| Ags notch first loss Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:09 PM PDT ARLINGTON -- The Texas A&M football team laid a Texas-sized egg instead of making a statement in renewing its series with former Southwest Conference rival Arkansas in the Southwest Classic on Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium.A&M made big mi ... |
| BISD voters reject tax hike Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:09 PM PDT A proposed property tax increase to help the Bryan school district balance its budget failed Saturday. Nearly 60 percent of voters opposed the 5-cent increase in the tax rate. The measure would have raised the district's maintenance and operations ta ... |
| Area poverty down, but still a problem Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:09 PM PDT The poverty rate in Brazos County has declined in recent years, according to new statistics, but local officials who battle the problem say there's a long way to go.The Center for Public Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organizati ... |
| Juror payments a touchy issue Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT Brazos County commissioners are considering changes to the way juror payments can be donated to local nonprofit agencies.The issue has caused some contention in the Commissioners Court over how nearly $30,000 is donated through the system each year. ... |
| Voting registration to close Monday Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:09 PM PDT -- Eagle Staff ReportMonday is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 elections.Texans statewide will vote on 11 possible amendments to the state constitution. College Station voters will decide whether the city will keep its nine red light c ... |
| Bryan man faces felony drug charge Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:10 PM PDT -- Eagle Staff ReportA 20-year-old Bryan man faces a felony drug charge after authorities reported finding drugs during a traffic stop.On Friday, a Brazos County constable's deputy stopped the vehicle Lawrence Gregory Blue was riding in because a tai ... |
| Volunteers needed for waste collection Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:09 PM PDT -- Eagle Staff ReportThe Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency is looking for volunteers to help during a household hazardous waste collection.The biannual event will be Nov. 14 at the Old University Services Building, 3380 University Drive Eas ... |
| Search yields arrest on drug charges Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:09 PM PDT -- Eagle Staff ReportA 54-year-old College Station man was in the Brazos County Jail on drug charges Saturday afternoon. Members of the Brazos County Special Investigations Unit arrested Jonathan Leslie Davis after serving a search warrant at his Old ... |
| Police: 4 found with assortment of drugs Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:10 PM PDT -- Eagle Staff ReportFour College Station men were arrested Saturday after College Station police served a search warrant at the home of two of them.Police arrived at the Holleman Drive apartment of Samuel Harris Saks, 21, and Travis Carlisle Tabb, 1 ... |
| Some say Hutchison not conservative enough to beat Perry Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison often talks up her anti-abortion voting record in Washington, but she has a steep hill to climb with many conservatives who think her views on abortion and embryonic stem cell research make her a bad fit for the T ... |
| Recession may hit states harder than normal Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT The recession is probably over, which means states' financial troubles have only begun.History suggests it could take six or more years for sales and income taxes -- which make up roughly two-thirds of states' revenue -- to return to pre-recession le ... |
| Iran says it didn't hide new nuclear site Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's president hit back Saturday at President Barack Obama's accusation that his country had sought to hide its construction of a new nuclear site, arguing that Tehran reported the facility to the U.N. even earlier than required.The ... |
| Obama weighing war options Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is considering a range of ideas for changing course in Afghanistan, from pulling back to staying put to sending thousands more troops to fight the insurgency.All have implications for achieving his stated goal of ... |
| Jung's tome sees the light Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT NEW YORK -- The Red Book, an intricate 16-year record of Carl Jung's journey into his unconscious that has never been seen publicly, is going on display in an exhibit at a New York museum that coincides with publication of the volume, rendered in the ... |
| Re-style maps into souvenirs, home decor Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT Maps are beautiful: the typography, the pastel colors, the highways connecting cities and towns like a detailed dot-to-dot. So why relegate them to the glove compartment, when they can be used as home decor?Plus, crafting with maps is a great way to ... |
| No texting at dinner! Parenting in the digital era Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT Holly Kopczynski always prided herself on raising her kids the right way, teaching them etiquette basics such as saying "please" and "thank you."Then it happened."We were at a restaurant for my mom's birthday. I looked over and there are my daughter ... |
| Getting a bargain is easier in this economy Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT You've done it at the car dealership, the flea market and the garage sale. But what about the department store, the jeweler, the doctor's office?These days, you can haggle on almost anything anywhere, said Susan Spencer, executive editor for All You ... |
| Broadway gig leads to world tour for Consol grad Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT Seems that a Broadway starring role and a Tony nomination has turned into quite a launching pad for 1994 A&M Consolidated High School grad Tommy Sadoski's acting career. As if it weren't on a fast track already, now his quickly sky-rocketing resu ... |
| Our Neighbors Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT AUDUBON SOCIETYCome to the Rio Brazos Audubon Society's October meeting and discover the joys of becoming an Eastern bluebird landlord. David Gwin and Jim Anding will share their knowledge of bluebirds, what it takes to attract them, how to build and ... |
| Museum celebrates history of grapes, wine in America Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT Fall in Aggieland means the hustle and bustle of students returning to town, the roar of the crowd at Kyle Field and merlot in the museum. What's that you say ... merlot in the museum? Surely not. OK, not exactly merlot, but certainly the much-antici ... |
| School menus Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT BryanMonday: Chicken rings, mini sub sandwich, fluffy rice, steamed broccoli with cheese sauce, fruit. Tuesday: Baked chicken, crispy steak fingers, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, biscuit, fruit.Wednesday: Cheese pizza, Papa John's pepperoni pizza ... |
| Calendar Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT Sunday* Brazos Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4692 Turkey Shoot. 1 p.m. Also collecting items for care packages for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shotgun range is behind post. Ammo supplied (12-, 20- and .410-gauge). Youth .410- and 20-gauge ... |
| Thomas-Bell Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Julia Marie Thomas of College Station and Clinton Wayne Bell of Conroe were united in marriage at 3 pm, August 15, 2009, in the A&M United Methodist Church in College Station. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Reverend Laurin ... |
| Reue-Stevenson Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Mr. David E. Reue of Caldwell is pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of his daughter, Tammy Lynette Reue, to James Michael Stevenson, son of Mr. Paul Stevenson of Amarillo and Ms. Cynthia Stevenson of College Station. Ms ... |
| Phillips-Wright Posted: 03 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT David and Darla Wright of Bryan, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jennifer L. Wright, to Charles Phillips, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips of Fairfield, Texas.Miss Wright is a 2001 gr ... |
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