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Seeking more money for Texas students
Published Saturday, January 03, 2009
Samuel Dike and Mike Gold (Eagle, Dec. 29) suggest that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is advocating a reduction in financial aid available to students through the TEXAS Grant program. To the contrary, we are asking the 81st Le ... full story
College affordability
Published Monday, December 29, 2008
By SAMUEL DIKE and MARK GOLD As the fall semester ended, our fellow students across the state faced the task of passing final exams, writing papers and completing projects. Many engaged in these tasks with the anxiety, and for some -- ... full story
Do you believe in miracles?
Published Sunday, December 21, 2008
You don't hear much talk about miracles these days. We live in a cynical age, and lots of folks don't believe in them anymore. They take the position that there's a logical explanation for everything. Personally, I don't buy that. I've witnessed ... full story
Experience is key to achieving car czar success
Published Monday, December 15, 2008
To Whom it May Concern: Excuse me for not knowing which of you to write to, gentlemen. Maybe you're the one, President Bush. Or maybe it's you, President-elect Obama. I'm pretty sure it's not the governor of Illinois. Which is a good thing, beca ... full story
We must invest more in science, math education
Published Sunday, December 14, 2008
Editor's Note: The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas -- made up of Texas' Nobel Laureates and National Academies members -- has proposed four practical, actionable recommendations for state leaders to adopt, putting Texas on the p ... full story
Smile -- it will make everyone's day brighter
Published Sunday, December 07, 2008
26p3-39-2-feature Smile and the world smiles with you. Turns out the old saying is right -- at least according to sociologists. Maybe you noticed the story on Friday's front page about how happy people make folks around them ha ... full story
Chores vs. the mall
Published Sunday, November 30, 2008
By the time you read this, Black Friday will be but a memory. I hope you survived it, and I want you to know I tried to help by staying out of the way. For years, retailers have loved the day after Thanksgiving, which has become kn ... full story
To protest is hardly un-American
Published Tuesday, November 25, 2008
In the dark hours of Dec. 16, 1773, American patriots dressed as Mohawk or Narragansett Indians stole aboard heavily laden British ships in Boston Harbor and threw 45 tons of tea -- worth about $2 million in today's dollars -- overboard. The action ... full story
Yes, St. Nick, there will be a Christmas this year
Published Sunday, November 16, 2008
DEAR EDITOR, I am 2,000 years old, give or take. Some of my little elf friends told me there will be no Christmas this year. Mrs. Claus says, "If you see it in the paper, it's so." So I'm writing to ask you for the truth: Will we have Chris ... full story
Veterans deserve every benefit
Published Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Veterans Day should not be just another shopping day or holiday. Nov. 11 should be a sacred day when all Americans take time to thank, salute and pray for our nation's veterans. At least once a year, my wife and I take our two young sons to Walt ... full story
Arts are thriving in Brazos Valley
Published Tuesday, November 04, 2008
By ROBERT C. BORDEN Rarely am I at a loss for words, but after Sunday, I am. Magnificent. Spectacular. Incredible. Amazing. Wonderful. None do just to the concert performed by some 300 outstanding musicians, most of them from right here ... full story
A race Texas must win for children
Published Monday, November 03, 2008
Campaigns are racing toward the finish line. Many elected officials will be coming or going during this critical voting season. From the national level to the local level and everywhere in between, political campaign staffs are scurrying around, tryi ... full story
No place for Aunt Jemima today
Published Friday, October 31, 2008
By CHARLESE E. BROWN In this election season, we continue to hear the word "referendum." But, what does that word mean? Our reliable dictionary defines referendum as follows: vote by whole population on issue; a vote by the whole of an elect ... full story
An editor wonders: Can we pump down the volume?
Published Sunday, September 28, 2008
It sounded like thunder at first. Then I realized it was music -- or something somebody considered to be music.I was idling at a red light, which all of us do for hours on end as we attempt to traverse our town in the course of our daily lives. I was ... full story
Figuring out why people stay in a hurricane
Published Wednesday, September 17, 2008
By Andy Andrews www.AndyAndrews.com Last week, as it barreled toward the Texas coast, Hurricane Ike passed 400 miles from our home in Orange Beach, Alabama. Located right on the Florida/Alabama line, our town saw docks and parking lots underwa ... full story
'Ham' operators gave valuable help
Published Monday, September 15, 2008
By JOHN PAINTER Special to The Eagle "Whiskey X-ray Five Hotel Golf X-ray, this is Whiskey Charlie Five Alpha Alpha Hotel, Over?" "WC5AAH, this is WX5HGX, go ahead." It sounded like just two amateur radio operators beginning a conversat ... full story
Celebrate our Constitution today
Published Monday, September 15, 2008
By SHEILA MAY Special to The Eagle Sept. 17 is the anniversary of a remarkable event in the history of our country. Yet, while all Americans benefit from the results of this event, few are aware of the date itself -- the anniversary of the sig ... full story
Regrets over war and leaving Iraq
Published Monday, September 15, 2008
Editor's note: This is the second of two parts of recollections of service in Iraq by Col. Michael G. Kelley of College Station, who is retired from the U.S. Army Reserve. He was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War and remained in the servic ... full story
There's more to 'Farmer's Almanac' than weather
Published Sunday, September 14, 2008
Seems like the weather is all everybody's talking about. As I write this, Hurricane Ike is in the Gulf of Mexico and is threatening the Texas coast. By the time you read it, we'll know how stout a punch it packed. As we were all tracking th ... full story
Changing people, one at a time
Published Sunday, September 14, 2008
Editor's note: This is the first of two parts of recollections of service in Iraq by Col. Michael G. Kelley of College Station, who is retired from the U.S. Army Reserve. He was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War and remained in the service ... full story
Ike stirs memories of grandfather
Published Saturday, September 13, 2008
When I was a little girl and visiting my grandparents in Dickinson, I remember that my grandfather, Domenic Victor DePasquale, would go to work every weekday morning, usually driving a pickup truck as he backed out of his long crushed shell driveway. ... full story
Innovation is key to jobs
Published Monday, September 01, 2008
America is transitioning to a knowledge-based economy. The good news is it plays to a distinct advantage of the American workforce compared to the rest of the world. And highly skilled jobs usually pay above-average wages. Most of the job grow ... full story
Katrina survivor recalls welcome
Published Monday, September 01, 2008
By CHARLESE BROWN Where were you on Aug. 25, 2005? That was the date of the most devastating natural disaster to strike an American city. My family and I packed up what we thought we needed the day before the storm. The Saturday before ... full story
No hurricane is as strong as this community
Published Sunday, August 31, 2008
Well, here we go again. Looks like Hurricane Gustav is taking a bead on the Texas-Louisiana coast. Life could be a little different here in Hooterville for a while. Motels are booking up, kinfolks are getting phone calls -- and not just for ... full story
$10 to MDS can make a world of difference
Published Sunday, August 31, 2008
I made my showbiz debut way back when I was 5 years old, singing one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? I'm humming that tune in my head as I write this. But times have changed, as anybody wh ... full story
Overcoming myths of teen drivers
Published Saturday, August 30, 2008
Our community is still mourning the loss of three local teenagers in a deadly traffic crash earlier this month. Make no mistake, we have a serious public health crisis on our hands: a teen driver crash epidemic. More young people die in automo ... full story
One door closes -- and decides to say closed
Published Sunday, August 24, 2008
What you're about to read is true -- well, at least 90 percent. The names have been changed to protect the innocent ... and the not-so-innocent. It happened right here in Mayberry. Yes, really. We'll reconstruct the dialogue as it happened -- or ... full story
Ode to the chef
Published Friday, August 22, 2008
A poem for Thanksgiving The supermarket flier said the turkeys were a deal, so she gathered up coupons for the Thanksgiving meal. For decades she'd labored to treat her dear bunch -- and every year she marveled at their capacity for lunch. ... full story
With our readers in mind, we've given The Eagle a new look
Published Sunday, August 17, 2008
Whew, what a week! Pardon me for talking about inside-baseball stuff, but for the past few months your Eagle staff members have been as busy as anorexic termites in a sawmill. I wish we could all take a week off, but we've got a paper to put out -- s ... full story
Coming together to help others
Published Saturday, August 16, 2008
By MANUEL GONZALEZ Typically, I maintain a positive outlook on life and I believe that my family and friends act as my support system to help me maintain this attitude. This fact has led me on many occasions to think about those in our community ... full story
A party to boost school excitement
Published Friday, August 15, 2008
It is that time of year again, when families across the community and around the country eagerly anticipate the beginning of a new school year. As parents plan to save on purchases of school clothes by taking advantage of the sales-tax holiday this w ... full story
IF YOU GO
Published Thursday, August 14, 2008
What: Communitywide back-to-school party. When: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Sue Haswell Park in Bryan. Transportation: Shuttle bus will run from 9 a.m. until after the event from the Neal Recreation Center, Sadie Thomas Park and ... full story
What to do with a $300K outfit?
Published Sunday, August 10, 2008
I was wondering if you happened to notice the news story about Elvis Presley's peacock jumpsuit.At 3 a.m. Thursday, the gavel banged on the auction of Elvis' famous frock. It was vintage Elvis and vintage Las Vegas -- an over-the-top garment that fea ... full story
Help our less fortunate neighbors
Published Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Editor's note: Local realtor R. Clay Lee wrote this on his blog to raise awareness of the Brazos Valley Food Bank. I will never know why things happen to me the way that they do. However, as I get older, I have come to the realization that ... full story
No decision yet on financial aid
Published Monday, August 04, 2008
By RAYMUND A. PAREDESRecent wire reports and other stories have reported that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently adopted new proposals on financial aid that will adversely affect needy college students. In actuality, the proposals ... full story
Help stamp out text abuse
Published Sunday, August 03, 2008
OK, I'll admit it. I'm worried about us.Well, not necessarily you and me in particular, but about us as a society.In the past week I've seen two front-page stories about the dangers of text-messaging on cell phones. The Wall Street Journal and the Ho ... full story
Solving problems, one child at a time
Published Sunday, August 03, 2008
The idyllic childhood many of us fondly recall may not exist for many Brazos County children. Poverty, lack of family structure and dashed dreams are a reality for too many of our children. Bryan/College Station Family Solutions is a collaboration of ... full story
Attention disorder a serious problem
Published Saturday, August 02, 2008
Long ago, my grandmother warned me that eating too many sweets would give me diabetes. We've learned much about diabetes since then. Aside from the charm of old wives' tales, this can still end up an oversimplification of such a terribly debilitating ... full story
Full moon inspires musings
Published Sunday, July 20, 2008
SURFSIDE -- It's 2 a.m. here on the beach, and the full moon is so bright you can read a newspaper if you have a mind to. Well, the headlines at least. You might be wondering why I'm fooling around on the beach in the middle of the night. We'll ... full story
A&M visit a rewarding experience
Published Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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We can't get away from our names
Published Sunday, July 13, 2008
What's in a name? Quite a bit, apparently. There's been mucho commentary lately about Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein. Apparently it's giving lots of folks palpitations, along with the fact that his late father was a Muslim. You c ... full story
Working to stop teen steroid abuse
Published Friday, July 11, 2008
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A gory tale of Buffalo Donnis
Published Sunday, July 06, 2008
First of all, please accept my apologies if I'm a little off today. I haven't been at the top of my game for the past couple of weeks. Second, if you've got an aversion to stories about physical trauma or man-versus-beast, please turn the page. ... full story
Working for stronger families
Published Saturday, July 05, 2008
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In awe of our nation's Founders
Published Friday, July 04, 2008
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Declaration loved nearly to death
Published Thursday, July 03, 2008
WEST BRANCH, Iowa -- On this Fourth of July, as we Iowans struggle to preserve flood-ravaged documents and historic memorabilia, other Americans will stand in long lines to read the Declaration of Independence. Try as they might, however, these visit ... full story
Going green will help CS residents
Published Monday, June 30, 2008
By BEN WHITE As the population of College Station increases, more demand is put on our city's limited resources. "Green College Station" is an aggressive sustainability plan which will preserve College Station's quality of life for generatio ... full story
It's hard to get rid of old stuff
Published Sunday, June 29, 2008
Our neighbor, Bill Moyer, was working in his yard when I happened by. He walked over to say howdy and I noticed something flapping from one of his shoes. It was a piece of duct tape, and it was holding his entire left shoe together. The ... full story
Writer to meet Aggies
Published Friday, June 27, 2008
Syndicated columnist Darrell Huckaby, who has written about his experience meeting Army Capt. Paul Fleming and his wife Laura -- both 2003 graduates of Texas A&M University -- will pay his first visit to the A&M campus on Monday and Tuesday. ... full story
Writer to see Aggieland for himself
Published Friday, June 27, 2008
By DARRELL HUCKBY Let me tell y'all about the next chapter in the Texas A&M odyssey. If you are a regular reader, you'll know what I am talking about. If you aren't, I'll catch you up. A while back, which is Southern for eight or nine week ... full story
Celebrate Jim Butler's retirement
Published Thursday, June 26, 2008
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The focus of Voice for Children
Published Monday, June 09, 2008
It is a cruel fate to become a victim. No one knows this more than the hundreds of children each year in this area who are victimized by those who are supposed to take care of them. Even as adults, with choice and some level of control in life, h ... full story
Taking in the cool breeze
Published Sunday, June 08, 2008
RUIDOSO, N.M. -- Summertime, and the living is easy. At least for a while. A couple days ago I escaped the sultriness of Brazos County and fled westward -- and upward -- to the cool mountain pines of New Mexico. The thermometer next to the ... full story
Looking for that redneck sweetie?
Published Sunday, June 01, 2008
You never know what kind of news the mailman will bring. The other day I got a press release from a company called RedneckandSingle.com -- "featured on CNN, The Dennis Miller Show, CMT, and many major metropolitan newspapers." Somehow I man ... full story
Fighting for our paralyzed veterans
Published Monday, May 26, 2008
Today, Memorial Day, beloved sons and daughters, devoted husbands and wives, loving mothers and fathers, cherished brothers and sisters, and best buddies will be at the forefront of families' thoughts throughout the nation as America honors the men a ... full story
Remembering all veterans today
Published Monday, May 26, 2008
Today is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who paid the ultimate price for me and for you, for all of us. I remember also today my family members who served in our nation's military and, thankfully, came home alive and well. Recently, I pai ... full story
More books for you to enjoy
Published Sunday, May 25, 2008
Last week we talked about some Texas-oriented books that make for good summer reading. We ran out of space before I could get through the list, so let's pick up where we left off. We'll start with some lighter reading, then move on to the heavie ... full story
The reason for the day
Published Sunday, May 25, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Have I got news for you! In honor of this weekend's great occasion, you can: • Save an extra $50 on any purchase over $500 with a newspaper advertisement for teak, wicker or wrought-iron patio furniture. • Get $40 off plu ... full story
Remembering Lt. Shaun Blue
Published Sunday, May 25, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It's been a year since I first heard the news. I was in Kuwait on April 17, 2007, preparing for my second tour in Iraq when I stopped to call my wife on the way to the chow hall. I'll never forget her crying when she told me that ... full story
Books a summer delight
Published Sunday, May 18, 2008
Summertime's on the doorstep, so let's see if we can find some books worthy of our attention. As usual, I'll focus on the ones that have regional appeal ... books about the history, nature and culture of Texas and the Southwest. Here are some go ... full story
Son, I'm proud
Published Sunday, May 11, 2008
Well, son, here we go again. Moving time. But this time's different. Way different. If my math is correct, this is the 12th time you've moved in your 22 years of life. Two moves before you graduated from high school, then five years of moving into ... full story
Going down a slippery moral slope
Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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 ... full story
Dreads are way to root for Jason
Published Sunday, May 04, 2008
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 ... full story
China shaped Bush 41's policies
Published Sunday, May 04, 2008
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 ... full story
National proclamation
Published Thursday, May 01, 2008
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 ... full story
Texas proclamation
Published Thursday, May 01, 2008
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 ... full story
National Day of Prayer
Published Thursday, May 01, 2008
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 ... full story
Seniors deserve to have taxes frozen
Published Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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 ... full story
Reject CS tax freeze
Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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 ... full story
Public health faces worker shortage
Published Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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 ... full story
Service Members need a new GI bill
Published Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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 ... full story
Obama's relationship is with church
Published Thursday, March 27, 2008
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 ... full story
Four Strategies to keep Bryan Safe
Published Sunday, March 16, 2008
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." ... full story
The final say on Reveille; or is it?
Published Sunday, March 09, 2008
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 ... full story
Voting for Rev at fever pitch
Published Sunday, March 02, 2008
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 ... full story
Readers Rev up e-mails
Published Sunday, February 24, 2008
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 ... full story
BAGGETT: What if Rev's not a collie?
Published Sunday, February 17, 2008
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 ... full story
$15,625 a ticket? I'll stay at home
Published Sunday, February 03, 2008
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 ... full story
Mentoring works right here at home
Published Friday, January 18, 2008
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Citizenship involves more than voting
Published Sunday, November 11, 2007
"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 ... full story
Baggett: Comfort food to die for
Published Sunday, October 28, 2007
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 ... full story
Baggett: Desk cleaning uncovers tidbits
Published Sunday, October 21, 2007
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 ... full story
 

 

 
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