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Volunteers Needed To Help At Brazos Bend State Park
Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Back to nature
Scenery and greenery await you as a volunteer at a state park in Fort Bend County. Depending on your interests, skills, and schedule, you might enjoy providing customer service at the park’s nature [...]
Remove the Nail!
1. September 2010
There was a man walking down a dirt road and he heard a hollering scream that sounded like a wounded animal. As he continue to proceed down the road the sound became louder and louder. He finally reached the source and it was an old dog sitting on a porch next to his owner. The [...]
Continue reading...Fort Bend Libraries To Present ‘Cat In The Hat’ Story Time Events
23. August 2010
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The youth services departments at Fort Bend County Libraries will present special “Cat in the Hat” family story times this month in conjunction with Houston PBS’s “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!” program.
Designed to spark a love of learning and an interest in science, the story times use Dr. Seuss’s popular [...]
Volunteers Needed To Repair Homes For The Frail, Elderly and Disabled
23. August 2010
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Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Handy Dans and Danielles wanted
Local corporations, churches, schools, and civic associations are needed to sponsor volunteer crews of 15-35 people (including a crew leader) to help repair the homes of frail elderly and disabled Fort [...]
Dear Posters: Be Nice
20. August 2010
When we launched the editorial portion of this site, I assumed I would never contribute to that section. I am a reporter – it is not my job to have an opinion, it is my job to report.
But as I sludged through moderating the comments on this site, I realized that this is the perfect [...]
DeBakey VA Medical Center Providing ‘Timely, Dignified Care’ To Veterans
18. August 2010
Adam C. Walmus, M.H.A., M.A., F.A.C.H.E.
Director, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Recent media reports have declared that timely, dignified care should be provided to returning servicemen and women. At the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, we completely agree.
America’s soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors, and Coast Guardsmen deserve the very finest medical care. Earned at enlistment, [...]
Volunteers Needed To Assist Child Abuse Victims In Fort Bend County
15. August 2010
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Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Children First
Protect and defend the rights and well being of child abuse victims. An agency based in Fort Bend County that works directly with the courts has many key volunteer assignments available. Some volunteers research [...]
New Techniques Reducing Need for Hysterectomy
15. August 2010
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Medical advances and a broader understanding of the human body have today resulted in a far less invasive approach to many traditional surgical treatments. In the field of obstetrics and gynecology, these findings are dramatically changing the outcome for women suffering from common female problems such as heavy bleeding during menstruation.
Traditionally, a hysterectomy was recommended [...]
Anger, Principles and the Tea Party Movement
11. August 2010
There are those who say the Tea Party movement is driven by anger. As much as I hate to admit it, that well may be true.
There are many out there who have become very, very frustrated with what they view as a government that, at best, is out of touch with the people it supposedly [...]
Learn About African-American Family History Research At Library Program
11. August 2010
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Researching African-American family histories may present special challenges for the genealogical researcher. Library staff from the Genealogy and Local History Department at Fort Bend County Libraries will present an introductory program, “African-American Genealogy 101,” beginning at 10 a.m. Aug. 24 in the Computer Lab at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond.
Get a basic introduction [...]
Mamie George Branch Library Presents Introductory Computer Classes
11. August 2010
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Fort Bend County Libraries’ Adult Services staff at Mamie George Branch Library, 320 Dulles Avenue in Stafford, will present free, introductory computer classes this month on Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The classes will consist of a hands-on introduction to basic skills for people who would like to learn more about using these computer programs.
The [...]
Home Owner Associations Growing In Power While With Little Oversight Or Transparency
4. August 2010
This editorial was submitted by FortBendNow.com reader Nancy Hentschel.
Home Owner Association (HOA) and Property Owner Association (POA) living is advertised to promote sales and to manage the homeowner population, but these “corporations” are specifically designed to disenfranchise most if not all the homeowners in the subdivision.
The HOA corporation is frequently controlled by the developers, builders, [...]
Handling Our Fears
2. August 2010
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela
We are all fear-afflicted people. Everyone of us. We are all uniquely neurotic. Everyone of us. And all this says about [...]
2. September 2010
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