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The Eagle Editorial Board

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    Publisher

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    Editor-in-Chief

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    Opinions Editor

Time to fix redistricting is now

Eagle Editorial Board Well, here we are. Feb. 12 and the timing of the state's party primaries still is undecided. Deadlines for fixing congressional and legislative districts drawn by state lawmakers last year have come and gone. Compromises have b ... full story

Letters for February 10

A rational discussion needed on fracking Steve Beikirch (Eagle, Feb. 6) warned us that hydraulic fracturing may not be an answer in recovering gas. He came up short on explaining why, however. First, the image of evil corporations was brought ... full story

Letters for February 8

'Perry Mafia' driving folks from the GOP There are people who are as conservative as I am, but there are none who are more conservative. My disgust with the cronyism of the Perry Mafia has driven me -- and I am afraid it is driving many more people ... full story

Letters for February 7

Two people who proved this is a great place In this season of media feeding frenzy and negativism, it is a great pleasure for me to recognize two members of our community who went out of their way to help me. I was in a rush at the post office tryi ... full story

Letters for February 6

Why try to stop people from believing in God? If John Gillar (Eagle, Jan. 27) thinks people are generally good, then why has man historically sought spiritual guidance through faith in ethereal entities? He will say it is out of ignorance, but could ... full story

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

Letters for February 4

Proof that flu shots for H1N1 still are critical The Eagle ran an article Jan. 27 in HealthCheck entitled, "How Generation X deals with Influenza." The article refereed to the H1N1 virus in past tense, I suppose because there is a vaccine available ... 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

Letters for February 3

Help proves this is a great place to retire In reference to "86 year old OK after car hit by train" (Eagle, Jan. 30). That is my mother, who retired to College Station with my father, who passed away four years ago. That was an amazing phone call t ... full story

Letters for February 2

House decision could hurt local communities What: $1.2 billion in funding cuts for pedestrian and bikeway projects including Safe Routes To Schools. When: To be voted on Thursday by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructur ... full story

Letters for January 31

Will Bryan ban all those weathered gray fences? So Bryan, the land of mile upon mile of unpainted, weathered and leaning board fences, is concerned that someone might use a bright color (Like maybe some of those people who aren't from around her ... 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

Letters for January 28

CS police officer was courteous, professional On Jan. 19, while driving on Texas Avenue, I made an illegal U-turn. I am new to the area but that was no excuse for my actions. I was immediately stopped and cited by Master Officer Ken Smith of the C ... full story

Letters for January 27

Why should government support student loans? Edward Wasserman (Eagle, Jan. 19) made the astonishing complaint that the federal government is not spending enough money on student loans and on support of state colleges. Don't we have enough federa ... full story

Letters for January 26

Ross Rogers is a great choice for Bryan High Welcome home, Ross Rogers. As a member of the College Station school board during a portion of the Rogers' reign, I can attest to his positive influence over a myriad of school and community endeavo ... full story