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death comes to all
From an article about the Lakeway plane crash in the Austin American-Statesman: He’d heard that Syler’s childhood friend and former business partner, Curtis Treadwell, had died in a plane crash…
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arizona might be on to something
I found this link via Dappled Things about Arizona’s Stupid Motorist Law. I like it 🙂 KGUN 9 News
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Bishop Aymond and Priestly Transfers
Parish rallies behind priest In today’s Metro section of the Austin American-Statesman, a story ran about St. Theresa’s parish in Austin and a priestly transfer currently in progress. After a…
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Educational Reform Blueprint
Perhaps I don’t have the experience or the training needed to write up a blueprint on how to reform the educational process in this country. However, I do have some…
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so many books so little time
Hello, my name is Brandon and I’m addicted to books. I have a bedroom covered with books- almost every corner has a book or two or four or six stacked…
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the two-party problem
I’m studying for my BIO 213 exam tomorrow while watching the Democratic National Convention on PBS. I saw on the news segments of a speech given by former Governor Ann…
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a cool little book
I went to the PCL (i.e. the main library) on campus today and found a Pontificale Romanum from 1895. It is the liturgical book that contains all the different rites…
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something i simply disagree with
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amendment to the Constitution (S.J.RES.4) adding “The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.” I…
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interesting poll
The well-liked Fr. Jim links to a Slate poll referring to a “cultural soundtrack”. Just read the article and take the quiz. I scored “it’s time to get out of…
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week two begins
The second week of summer classes began this morning for me. The ratrace starts again. I was riding the Route 1 bus from Oltorf to campus this morning. It struck…