Texas colleges urged to pursue targeted affirmative action
Views call for UT Austin and Texas A&M to reform policies and mindsets to recruit and graduate a critical mass of Hispanic and African American students. After the Supreme Court upheld narrowly tailored affirmative action, Texas universities should craft constitutional policies, avoiding past quota-style practices and learning from Michigan and Hopwood rulings.
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Austin American-Statesman
Texas
University of Texas At Austin
Texas A&m University
UT System
Rice University
Texas A&m
U.S. Supreme Court
UT Law School
Hopwood
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
University of Michigan
High Court
Supreme Court
Michigan
Potpourri Cathy Gillentine on singers and tech woes
Cathy Guillentine laments tuneless TV 'vocalists' and overproduced shows like Give Me the Mike and Regis and Kelly. She notes Internet woes, provider incompatibilities with Macintosh, and mocks the push to ditch Macs while defending their resilience.
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Give Me
Mike
Star Search
Simon
Regis and Kelly
New York
ABC
Officials addresses for Texas leaders listed
Instructions provide mailing and office addresses for Governor Perry Lt. Governor Dewhurst State Comptroller Strayhorn and U.S. Senator Hutchison. Addresses include P O Box numbers Capitol locations in Austin and Washington D C. Includes phone and fax numbers for Perry.
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Rick Perry
State Capitol
Austin
Texas
David Dewhurst
Capitol Square
Carol Keeton Strayhorn
LBJ
E. 17Th Street
U.S
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Contact details and notices for Texas City Sun staff
Editorial staff and departments contacts listed with emails and extensions. Subscription rates shown, plus postage and mailing info. The note states views expressed belong to submitters and obscene material will not be printed.
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Texas City Sun
Texas City Sun invites public letters to editor
The Texas City Sun requests letters on public interest topics no longer than 250 words. Sign the letter and include a street address plus daytime and evening phone numbers for verification. Mail to Letters to the editor, P.O. Box 2249, Texas City, TX TH592. Fax and email options available.
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Texas City Sun
P.O
Texas City
Texas
A Monologue on God and Public Display of Commandments
The author critiques religious rhetoric about a Ten Commandments display in Alabama court, arguing for love thy neighbor and social charity over confrontation. He notes debates over prayer in schools, urges practical acts of charity, and suggests real faith is shown by helping others rather than protests against court rulings.
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God
Alabama
U.S
Abraham
Issac
Jacob
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Texascitysun.com
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Jan.hines
Michael Clements
Michael.clements
Texascitysun
Cgillentine
Earthlink.net
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