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Opinion
New deadline keeps Pflag relevant
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 |
Paper tape. Magnetic tape. A streaming, “tickety-tack” noise of spool-fed paper spitting out new message after new message, commonly as many as 1,000 in an eight-hour shift.
Quotable: “Local trustees diligently work with community leaders, parents, and educators to develop sound education policies.”
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
“Local trustees diligently work with community leaders, parents, and educators to develop sound education policies. They help set high standards in the education system, encouraging us to strive to reach those goals and better prepare the next generation of leaders in our state and nation.” – Texas Association of School Boards Executive Director James B. Crow on TASB’s designation of January as School Board Recognition Month
Tobacco sales on Web need tighter controls
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
It’s time to overhaul outdated laws that allow cigarettes and other tobacco products to be sold online without verifying whether the purchaser is underage. A federal bill with wide bipartisan support called the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act will help this happen.
Editorial: Time to roll up sleeves, volunteer
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
Former president and famed Union general Ulysses S. Grant once said, “Labor disgraces no man.” Perhaps this saying is no more correct than when it is used to refer to work done this coming Monday.
Quotable: “I don’t believe silence is golden when it comes to municipal government.”
Monday, January 11, 2010 |
– City Manager Brandon Wade on whether city officials’ work is ever complete.
Residents urges others to take action
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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Two months ago, in an attempt to get some public accountability from the city of Pflugerville, regarding the astronomical cost increase of a multi-million dollar drainage ditch, I made an open records request of all items related to some very questionable management decisions.
Quotable:
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 |
“The Democrats’ health care bill that was crafted in secret, packed with sweetheart deals to get their 60 votes, and rushed through, was passed [Dec. 24] in a strictly partisan vote.
Cities next door and miles apart
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 |
Round Rock and Pflugerville are situated next to each other but they’re miles away when it comes to their ability to generate dollars.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 |
“[Highway 130] has been by far the largest factor that’s influenced development in the city recently.
Quotable:
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 |
“I would say that PISD has been the best district I have worked at.