Briscoe's lasting impact shapes Texas policy and philanthropy
The late Dolph Briscoe, longtime Texas figure and former governor, left a broad legacy through philanthropy and policy. His backing helped create UT Health San Antonio, UTSA, St Marys University, the Dolph and Janey Briscoe Western Art Museum, and the farm to market road system. Briscoe championed open meetings and records, boosted education, and supported numerous institutions in Texas, including the Witte Museum and UT Austin.
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Ofer
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Uvalde
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio
Witte
UTSA
St. Mary’s University
UT Austin
Dolph and Janey Briscoe
University of Texas
Books to counter summer slide for Houston students
The piece argues that giving low income students 12 books at year end boosts reading and long term schooling. Studies by Richard Allington show 10 to 20 books home libraries reduce summer loss, raise scores, and link book ownership to prolonged schooling, urging HISD to invest in book access.
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Houston Independent School District
Houston
Richard Allington
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Allington
Florida
HISD
Let Peace Begin With Me Pulitzer 1988 Winner Note
A fragment from a newspaper piece lauds the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner and urges readers to promote freedom. It emphasizes self control as a divine gift and links liberty to personal responsibility and moral guidance. The text presents a devotional, nonpolitical stance on freedom and achievement.
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Conmantnest, Vn
NASA outreach envoy Charen Mona' profiles lawyer and columnist
Charen Mona' an attorney and former Reagan White House speech writer gains recognition as a syndicated columnist. The piece traces her path from legal work to public commentary and NASA outreach roles.
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Charen
Reagan White House
NASA and Muslim world perceptions in Obama era rhetoric
The piece critiques President Obama's NASA outreach idea to boost Muslim nations' self esteem, arguing such universalizing reasoning is arrogant. It notes Muslims’ own strong self view, the limits of presidential power over global sentiment, and the danger of tying policy to perceived feelings rather than concrete interests.
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Obanda
NASA
Charles Bolden
Samuel Johnson
Obama
America
Tripoli
Tehran
Muhammad Ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
al- Khwarizmi
Bernard Lewis
Pakistan
Iran
Scientific American
Osama bin Laden
Stop the stunts in immigration debate by Estrich
Estrich, the Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California, calls to end sensational stunts in the immigration policy clash and urges clear, serious discourse.
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Estrich
Robert Kingsley
The
University of Southern California
W Center
Immigration reform debate and partisan posturing over borders
The piece argues immigration reform faces unlikely passage in Congress due to lack of bipartisan support. It accuses Republicans of political stunts around a border trip for President Obama, while invoking stories of families and service members to advocate for a lawful path to legalization.
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Republican National Committee
Michael Steele
Democratic National Committee
Pennsylvania
Ed Rendell
Secret Service
Obama
Congress
Senate
George W. Bush
Thunder in the Desert reception prompts thumbs up note
Odessa American invites reader opinion on current topics with a thumbs nomination. Readers may email onletters oapa com to share positive or negative comments about Thunder in the Desert or other issues.
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Odessa
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