Morning Roundup
- The world lost a great Houstonian, big brother, bouncer, dancer, bank robber and heart throb when Patrick Swayze died yesterday
- Rice students left the dorm, built shanties and lived in them to help raise awareness for living conditions of the poor around the world
- A former mob bossis living in Houston and running a strip joint just like the old days
- Our fading coast line will be shored up thanks to $135 million earmarked for improvement projects
- Safe Clear works according to advocates
- The Brookings Institute says Houston is a great place to be if you're going to ride out the economic downturn because we're stable relative to the rest of the country on employment, unemployment, output, home prices and foreclosure rates
- Politicos are already eyeing the 2010 census since they may lead to redistricting including a new seat for Houston
- UH football players are getting their propers for last week's victory over the OSU Cowboys. GO COUGS!
- Houston Texans football players need more passion
- The Astros lost to the Reds and are now 11.5 games back in the Wild Card race
- Today's weather: Hot in the day time and cool in the night time...in theory. High: 88. Low: 70.
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To Remember and continue to Raise Awareness is a good thing, less we forget the 2 recent anniversaries [the 4th anniv.for Hurrs.Katrina/Rita and 1st for Ike] when people in Texas, La. and the rest of the Gulf Coast lived in 3rd world conditions. Some affected hurricane residents living as long as a year or more in tents. This writer was 5 months in a tent, no running water, or elec. defending my property with a 12 gauge. Because of these Natural disasters those of us who lived through this still ask the Federal/State Agencies, in charge of Nat'l Disasters,'Are we, in the Gulf regions, prepared Yet for another Katrina/Ike? Answers please. Thanks Rice students for the reminder, Great Story!