say you and I got a wild hair to go to the Super Bowl and watch the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants this afternoon. What would it cost us?
I went online Friday and did a little shopping. I don't know about you, but I decid ...
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Mentoring works right here at home
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| Published Friday, January 18, 2008 |
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Citizenship involves more than voting
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| Published Sunday, November 11, 2007 |
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"My job is to make the country work, and help it to come together." I don't remember the name of the young woman who said that, but I certainly remember the circumstances. It was at a high school in the southern Indiana congressional district I once ...
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Baggett: Comfort food to die for
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| Published Sunday, October 28, 2007 |
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I was wondering what you would order for your last meal.
Let's say you were on death row, heaven forbid, and the chow hall asked what you wanted before your trip to the Big House in the Sky. What would your tummy tell you?
This week's Time magazi ...
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Baggett: Desk cleaning uncovers tidbits
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| Published Sunday, October 21, 2007 |
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The mountain of paper on the desk has become an avalanche hazard, so it's time for some house cleaning. Let's see if we can unearth some newsy nuggets in the process.
• Lookie here ... a news release from a company called Handvertising USA.
"Almo ...
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Guest Commentary: Voting is important
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| Published Friday, October 05, 2007 |
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Thomas Jefferson once said, "Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government." As we approach the upcoming state constitutional amendment election, Texans should take the time to become well-informed on the 16 pro ...
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Guest Columnist: Help keep reading safe in America
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| Published Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn long has been a champion of open government, so his hesitation to support the Free Flow of Information Act in the Senate raises concerns among those of us who believe our government must be accountable to the people of this grea ...
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Editorial: Information flow bill needs support
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| Published Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn long has been a champion of open government, so his hesitation to support the Free Flow of Information Act in the Senate raises concerns among those of us who believe our government must be accountable to the people of this grea ...
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Baggett: 'Farmer's Almanac' useful as always
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| Published Saturday, September 29, 2007 |
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It doesn't feel like it just yet, but fall is just around the corner.
It has to be, because my Old Farmer's Almanac has just arrived. And it's just as good as ever. Maybe better.
The 2008 edition of the little yellow book is chock-full of int ...
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