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Program Gives Opportunity to Volunteer for the Alumni Association

Aug 31, 2010

TTAA Ambassadors provides for volunteer opportunities within the alumni association.

How Republicans gained their Lone Star shine

Aug 31, 2010

statesman.com - Cunningham, a Texas Tech history professor, focuses on the years from the mid-1950s to 1980, a period when profound social changes accelerated a realignment of Texas and American politics that culminated with the election of Ronald Reagan.

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Katrina Five Years After: Hurricane Left a Legacy of Health Concerns

Aug 30, 2010

foxnews.com - A team of researchers led by Dr. George Cobb from Texas Tech University sampled 128 sites throughout New Orleans and combined their findings with data gathered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 'Our evaluation of contaminants in New Orleans was critical in determining whether storm surges and resultant flooding altered chemical concentrations or distribution,' concluded Cobb. 'Our results show how long-term human health consequences in New Orleans are difficult to attribute to chemical deposition or redistribution by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, yet reveal how chemical contamination is a historical problem for old cites in the U.S. Our results and the data from coastal ecosystems reveal the value of long-term monitoring programs to establish baseline concentrations and distributions of contaminants in the environment.' The levels of lead found in the samples taken by Cobb and his team exceeded the threshold for safety in the United States. Lead exposure has been linked to brain and nervous system damage, developmental delays and hearing impairment in children. In adults, it has been linked to reproductive issues, miscarriage and birth defects, nerve damage, cognitive impairment, high blood pressure, joint pain and digestive issues.

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Arnold Loewy, guest: Clash of religion and property rights in America

Aug 30, 2010

Abilene reporternews.com - It is astounding and frightening that so much of our country (which I thought considered free exercise of religion and private property rights as two of its cornerstones) is bothered by the prospect of a group of Muslims building a mosque. To be sure, two blocks from ground zero is hallowed ground. Consequently, a monument to those who destroyed the twin towers is, and should be, offensive.

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