Last week made history with the swearing in of Joe Biden — who became oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States — and Kama…
The train trip from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital had been long. For 13 days, Abraham Lincoln, soon to be inaugurated as Amer…
If ever we doubted the deep divide that separates us, all we had to do was watch the horror of the riot at the Capitol on Wednesday. For decad…
This time of year is all about miracles. Of course, for the world’s 2.2 billion Christians, this is the week to celebrate the birth of Jesus i…
“The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen.”
In this year of the coronavirus, Christmas can’t come soon enough. Not only is it the most exciting time of the year, this year it also means …
For the past quarter-century, the good people at KBTX-TV have joined with the good people of the Brazos Valley to collect food and money to fe…
This has been a pretty terrible year, not only for America but for the world. The novel coronavirus pandemic has turned America on its head an…
Little more than a week ago, almost 150 million Americans went to the polls — either early or on Election Day — to elect a president, members …
“The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it.”
Two days to go and the tension across America is high. Who will emerge victorious at the end of Tuesday’s Election Day? Will we even know befo…
Are you tired of all the letters and emails from politicians asking for money? If only we send a contribution — generous, of course — by midni…
Brazos County
It is time for Americans to choose who will be sworn in as president on Jan. 20. It is something Americans have done every four years since 1788.
Elected officials in Brazos County tend to serve a long time. Fortunately for county residents, most of the people we elect do a fine job. So,…
Voters in Bryan, in addition to electing city council members, will decide if seven amendments to the city charter should be approved.
The race for state representative for District 14 took an unexpected turn this year: Suddenly, it is competitive, which hasn’t been the case i…
Early voting locations are:
Bryan school district’s board, staff and volunteers must be magicians. Not only did they create a $12 million bond issue in 2019 that did not …
Public school trustees often make some of the most momentous decisions in the life of a community, but often, through no fault of their own, t…
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Voters in the College Station school district face two races for the board of trustees, but only one of them is contested.
[Editor's note: The editorial on the College Station City Council contested races (Eagle, Oct. 11), Joe Guerra’s idea for the possible future …
The end is in sight. Election Day — Nov. 3 — is little more than three weeks away — and an extended early voting period starts on Tuesday.
The weather is turning cooler, the election -- hopefully -- is almost over and there are several dates in coming weeks we all need to remember.
To be sung to the tune of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas:
Growing up, we learned the charming story of Isaac Newton resting under an apple tree. As he rested, an apple fell on his head and he immediat…
We’ve had a lot to focus on this year: the pandemic and the rising death toll, how to return to school safely, Black Lives Matter, will the Ag…