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48 stories found, listing (1 - 25)
Published Friday, November 20, 2009
The loss of any young Aggie is a tragic eventCan we move past this way over-the-top Bonfire sentimentality to our ongoing tragedies of today. I have two degrees from Texas A&M and come from a " deep maroon" family. I have attended A&M bonfire ...
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Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
Walmart employees help Navasota schoolI thank the employees of the Navasota Walmart for all they do. I am a teacher at John C. Webb Elementary. Every time I see the smiling faces of the employees walking into our school, I just know that good things ...
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Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Those of us of a certain age remember where they were when Pearl Harbor was attacked or when they heard the news that World War II was over. Those a little younger recall vividly hearing the news about the murders of the Kennedy brothers and Martin ...
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Published Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Love in everyone would solve most problemsI disagree with the basic premise of the letters of both John Gillar (Eagle, Oct. 15) and Burt Hermann (Eagle, Oct. 30). Both writers maintain morality is a result of "good ideas" passed on from generation t ...
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Published Tuesday, November 17, 2009
We don't need Obama's health care reform planAngelita Garcia Alonzo (Eagle, Nov. 4) said Teddy Roosevelt would not have been in favor of anything that smacked of socialism when he advocated health reform in 1912. As a Progressive, Roosevelt wanted a ...
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Published Sunday, November 15, 2009
More attention must be paid to councils
I attend the Bryan City Council meetings on a fairly regular basis or view them on Channel 16.
There are a few observations from the Oct. 27 meeting I would like to comment on:
A citizen from Bryan's ...
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Published Sunday, November 15, 2009
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Another year and yet another threat to the people's right to know just what their elected officials are up to. Will it never end?
The latest threat to the state's Open Government laws comes from Alpine, a pleasant commun ...
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Published Saturday, November 14, 2009
Volunteers could help with difficult breeds
Anyone concerned about local animals might do well to protest the breed-discriminatory policies of the Brazos Animal Shelter.
Those with professional animal experience -- vets, groomers, trai ...
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Published Friday, November 13, 2009
Wouldn't it be great this weekend if you could do something that left you feeling satisfied, both physically and emotionally, and help others at the same time? Well, you can, right here in downtown Bryan.The Frame Gallery is sponsoring its fourth ann ...
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Published Friday, November 13, 2009
European medical care works extremely wellBob Koestler (Eagle, Oct. 28) wondered if our health care will harm tourism. The answer in no, because visitors take out private travel health insurance to cover a U.S. trip.British visitors, for example, hav ...
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Published Thursday, November 12, 2009
Eagle could have found a better quote to runI have to say that I was surprised that The Eagle quoted Dick Cheney in honor of Veterans Day. He said, "It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you." This quote is fr ...
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Published Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A&M leaders should look to ShermanAny true fan of Texas A&M football should be impressed with the way coach Mike Sherman has handled the vicissitudes of the Aggie season. He knew that the victories in the first three games were potentiall ...
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Published Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Bob Presley (Eagle, Nov. 4) makes a valid point: Religious zealots should not have pursued their misguided beliefs about doing God's will. If they had instead followed their evolved moral compasses without the encumbrance of the oversight of an arch ...
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Published Monday, November 09, 2009
People should vote on more issuesI thank Jim Ash for his diligence in standing up and fighting the red-light issue. He didn't do it for personal gain or any " attaboy." He did it to inform the College Station City Council and hopefully future counci ...
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Published Sunday, November 08, 2009
Plenty of other places to park
Uzma Saboor (Eagle, Oct. 28) pointed out the inadequacy of parking spaces at the mosque in College Station.
Consequently, a number of people going to the mosque have to park their cars "in spaces of other su ...
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Published Sunday, November 08, 2009
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Over the past two and a half centuries, million of young men and, more recently, young women have been called to defend this country. Some were drafted but many enlisted voluntarily, willing to give their life if necessary ...
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Published Saturday, November 07, 2009
Much of freeway trash is from garbage trucksThere is an ongoing effort to remove trash from Earl Rudder Freeway. I don't know how many times I've seen crews collecting trash along the road, yet there still always seems to be a lot of trash. I may hav ...
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Published Friday, November 06, 2009
No shame in voting to eliminate CS camerasAs someone who voted to remove the red-light cameras from our city, I wanted to respond to Keith Arnold (Eagle, Oct. 5) who attempted to shame me for my vote and blame me for other people's unsafe driving. Th ...
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Published Thursday, November 05, 2009
Election proves people can still bring changeWhile I never was unlucky enough to get a red-light camera ticket, I'm grateful that Jim Ash did. What he and his supporters have done in the past year in response to the lack of due process is nothing sho ...
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Published Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Morally wrong to deny health care to everyoneSome political pundits would like for Americans to believe that President Barack Obama's efforts to achieve comprehensive health reform is an attempt to socialize medicine and lead us towards socialism. In ...
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Published Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Bad Medicare newsI read with dismay that the Senate voted not to stop a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians beginning in January.Medicare already pays less than most insurances. Unfortunately, the impact of this will not only cost physi ...
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Published Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Eagle Editorial BoardToday is Election Day when Texas voters decide the fate of 11 proposed amendments to the state's oft-amended Constitution. In College Station, voters also will decide whether to do away with red-light cameras. A vote in favor of ...
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Published Monday, November 02, 2009
I would have never thought in a million years that, at age 36, I would be stressed about our health care system. I have been approved for Medicaid. At one point I thought that was just a blessing. I am grateful, but has our nation really gotten to t ...
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Published Sunday, November 01, 2009
Spend money efficiently
Thank you, Chip Howard (Eagle, Oct. 15), for saying what most folks have been thinking. Bryan Superintendent Mike Cargill needs to spend district money more efficiently.
ROY FLORES
Bryan
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Published Sunday, November 01, 2009
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With the passing of four distinguished community leaders, this has been a sad few weeks for Bryan and College Station. Names and faces familiar from years of unselfish public service have been taken from us, leaving a void ...
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