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Good Jobs Great Houston holds another protest

Aug 25th, 2011 | By

Local residents protest for the purpose of finding good jobs in Texas in front of Sen. John Cornyn‘s local office building recently on Memorial Drive around noon. The protest was organized by Joel Coon and Good Jobs for a Great Houston. The group pledge to continue such public actions until better jobs come to Houston.



Educators learn of Marines as career option

Aug 25th, 2011 | By
Educators learn of Marines as career option

Special Assignment San Diego — The United States Marine Corps allowed teachers from the Greater Houston area, Port Arthur, San Antonio and from other cities in Texas to have a transparent look into the creation process of one of the finest militaristic divisions of the United States. The Houston Sun was invited to participate in
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Transformation: Making of a Marine

Aug 25th, 2011 | By

Special Assignment SAN DIEGO – – Last week, a total of 518 young men started their first of 13 weeks of transformation, the initial phase of becoming a Marine. These young men arrived at San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot for a life-changing experience. The new recruits arrived on a traditional bus with their heads
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Marines Why do men go west of the Mississippi?

Aug 25th, 2011 | By
Marines Why do men go west of the Mississippi?

Special Assignment SAN DIEGO — Since October 2008, U.S. Marine Sergeant Xavier Bynum has recruited 67 young men and women from the Houston area to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. Forty-three of them have already arrived at the San Diego Marine Recruiting Depot where approximately 19,000 recruits become Marines annually. The male recruits living
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Back To School

Aug 23rd, 2011 | By

Houston City Council notes: The Houston Youth and Recreation Programs asked the City of Houston to readopt their standards of care as written in Article XII, Chapter 32, of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, in compliance with Section 42.041(b) of the Texas Human Resource Code. The recommendation passed as Councilwoman Wanda Adams spoke on
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