Long wait for red IC holders

Among the thousands who are awaiting the result of their application for citizenship is a batch from the pre-Merdeka days who were born here and have lived here all their lives.

Our Neighbors

BRYAN ELKS The Brazos Valley Elks Lodge 859 has changed its name to Bryan Elks Lodge 859. An Elks lodge was started in Bryan in 1903. But during the Great Depression, the lodge was forced to close. In 1959, a small group reorganized and regained t ...

Study Finds Children Raised By Same Sex Couples Show Good Progress Through School

In nearly every discussion, debate or lawsuit about gay marriage, the talk at some point turns to family values. Do gay couples make for good parents? Will their children - whether adopted, conceived with the help of a surrogate or brought in from a pre-existing relationship - adjust, adapt and succeed in a world dominated by traditional families? The answers usually depend on who's giving them ...

Children Raised By Gay Couples Show Good Progress Through School

By mining data from the 2000 Census, sociologist Michael Rosenfeld figured out the rates at which kids raised by gay and straight couples repeated a grade during elementary or middle school. He found that children of same-sex parents have essentially the same educational achievement as their peers growing up in heterosexual households.In nearly every discussion, debate or lawsuit about gay ...

Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school, study finds

By mining data from the 2000 Census, a sociologist figured out the rates at which kids raised by gay and straight couples repeated a grade during elementary or middle school. He found that children of same-sex parents have essentially the same educational achievement as their peers growing up in heterosexual households.