Tier One funding bill passes through Texas House (The Shorthorn)
One of the bills regarding Texas research universities attaining Tier One status passed in the Texas House on Friday. House Bill 51, authored by Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, would help the emerging research insitutions to obtain the status.
Source: www.theshorthorn.com
PARKS CALENDAR (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Summer swimming Season passes for the Loriella Park pool are on sale now. The passes are available for Spotsylvania residents only. The passes are $60 each for ages 6-12; $75 each ages 13-adult; and $170 for a family, covering everyone who lives in a household. Proof of residency and age are required. Passes are available only at the Parks and Recreation office in Loriella Park; hours are …
Source: fredericksburg.com
First-round reset: Rangers on verge of blowing it (Fox Sports)
The Rangers had the Capitals on the ropes, then they shot themselves in the foot. Spector resets all the first-round matchups.
Source: msn.foxsports.com
Political expediency has a price (Toronto Star)
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Source: www.thestar.com
2 suspected swine flu cases investigated in Buncombe (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE ? Buncombe health officials are investigating two suspected cases of swine flu in the county and said that the number of suspected cases could rise as testing for the virus increases.
Source: www.citizen-times.com
James, Schwepfinger dominate (The Morning Call)
An unknown from Catty, Parkland star win singles titles. They took different routes to championships at Westend Racquet Club, but they used similar tennis games to cop District 11 singles titles on Monday.
Source: www.mcall.com
Prominent gays step into activist spotlight (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Tuesday April 8, 2009–Bill Donius in his Ladue home. Donius never saw himself as an activist. That was reserved for those fringe kind of folks that embolden stereotypes and make “normal” gay folks looks bad.
Source: www.stltoday.com
BUSH’S TORTURE POLICY TARNISHED AMERICA’S MORAL STANDING (Cynthia Tucker via Yahoo! News)
(BEGIN ITAL)”The terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3,000 civilians! They behead their prisoners! They send suicide bombers into markets, mosques and police stations! What’s so bad about waterboarding them?”(END ITAL)
Source: news.yahoo.com
Is Carrie Prejean really a hero? (WorldNetDaily)
I’m somewhat reluctant to weigh in on the adoration being directed at Carrie Prejean, Miss California, due to her courageous stand for marriage during the Miss USA Pageant.
Source: www.wnd.com
Sunday Conversation: Michael Keaton (Los Angeles Times)
Michael Keaton was elevating his broken metatarsal in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton on Central Park South before rushing off to shoot something for David Letterman. Keaton’s new film, “The Merry Gentleman,” opening on Friday in New York, Chicago and L.A., is his first full-length feature outing as a director and in which he also stars. It is a small, heartfelt movie about a relationship between …
Source: www.latimes.com