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Carpooling can help relieve pain at the pump

Editorial

Rising gas prices demand creative solutions.  

Emotional intelligence more important than brains

Opinion

Lately I have been sleeping with a book under my pillow for additional wisdom titled "Emotional Intelligence—Why It Can Matter More Than IQ," by Daniel Goleman, a kinsman.  

Are you living the way God intended us to?

Opinion

While the spring Holy Days are meant to get people reflecting upon themselves, we should always consider whether or not we are living to glorify God.  

God and Me

Opinion

A journalism colleague recently wrote about superstition. This prompted my own thoughts on the subject.

Censorshop of music, art unfairly restricts freedom of expression

Editorial

Ever since the beginning of this nation and the right to "freedom of speech," there have been those who try to limit that right with censorship. 

Take the time to thank those who clean up after you

Opinion

The work that custodians do is perhaps one of the most important of the entire faculty here at TC.  

Seeing not always believing

Opinion

Superstition and culture are inextricably bound to each other; he's the cousin Religion prefers to leave out when talking about her family. 

A few ways to save a few dollars

Editorial

With gas prices at almost $5 a gallon, many people are probably looking for ways to save money and conserve energy. There are a few simple ways this can be done. 

Education lasts a lifetime

Opinion

President Barack Obama gave his second annual State of the Union Address on Jan. 25.

They’re rioting in Africa

Opinion

So begins an "old" folk song from the Fifties. Just in case you're not paying attention, Egypt is in Africa.

Groove on the ’60s this semester

Editorial

Although the peace symbol is the iconic image of the 1960s, that decade was anything but peaceful.

Finals are crazy: you don’t have to be

Editorial

Finals are crazy: a time of chugging energy drinks, pulling all-nighters, poring over textbooks and letting stress take over.

Life and strife in small town Texas

Opinion

I've often heard that old mantra "everybody comes from somewhere."

Value versus performance: be a better person

Opinion

Everybody knows right from wrong – remember what your mother told you.

Watch what you say, buddy

Opinion

Important among my many goals in life is to finally grow up. I mean mentally, or personality-wise, or maturity wise.

To re or not to re … cycle?

Editorial

The benefits of recycling are indisputable. It's good for the environment and, in the long-run, people's wallets.

People cannot continue to recklessly waste their depleting natural resources with impunity.

Life takes unexpected turn after coming to America

Opinion

For people growing up in a third world country, the meanings of the words legal, illegal, immigrant, visa and green card are probably the first we learn and the United States is the first country we learn to locate on a map.

Freshman year causes anxiety

Editorial

It is that time of year again, when hordes of students can been seen rushing to class displaying looks of both confusion and anxiety.

Who are these students?

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Honor the service of veterans

Opinion

Over the summer I spent a lot of time with my parents and their friends, one in particular.

Paul Column Photo

Defend liberty, regardless of cost

Opinion

Well, the TV, that great font of wisdom and obfuscation, informs me that the natives are restless in NYC (borough of Manhattan) because a convocation of politic Muslims are about to erect some sort of building relating to that religion close to "ground-zero."

Paul Column Photo

What are you waiting for? Get out and vote!

Opinion

Now is the time for all good countrymen and countrywomen to come to the aid of the (if not their) country. I mean what's left of the United States of America.

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Investigating things that go bump in the night

Opinion

Traveling by Jeep over bumpy roads to check out a so-called haunted graveyard outside of Linden, Texas, was not my idea of the perfect way to spend a Friday afternoon.

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Text lingo creates confusion

Opinion

"Ull undRst& dis msg aftr readN dis RtcL."

Do you know what this says?

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Take an active role in your future: Vote!

Editorial

College students often find themselves surrounded by a world of deadlines, projects and endless reading assignments, and that's just within the classroom.

Increasing student activities might increase student retention

Editorial

Texarkana College should increase the number of extracurricular activities available and offer more campus-wide student events.

Do you like what you do?

Opinion

Do you remember being asked, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"

Handling the stress: To give up or keep going

Opinion

As a child my parents always told me, "You are a Williams girl, and Williams girls never give up."

casey

After reaching goals, it’s time to leave comfort zone of home

Life is full of challenges and roadblocks that we must face.  But when we come face to face with challenges, we should hit them running.

eilene

The future is now, go out and get it

As the semester winds down to the end and students prepare to graduate, it's natural to ask, "What next?"

Some students take on too much

Opinion

Okay, I confess. Sometimes I suffer from delusions of grandeur. Fortunately, I am a professional therapist, so I can cure myself —after the fact.

Our pain becomes us

Opinion

We all remember her. Some of you may even have been her. The little girl in the hallway always looking so alone.

The one everybody used to pick on. That girl everyone ignored unless they were feeling mean that day. She would stay quiet and to herself in hopes today would be one of those days that no one noticed her and simply would ignore her.

Finding love in yourself, moving mountains

Opinion

There is a lesson I have learned recently and having to swallow a horse size pill is not exactly the easiest of tasks.

Seeing what makes TC unique

Editorial

To place an item in the category of greatness does not mean that it has to be completely perfect.

Take the extra step, go the extra mile

Opinion

There are all kinds of different people in the world. When a student finishes college and goes out into the real world, alone, what makes that new graduate stand out?

New law may ease financial burden

Editorial

A check comes in the mail, and the student receiving the money could not be more excited. The crisp paper slides from the envelope as anticipation builds.
Rejoice!