Yvonne Mintz

Rape unlikely to retire from doing good deeds
Bubba Rape isn’t sure how he’ll handle retirement, and it’s hard to imagine Jones Creek will know what to do without him.
November 17, 2009

Cheer members earn Thanksgiving Day treat
While we’re toiling in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day, or getting ready for the big game, a group of area girls will be experiencing their moment in the spotlight.
November 17, 2009

County welcomes new development plans
Word of two big business developments in the cities broke on the same day, and the news couldn’t have been better for central Brazoria County.
November 15, 2009

Rejection allows time to retool bond plans
The local bonds had tight enough margins to make us believe a better economic climate could have switched enough “no” votes to “maybes” and “maybes” to “yesses”, but proponents can’t count on that. They must work to show voters they took this week’s rejection seriously before they can float another bond and expect it to pass.
November 08, 2009

Dow has properly handled pipeline leak
Dow Chemical Co. officials can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to public opinion, but looking at their handling of a recent leak, they deserve one.
November 04, 2009

Officials must follow Open Meetings Act
District Attorney Jeri Yenne’s letter asking Freeport City Council to be clearer in its agenda postings was directed at one city’s officials, but the message should be heard clearly by all elected and appointed groups subject to the Open Meetings Act.
October 25, 2009

BISD counters bond arguments with facts
When Brazosport ISD trustees called a $166 million bond election for Nov. 3, you could almost hear taxpayers scream, “What are they thinking?”
October 18, 2009

Seizure of reporter’s papers intolerable
It’s one of the first lessons our parents teach us: Keep our hands off things that don’t belong to us.
October 11, 2009

National event reignites neighborly spirit
The first year I lived in Rosharon, my blood pressure spiked when I came home to a firetruck parked in my driveway. There was no smoke, only laughs as I drove up. It was National Night Out, the firefighters said, and they were just driving around to visit and shake hands.
October 04, 2009

Freeport leaders made big error on bar hours
To err is human, as we often have been told, but Freeport city officials must be feeling the sting of a recent oversight that resulted in a quandary about what to do concerning bar hours in the city.
September 27, 2009

Beach protection plan unfair to Surfside
Surfside gets a share of the money, but it is a small sum when compared with other areas.
September 20, 2009

Lessons we must remember 1 year after Ike
It has been one short year since Hurricane Ike gave us a last-minute reprieve from its worst, but for some of our neighbors it has been a long, hard road to recovery from a storm that robbed them of all sense of normalcy.
September 13, 2009

It pays to plan ahead for sudden growth spurt
When new campuses at Alvin ISD already need portable buildings to fit all the students who attend there, and a third high school is being planned only a year after the second one opened, it’s pretty clear growth is moving at a rapid clip.
September 06, 2009

Reflect on good in the world to buoy spirit
When things seem bad, or I have had a stressful day, I force myself to think of how it could be worse. It usually isn’t hard.
August 30, 2009

Hectic times ahead as school days approach
The start of school signals a return to routine for most people, and like toddlers, even though we fight it, we also crave it.
August 16, 2009

There’s still hope for Intermedics complex
It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years, but now, in the midst of an economic malaise, there are real signs of hope the 155-acre site could be a source of revenue and jobs once more.
July 30, 2009

Bright spots abound in today’s paper
I used to point out the many uplifting stories we run every week, waiting for the pat on the back that never came.
July 26, 2009

County needs facilities like Meehl House
Anyone being honest can relate to the complaints of some neighbors when they heard a residential after-care center for people with bipolar disorder was being planned for a home nearby.
July 19, 2009

Drug court offers chance of success
The justice system sees many repeat drug and alcohol offenders, and that's a compelling argument in favor of drug courts like the one opened for business in Brazoria County last week.
July 15, 2009

Seaweed essential in beach restoration
It might be smelly, but if a little seaweed makes a big difference in reversing erosion, we can put up with the stench and inconvenience.
July 14, 2009