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15 hrs ago | Houston Chronicle

Rick Casey: Obama bumper sticker racist, or just witless?

I will say this for Chynethia Gragg, the woman who challenged her neighbors for sporting a bumper sticker showing a bratty little boy with dropped drawers shooting a stream across the word "Obama": She does not ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Sticky Obama issue with these McKains leads to arrest

In case their Plantation Bend neighbors had any questions about how Doug and Wendy McKain feel about Barack Obama, the bumper sticker on their pickup could be a clue.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Houstonpress.com

Abstinence Education, (Not) Propaganda and Sugar Land

In case you haven't been paying attention, or somehow don't have a Web-capable browser on your wristwatch or nose-ring, Hair Balls has been on the Internet, daily, for about two weeks.

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Related Topix: Land, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover

Theeagle.com

Fighting fire with fire

Marci Perry began chasing fire trucks as a teenager and got her first taste of professional firefighting 10 years ago when she joined a Pasadena fire department.

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Related Topix: Texas A&M University System, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly, Coupland, TX, Williamson County, TX

Detroit Free Press

Harriette Cole: Body issues are extremely serious

Dear Harriette: I am writing in response to Tamara in Sugar Land, Texas, with regard to her daughter's body issues.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

MarketWatch

Continental Opens $55 Million Auto Electronics Plant in India, an Industrial Info News Alert

BANGALORE, INDIA, Jul 21, 2008 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- Continental AG recently inaugurated its new automotive electronics manufacturing facility and a research and development center at ...

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, India

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Click2Houston.com

Highway Reopens After Sticky Spill Cleaned Up

A sticky spill in Sugar Land has been cleaned up and a major road has reopened, KPRC Local 2 reported.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

Earth Times

EGL Italia Begins Operation of 760-Megawatt Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle...

The plant consists of technology developed by Siemens and Ansaldo . For details, view the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at ...

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Related Topix: Switzerland, World News, Italy

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Chemical Online

Chinese Make Large-Scale Ethylene-Pelleting Machine, An...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources - The contract for building the first Chinese-made 200,000-ton mixing, pressing, and pelleting machine for the production of ethylene was awarded to Dalian Rubber and ...

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia,

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Click2Houston.com

Ask Amy: Should Cities Pay To Keep Trains Quiet?

There are more than 10,000 miles of train tracks across Texas. Along with the rail cars and crossings comes the noise of loud engines and blaring horns.

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Related Topix: Brenham, TX, Houston Metro, Houston, TX

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Houstonpress.com

A Native American Family Fights Against Hair Length Rules

Five-year-old Adriel Arocha has been mistakenly called a pretty little girl. "No, I'm a boy," Adriel told one stranger.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Sugar Land man charged with murder in Bayou Vista death

A Sugar Land man was arrested in a Jersey Village hotel Friday and charged with murder in the slaying of a man whose bludgeoned body was discovered this week in the back seat of a sport utility vehicle in Bayou ...

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Related Topix: Jersey Village, TX, Tomball, TX, Bayou Vista, TX, Galveston County, TX

Thu Jul 10, 2008

KHOU-TV Houston

Sugar Land bust nets $1 M in cocaine

Authorities in Fort Bend County have seized 52 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $1 million.

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Related Topix: Fort Bend County, TX

KHOU-TV Houston

Houston-area cities get new ZIP codes

New ZIP codes have taken effect in Baytown, Richmond and Sugar Land. The post office says the ZIP code changes are necessary because of growing demand for mail services.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Turkish Digest

Pressure Builds for Faster Privatization of Turkey's Power Sector as Demand Grows 5% Annually

"Pressure Builds for Faster Privatization of Turkey's Power Sector as Demand Grows 5% Annually JOHANNESBURG--July 1, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources --With power demand growing at about 5% per ...

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Dr. Amjad Khokhar Brings New Laser Vision Correction Procedure to Sugar Land and Houston

Amjad Khokhar is bringing a revolutionary new laser vision correction procedure to Sugar Land, Texas and the surrounding region.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Corrective Eye Surgery, Health

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Associated Content

5 Good Restaurants in Sugar Land

Founded as a sugar plantation, it is now one of the fast growing cities in Texas.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Fast Food, Pizza, Dining

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Core77 design blog

FLOTspotting : Suck on this "Milk Teet" by Ashley Linnenbank

From the Coroflot portfolio of : Ashley Linnenbank Featured Project : teet With all this talk of milk lately we stumbled upon a Coroflot portfolio that takes it to an even more radical edge.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Sugar Land will test emergency call system

An emergency notification system capable of calling thousands of people in a few minutes will be tested this week, making Sugar Land the latest city in the area to adopt the service, which can issue warnings on ...

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Related Topix: Galveston Metro, Texas City, TX, Alvin, TX

Earth Times

U.S. Refineries Budget $215 Million Over Next 18 Months for...

One of the key units used in the production process is the hydrotreating unit, which generally operates on a continual basis, with the main objective being the removal of sulfur and other compounds for ...

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Related Topix: Marketing

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Sugar Land, Texas is located in Fort Bend County and is part of the Houston Metro Area. Zip codes in Sugar Land, TX include 77478, 77479, and 77496.

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