Opinion: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act needed
Rep. Gene Green last week voted in support of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This legislation will help Americans become more globally competitive and …
Columnists – Special Columns
Opinion: Just say no to largest spending bill in U.S. history
Dear Neighbors,Today, Congress passed the largest spending bill in our nations history I voted NO.This morning, before the vote, I was talking to my friend Sammy Mahan …
An Underground Movement via MySpace
By AISHA FARHOUD“Rock hasn’t died, it’s just moved underground”That’s what someone said to me when I told him rock was dead. At the time I thought it was …
Year in Review 2005
January Community members met to discuss groundwater contamination near the Eastex Freeway and Hartwick. Aldine ISD hosted a city-wide conference on student race relations.February Alberto Gonzalez, an Aldine …
Now thats sick… by Francis Shrum
I hate being sick.It starts with a little tickle in the throat, a stuffy nose, a sore neck, an achy feeling in the back, and it just goes …
Passing TAKS doesn’t make students college-ready by Rose Rennekamp
TAKS, FCAT, HSPA? These probably look like just a jumble of letters to most of us, but to high school students in 24 states, these letters mean the …
Hometown Heroes… by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson
“The most important thing [in the Olympic Games] is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph …
Vacationing poses identity theft dangers
Vacation was great! You arrive home refreshed until you discover that someone charged hundreds of dollars using your credit card number. You’ve been the victim of identity theft. …
Apollo 11 — 35 Years later… by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson
On July 16, 1969, three men began a voyage that would forever change our world, and mark their place in the history books. They were aboard the Apollo …