Some of these authors have appeared on booktv. You can watch online, booktv. Org. Later story of hello girls of world war i. We begin the special features of the mayors of bryan and college station. One of the wonderful things of bryan, college station, you have two cities, the city of bryan started a couple of years before, really right after the civil war. There was a railroad coming from houston that was marching its way here. Stopped before the civil war and after civil warred and it continued on and bryan for the first few years after the civil war struggled to get itself created and was able to do that. The University Got its first six students and city of bryan was getting going and the area that you see around us today are still some of the first buildings that were being built at the time, 25 years ago this was a ghosttown. Because of area of state, geographically blurred too. Texas a m was one of the land grant institutions and over time it grew but it was 5 miles from a town
We travel to bryanCollege Station texas. Coming up will feature the citys local authors including Nikki Van Hightower. Then 12 minutes would visit the museum of the american g. I. And about the role Elvis Presley played in the Cold War Army in the 1950s. Later in about 45 minutes the story of the the hello girls of world war i. We begin our special feature with the mayors of bryan and College Station. One of the wonderful thinks about bryanCollege Station come get to cities, one community. The universe you start in the 1870s, the city of brian start a couple years before. Really right after the civil war. There was a railroad from houston that was marching its way here come stop before the civil war and then after the civil war it continued on and brian for the first years after the civil war struggled to get it selfcreated but was able to do that. In 1876 the University Got its first six students and the city of brian was really getting going and airy you see around us today are still
Other issues including the development of state Natural Resources. From the Heritage Foundation, this is 40 minutes. Speak ladies and gentlemen please welcome the Heritage Foundation buys president ken holmes. [applause] its a nice rainy day outside and everybodys bunch together to keep warm. Good morning everybody how is everybody this morning . Welcome to the Heritage Foundation, its great to have you here. Its great to welcome mike dunlevy of alaska and he is guinness speak on the budget spending of alaska and what they can offer as an example. Governor dunlevy who was elected as governor in 2018. Hes had a very career in alaska since he was there in 1983 from working in a logging camp in Southeast Alaska to pursuing his dream in an Education Career as a teacher. He has a unique insight into alaskas communities due to his two decades of service there. He also served for five years as an alaskan senator there. So he knows alaska literally from coasttocoast. And that provides a unique
Spending and what alaska can provide to the nation as an example. Elected as governor in 2018 keys had a varied career since his arrival there in 1983 from working in a logging camp in Southeast Alaska to pursuing his dream and an Education Career as a teacher. He has a unique insight into alaskas communities due to his two decades of service to. He also served for five years and knows alaska literally from coast to coast and that provides only a not only a unique perspective but also what we can learn from alaskas example. As all of us at the Heritage Foundation no americas Founding Fathers envisioned a Strong Division of power between federathefederal and state levef government what we call federalism. The constitution created a limited federal government and with mucleft much of the power e states and to the people of the United States. But of course what exists today is that we have created a highly centralized federal government and the states are relinquishing much of their power
It is a pleasure to have you here. Its a pleasure to welcome the governor of alaska and he will be speaking on the budget spending and what alaska can provide to the nation as an example. Elected as governor in 2018 keys had a varied career since his arrival there in 1983 from working in a logging camp in Southeast Alaska to pursuing his dream and an Education Career as a teacher. He has a unique insight into alaskas communities due to his two decades of service to. He also served for five years and knows alaska literally from coast to coast and that provides only a not only a unique perspective but also what we can learn from alaskas example. As all of us at the Heritage Foundation no americas Founding Fathers envisioned a Strong Division of power between federathefederal and state levef government what we call federalism. The constitution created a limited federal government and with mucleft much of the power e states and to the people of the United States. But of course what exists