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Firings illegal, lawsuit claims
ANGLETON — Brazoria County officials will vigorously fight allegations from two former Brazoria County juvenile probation employees who claim the county violated their civil rights and fired them after they claimed a judge sexually harassed them.

Equipment for handicapped installed at park
After Tammy Garcia spoke to Mayor Ken Corley late last year about a lack of wheelchair-accessible playground equipment in city parks, City Council and residents took action, quickly raising money for special playground equipment.

Barchak keeps lead in clerk race
ANGLETON — After election officials counted 24 provisional and two overseas primary ballots, a Brazoria County court reporter held her narrow lead and won the Republican nomination for district clerk

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Brazoria Public Works Director David Jordan walks by wheelchair-accessible monkey bars Tuesday as city employees install new playground equipment at Lions Club Park.

Sports

Eagles rout Clear Lake Christian
LAKE JACKSON — Looking like a TAPPS Class 3A contender, the Brazosport Christian Eagles opened District 7 play Tuesday with a 16-1 win against Clear Lake Christian at Suggs Field.

Brazosport downs 1st-place Angleton
FREEPORT — Brazosport junior Ashley Virgil shocked Angleton with a clutch goal off a penalty kick with 5:30 remaining to boost the Lady Exporters in a thrilling 2-1 victory in a District 46-4A soccer Tuesday night.

Opinion

Acclaim and a Shame for March 10, 2010
Acclaiming School for Little People trike-a-thon

Dual-language program worthy of emulation
There are segments of society that believe only English should be spoken in society, and certainly no other language belongs in public school classrooms. Those people don’t live in the real world of education in Texas.

Brazos Living

And I wish the winner was ...
Handicapping tonight’s Oscar honorees — for a movie fan — means pitting the heart against the brain.

2-day fused-glass jewelry workshop on tap
Brazosport Art League members Nancy Yarbrough and Patricia Williams will teach a fused-glass jewelry workshop March 13-14.

Tales from the Brazos

Old ads shine light on life in the 1800s
What was happening in Texas in April and May of 1831? Probably a lot of things, but those mentioned in my “Miscellaneous Brazoria County” file include some advertisements that, while of less importance to the public as a whole, were of supreme interest to a few.

1970s April Fool’s stunt draws few laughs
My “Miscellaneous County History” files contain a hodgepodge of clippings and notes culled from newspapers, magazines, books, letters, journals and even scratchy scraps of paper with information gleaned from telephone calls.

Glad You Asked

Faulty sensors will be repaired
A reader asks state transportation officials to look into why signal sensors at three Highway 288-B intersections seem to be operating on timers.

Extension service can inspect car seats
Reader seeks information on proper installation of child safety car seats.

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Showers bring us nutrients
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With progress, there goes the neighborhood
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That's just what the reader was thinking
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