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County residents next week will have a chance to air concerns to state lawmakers and area leaders about Hurricane Ike recovery efforts. The committee on Hurricane Ike will meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 7 at the Galveston Island Convention Center, allowing the public to tell state lawmakers and area leaders what issues and obstacles they face almost four months after the storm struck Southeast Texas on Sept. 13, causing catastrophic flooding from storm surge and displacing thousands of people from their homes. The storm was the third most destructive to ever make landfall in the United States. The committee has...

Pat's Run Pat Tillman died nearly a year ago, but he is not forgotten.  Perry Edinger, an ultramarathoner (read:  nutcase -- and I mean that in the best possible sense) and friend of Pat's, has organized Pat's Run, which will be held on April 16 in Tempe.  Fittingly, the race will stretch 4.2 miles and finish at the 42 yard-line of Sun Devil Stadium, in tribute to Pat's No. 42 that he wore during his ASU career.  There will also be a .42 mile fun run for the kids.  Most importantly, thanks to the large contribution from sponsor VIP Homes,...

The link I provided is to a Spanish newspaper. I put it there in case some of you speaks Spanish. The article, after making fools of the Hollyweirds, specially Cameron Diaz, talks about Pat Tilman. It was the first time I heard that name. Maybe you know about him. He played in the Arizona Cardinals football team for $4 millions a year. In October 2001, one month after the attacks, he enlisted in the Rangers for $20,000 a year. He died last summer in Afganistan. The American Football League honored him in the Veterans Day. I was impressed about this...