By Steve Brown What if I told you that a candidate in the Democratic Primary would like to have President Barack Obama impeached? What if I told you that she’s a thirty-something, photogenic, and articulate African American woman? Finally, what if I told you that two years ago she actually won the Democratic nomination for [...]
By Yocel Alonzo I was there and saw it with my own eyes. I woke up the next morning and realized that it wasn’t a bad dream. On the night of April 3, the chambers of the Sugar Land City Council were overflowing with citizens who were opposed to the City’s scheme to build 625 [...]
By Jim Rice As Secretary of the Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees I believe it is time for our entire community to request that Congressman Olson and Congressman Green, Senator Hutchison and Senator Cornyn ensure the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly referred to as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) [...]
Many of us moved to Sugar Land to escape a Houston where politicians and city bureaucrats were co-opted by developers which had a free pass to do whatever they wanted, including building apartment complexes that allowed them to make a fast buck while destroying established neighborhoods. For many years we had truly conservative, visionary leadership [...]
Juanita Jean’s herownself creator By Susan Bankston Like Anita Perry, I am a woman of faith. Unlike Anita Perry, I have never felt persecuted or brutalized because of my faith. And that’s because I have … well, … faith. Also unlike Anita Perry, my God doesn’t give me much personal advice, but is there to [...]
By Naren Patel The recent City of Sugar Land run-off election revealed the true spirit of the democratic process. Good hearted Americans are fair and considerate and it is this spirit of kindness that has made this country a better place. Unfortunately, in the case of one of the City of Sugar Land council runoff [...]
By: Noel A. Pinnock, MPA In the Beginning…God created the heavens and earth (Gen. 1:1). Our faith in God, man and country is predicated upon this unequivocal foundation. This foundation applies to everyone despite race, color, and creed and it is upon this foundation that the common notion of loving our fellow neighbor exists. Unfortunately, [...]
By Mary Cook Fort Bend Co. Coordinator for 2011 National Day of Prayer Prayer is where we touch the heart God. Our forefathers recognized it. Will our children? In 1863 during the dark days of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln called for a National Fast Day for Prayer and one hundred years later the Supreme [...]
