Tarrant County commissioners lifted a burn ban today, but fireworks are a still no go for the 4th of July.
Although, outdoor burning is allowed again, the county still forbids burning at night or when the wind speed is more than 20 mph. Only brush, tree limbs, grass clippings and leaves must be burned and water must be available at all times.
The burn ban has been in place since Jan. 15 by Burleson Mayor Ken Shetter because of high winds and dry conditions. The ban was lifted because of the heavy rains Tarrant County has seen this March.
The death toll of Americans in the Iraq War has reached 4,000.
President Bush delivered a speech Monday addressing the family and friends of those that have died in the war.
“One day, people will look back at this moment in history and say, ‘Thank God there were courageous people willing to serve, because they laid the foundations for peace for generations to come,’ ” Bush told reporters after a meeting at the State Department.
The war is a major issue for the 2008 presidential campaign. With the death toll climbing higher, many Americans may vote for a candidate that promises to end the war.
An incident between a religious demonstrator and TCU Police on Monday afternoon was settled without any arrests.
“Brother Rick” said he utilizes freedom of speech zones at college campuses to give an evangelical message to students. He said the police interference was over approved freedom of speech areas.
According to the TCU Student Handbook, “Demonstrations are limited to appropriate public forums — locations that, by tradtion or university policy, can be reserved and are available for public assembly and speech.”
TCU Police supervisors could not be reached for comment.
Several events will be held at TCU this week at to promote facts abouts Islam and support tolerance for the religion.
A “mythbusters” session will take place in the Student Center room 205 at 3 p.m. today. On Tuesday, a luncheon will be held, in which students will be encouraged to practice tolerance towards the religion.
In response to recent media reports on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s inflammatory remarks behind the pulpit, the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago issued a statement Saturday defending Wright, who became pastor of the church in 1972 and retired this year.
“It is an indictment on Dr. Wright’s ministerial legacy to present his global ministry within a 15- or 30-second sound bite,” said the Rev. Otis Moss III, pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ, in the statement.
In widely disseminated video clips of past sermons, Wright calls on blacks to condemn the United States for alleged racism and suggests government-sponsored terrorism led to the 9/11 attacks.
During his tenure as pastor of the church, Wright helped develop social welfare programs, including health care, a church library, prison ministries and scholarships, according to the statement.
In a separate statement Monday, the Rev. John H. Thomas, United Church of Christ general minister and president, criticized attacks against Wright. He said the intention of media personalities is to wound a presidential candidate and caricaturize a congregation.
“Are we to pretend all is well because much is, in fact, better than it used to be?” Thomas said in the statement. “Is it racist to name the racial divides that continue to afflict our nation, and to do so loudly?”
The Brite Divinity School, an independent institution located on the TCU campus, has recently come under fire for affirming its decision to honor Wright at a banquet March 29.
Calls to the Trinity United Church of Christ seeking comment on the award were not returned.
Full-time Neeley MBA students will join MBA students from across the country in competing in the first Neeley Sales and Marketing Strategy Competition sponsored by Sony Electronics on March 28 and 29.
Students from 15 schools, including TCU, Harvard, Pepperdine and Rice will participate in the competition, according to a Neeley press release.
Each team of four will be composed of students from different universities and will have five hours to work on the case.
In the afternoon, the teams will present their recommendations to a panel of Sony executives. Executives will also conduct interviews with students interested in working for the company.
Sony will award prizes totaling over $12,000. The competition will be held in Smith Hall.
For more information, visit www.neeleyMBAbusinesscase.com.
Now that Spring Break is over students can get back to making their parents proud by achieving high grades and working toward graduating from TCU.
For those interested in gaining some knowledge in math and science, Astronaut George “Pinky” Nelson will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Amon Carter lecture hall in Palko Hall.
Nelson is a veteran of three space flights, including Challenger, Columbia and Discovery. He will speak on the importance of science and mathematics education and how colleges can prepare teachers at universities to be better prepared to teach. Nelson is being hosted by TCU’s Andrews Institute for Mathematics, Sciences and Technology Education.
Bring out the rain boots, umbrellas and giant winter coats. It seems the weather is shifting back over to winter today.
According to the Weather Channel’s Web site, Fort Worth is in for some showers, snow and strong winds all day long.
Expect showers all morning up until 2 p.m., with temperatures in the high 20’s and low 30’s. From then on up until around 7 p.m., snow will chime in with the rain with temperatures in the lower to mid 20’s and winds reaching up to 17 mph. From approximately 6:30 p.m. and on through tomorrow morning, expect snow with some rain showers.
With those weather predictions, students will be keeping warm and out of the rain.
As mild as the winter has been in North Texas, meteorologists say snow could be a possibility this evening. Although accumulation is unlikely, there is a 40 percent chance of snow in Fort Worth later tonight. The cancellation of school is not entirely out of the question, but with roads so warm from the balmy weather, students shouldn’t put their hopes in class being called off.
Chelsea Clinton arrived about a half hour late to a question-and-answer session about her mother’s policies today in the Student Center Lounge.
So far she’s taken questions from members of the TCU community on everything from health care to how her mother will aid the LGBT community.
She drew her first round of applause during the session when she said Sen. Hillary Clinton advocates eliminating the FAFSA.
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