Editorial

The Eagle Editorial Board

  • Jim Wilson

    Publisher

  • Kelly Brown

    Editor-in-Chief

  • Robert C. Borden

    Opinions Editor

The issue is expenditure of public money

Eagle Editorial Board Some readers believe The Eagle has it in for some people recently hired by government agencies, but we don't. Rather, we are concerned with how state and local money is spent, particularly in these days of belt-tightening by vi ... full story

Help local Scouts collect food Saturday

Eagle Editorial Board Scouts of all ages are well-known for their good deeds and service to others. This weekend proves once again just how valuable these young men -- and women in the Venturing Crews for older teens -- are to this community. On Sa ... full story

Due diligence not done by Grimes judge

Eagle Editorial Board The decision to hire a former Bryan police officer involved in a questionable shooting of an unarmed black man and a bystander to be Grimes County's new emergency management coordinator raises serious questions about whether du ... full story

Blame our legislators for election mess

Eagle Editorial Board Texas will be holding primary elections sometime this spring, but when still is up in the air. On Friday -- a year to the day before the next presidential inauguration -- the U.S. Supreme Court threw out congressional and legis ... full story

Would MLK be pleased had he lived?

Eagle Editorial Board Had he lived, Martin Luther King Jr. would be 83 today. It's hard to picture the vigorous young man assassinated at the age of 38 as an old man and we wonder what he would think were he still alive. He would be pleased to know ... full story

Remember to thank our peace officers

Eagle Editorial Board Last week, police officers in Ogden, Utah, went to a house to serve a search warrant in a drug investigation. It is something law enforcement officers across the country do on a routine basis. Most of the time, officers conduc ... full story

We hope 2012 will be a better year

Eagle Editorial Board Well, well. Another year behind us and a new one just beginning. Today is a day many of us nurse headaches from too much celebrating, while a lot of us make resolutions we are determined to keep -- but most likely will break be ... full story

A very merry Christmas to our readers

Eagle Editorial Board It's Christmas, a day when 2 billion Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem. It is a special day, a day of great joy, great emotion -- a day to pause and wonder over God's great gi ... full story

Hungry neighbors are counting on the community's help

Eagle Editorial Board It is going to be cold on Wednesday, so cold that most of us would rather snuggle up in front of a warm fireplace, eating a good meal and glad to be home. While some of us might be able to do that, far too many of our friends a ... full story

Kick off the holidays with B-CS parade

Eagle Editorial Board Christmas is almost here. Officially, it is three weeks away, but the season really kicks into high gear today when the 84th annual Bryan-College Station Christmas Parade kicks off at 2 p.m. As always, there will be bands, flo ... full story

A&M vs. UT rivalry should continue

Eagle Editorial Board For Aggies, the loss to archrival Texas on Thursday no doubt still hurts. To come so close and then to lose in the final seconds is painful. What makes it worse is that the two teams won't play again, at least for the foresee ... full story

A&M vs. UT rivalry should continue

Eagle Editorial Board For Aggies, the loss to archrival Texas on Thursday no doubt still hurts. To come so close and then to lose in the final seconds is painful. What makes it worse is that the two teams won't play again, at least for the fores ... full story

A worthy way to assist those who need help

Eagle Editorial Board There are a lot of great projects to help others going on in this community all the time. Individuals and groups go out of their way to make life better for our friends and neighbors. A senior at Bryan High School came to ... full story

Congress still fails to get the job done

Eagle Editorial Board Really, no one should be surprised that the so-called congressional "supercomittee" -- officially the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -- failed to come up with a plan to reduce the budget deficit by $1.2 trillio ... full story

ll judges should have high ethics

Eagle Editorial Board Americans of every political persuasion should expect -- and demand -- that all our judges, including those on the Supreme Court, have the highest personal and professional integrity. Of course, each of the present nine ... full story