Opinion

City cleanups put sheen on community spirit
Cleanliness is next to godliness, “they” say — usually it comes from a pulpit or as a stern parental admonishment to “make sure you wash behind your ears!”
November 19, 2009

Area pantries, families struggling
We often plan to highlight the efforts of area food pantries as we get closer and closer to the end-of-year holidays.
November 18, 2009

Rape unlikely to retire from doing good deeds
Bubba Rape isn’t sure how he’ll handle retirement, and it’s hard to imagine Jones Creek will know what to do without him.
November 17, 2009

Cheer members earn Thanksgiving Day treat
While we’re toiling in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day, or getting ready for the big game, a group of area girls will be experiencing their moment in the spotlight.
November 17, 2009

Acclaim and a Shame for Nov. 16, 2009
Acclaiming Clute moving ahead with plans for park; Memorial Child Care in Freeport worldly program; and students learning the value of a penny for Habitat drive, walk.
November 16, 2009

County welcomes new development plans
Word of two big business developments in the cities broke on the same day, and the news couldn’t have been better for central Brazoria County.
November 15, 2009

Accessibility can’t be taken for granted
A weekend beach outing with the family, an afternoon round of golf with friends. Most folks don’t give these activities another thought beyond planning and enjoying them.
November 12, 2009

Be sure to salute our veterans today
The day after tribute was paid to 13 men and women killed in what they believed to be the safety of an American military base, we honor the millions of others who served with equal honor in the name of preserving our freedom and fighting to bring them to other oppressed people around the globe.
November 11, 2009

Help reduce stray pet numbers
Spaying and neutering pets is the most effective way to combat the growing number of strays.
November 10, 2009

Acclaim and a Shame for Nov. 9, 2009
Acclaiming the recently completed Red Ribbon Week anti-drug campaign; a new Internet emergency communications radio system being launched in Angleton; and events help bring Stephen F. Austin to life.
November 09, 2009

Rejection allows time to retool bond plans
The local bonds had tight enough margins to make us believe a better economic climate could have switched enough “no” votes to “maybes” and “maybes” to “yesses”, but proponents can’t count on that. They must work to show voters they took this week’s rejection seriously before they can float another bond and expect it to pass.
November 08, 2009

Angleton band, BISD maintain links to success
On a fall Friday night, lasting memories were made at Wildcat Stadium in Angleton and at Hopper Field in Freeport. But it’s not the kind of memories you might expect during football season, though both Angleton and Brazoswood are in the midst of successful seasons that see them playoff-bound.
November 05, 2009

Dow has properly handled pipeline leak
Dow Chemical Co. officials can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to public opinion, but looking at their handling of a recent leak, they deserve one.
November 04, 2009

Acclaim and a Shame for Nov. 2, 2009
Acclaiming The new BASF Center for Process Technology at Brazosport College; a pair of grants for Brazosport College that will create or upgrade 197 jobs at local industrial sites; and Longtime Brazoria County farmer Leroy Bieri.
November 02, 2009

Ballot measures deserve better turnout
By the process of elimination, we can tell where 163,655 of Brazoria County’s 166,484 registered voters haven’t been since the morning hours of Oct. 19 through late afternoon Monday — at early voting sites throughout Brazoria County.
October 29, 2009