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31 stories found, listing (1 - 25)
Published Tuesday, February 09, 2010
All letters pertaining to the March 2 party primaries must reach The Eagle no later than 5 p.m. on Feb. 19. All political letters will run by Feb. 25.
Should there not be room for all political letters, they will run in proportion to the number ...
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Published Monday, February 08, 2010
All letters pertaining to the March 2 party primaries must reach The Eagle no later than 5 p.m. on Feb. 19. All political letters will run by Feb. 25.
Should there not be room for all political letters, they will run in proportion to the number ...
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Published Sunday, February 07, 2010
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress can agree on very little. Health care reform, Social Security protection, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorists in Guantanamo, education vouchers, gays in the military -- and ...
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Published Saturday, February 06, 2010
Feb. 19 the deadline for election letters
All letters pertaining to the March 2 party primaries must reach The Eagle no later than 5 p.m. on Feb. 19. All political letters will run by Feb. 25.
Should there not be room for all political ...
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Published Friday, February 05, 2010
We moved to the Wellborn area more than 30 years ago because we liked the people and the rural atmosphere. We reared our children here and have shared in countless community events. Now we face the prospect of being annexed into the city of College S ...
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Published Thursday, February 04, 2010
Put U.S. on track to fiscal responsibility
It's not often that the individual voter of Brazos County gets to participate in an election that will so strongly impact the future of our country. This coming election in November will present us with ...
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Published Wednesday, February 03, 2010
School cafeterias need healthful foodFirst Lady Michelle Obama called on the U.S. Conference of Mayors to help her fight the national scourge of childhood obesity.
She noted that one-third of all children are overweight or obese. She propos ...
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Published Wednesday, February 03, 2010
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The number of people who need assistance from a Texas food bank last year was up 45 percent from just five years ago, a report on hunger in Texas issued Tuesday shows. Even more startling, the number of children 18 and youn ...
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Published Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Our state faces a critical period in its history as the next election cycle approaches. The results will impact the lives of all Texans, and I encourage all Texans to study the candidates and to participate in the election process.
I person ...
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Published Monday, February 01, 2010
Are the city councils of College Station and Bryan trying to encourage the unification of the cities and a local tax revolt? What other conclusions could be drawn from the realization that our local governments have spent more than $500,000 on legal ...
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Published Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that labor unions and corporations are the same as individual voters, overturning more than 100 years of established law and precedent in a blatant di ...
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Published Saturday, January 30, 2010
I do not live in Brazos County. I live in a much worse place: Robertson County where the leaders do not care what happens to animals.
If the Brazos Animal Shelter truly put forth an effort to reducing the number of animals euthanized, it could ...
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Published Friday, January 29, 2010
Election of Scott Brown sends a strong message
Does the election of Scott Brown, R-Mass., to the United States Senate mark the beginning of the end of roughshod politics? I do not refer to rough-and-tumble politics in which opponents for electiv ...
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Published Thursday, January 28, 2010
Gross, misleading distortons of truth
The letter by Dr. Richard May (Eagle, Jan 27) is typical of the gross and misleading distortions of fact practiced by many liberals.
His letter indicates that Republicans are opposed to health care reform, ...
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Published Wednesday, January 27, 2010
We have a choice to make soon: Who will we elect to be our governor for the next four years? The Republi-cans have three candidates. The ones with the most money and the most experience in politics are, of course, Kay Bailey Hutchison and our current ...
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Published Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Willing to leave county if the price is right
I happened to catch the news the other night where the supposedly poor Bryan school district and the wealthy College Station district are ending the transfer of money from the latter to the former. G ...
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Published Monday, January 25, 2010
Many reasons Wellborn doesn't like annexation
If one wants to know why we in Wellborn do not want to be part of the "People's Republic of College Station," look no farther than the remarks of Lance Simms, assistant planning director for College ...
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Published Sunday, January 24, 2010
Eagle Editorial BoardThe selection of R. Bowen Loftin as the new president of Texas A&M appears to be a good one. He has filled the post on a temporary basis since June and has won admirers for his conciliatory attitude and positive outlook, attr ...
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Published Friday, January 22, 2010
I wish to express my admiration and support for Blanche Brick in her desire to be our state representative from District 14. Brick was my boss at Blinn College for a number of years.
I know from first-hand experience that she is politically and ...
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Published Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thanks to The Eagle for placing a picture of Harrison Wellmann on the front page.
I don't know Harrison, but his winning of his class in the Punt, Pass, & Kick contest is to be congratulated and something of which he should be proud.
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Published Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I think those of us living deep in the heart of Texas have something to learn from liberal Massachusetts: namely, the fact that it's time for outspoken, principled representatives in Congress.
The close race between Scott Brown and Martha Coak ...
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Published Sunday, January 17, 2010
Eagle Editorial BoardSometimes, it seems, we dwell too much on our differences. We see life so often as rich vs. poor, black vs. white, young vs. old, liberal vs. conservative, Christian vs. everyone else, east vs. west, north vs. south and on and on ...
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Published Sunday, January 17, 2010
Generous people helped Sister Cities
During these strained economic times, it is heartwarming to see that this community is still so generous. The Bryan/College Station Sister Cities Association would like to thank the people who gave a dona ...
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Published Saturday, January 16, 2010
Nothing as hilarious as Democrats on Sen. Reid
Have you ever seen anything as hilarious as the Democrats and the Black Caucus falling all over their tongues trying to defend Harry Reid's comments about Barack Obama?
CHRIS ROBERTS
Bryan
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Published Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Pedestrian safety needed
I hope safety officials in Bryan, College Station and Brazos County do something in a big way to promote pedestrian safety in our area - for both drivers and pedestrians.
I've been saddened in recent months hearing ...
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