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- Obama: Service is much more important than politics
- Obama salutes B-CS volunteers
- 1,000 protesters include few from A&M
- Big Event director becomes the newest Point of Light
- President 'draws inspiration' from cadets
- Students unruffled by Obama's presence
- Elder Bush sees 'ugliness' in attacks on Obama
- Attendees left forum motivated to help
- Talk focuses on need to boost volunteerism
- Police investigating death of A&M student killed by train
- Memorial set for ex-Eagle writer
- BV area is hub of activity this weekend
- Text of President Obama's speech
- Texas jobless rate rises to 8.2 percent
- Wal-Mart launches war on book prices
- U.S. deficit hits $1.42T
- College Station to vote on red-light cameras: Figures don't support safety assertions
- College Station to vote on red-light cameras: Number of accidents reduced
- Preacher puts reporting background to good use
- Religion notes
- Calendar
- Aggie junior named Point of Light
- Road closures for presidential visit
- Investigators find flaws in Army body armor tests
- Swine flu hits hard, early -- claims 11 more kids
| Obama: Service is much more important than politics Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:43 AM PDT President Barack Obama was welcomed by a standing ovation and traditional Aggie "whoops" Friday on the Texas A&M campus where he called on all to get more involved in their communities.Citing host George H.W. Bush's vision for public service as t ... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:10 PM PDT President Barack Obama urged residents to become active in improving their communities during a 22-minute speech at Texas A&M University on Friday, naming local residents and organizations as examples of how people can make a difference. "When it ... |
| 1,000 protesters include few from A&M Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:09 PM PDT They came from across Texas by the busload to protest President Barack Obama's visit to Aggieland. But though Texas A&M is known as one of the nation's most conservative public universities, few Aggies joined the crowd. Kelsey Berger sat along a ... |
| Big Event director becomes the newest Point of Light Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:41 PM PDT For a few seconds Friday afternoon, Texas A&M junior Mallory Myers was the focus of President Barack Obama's speech delivered on campus.While encouraging students to get involved in volunteering even though it can feel like "a bit of a chore," Ob ... |
| President 'draws inspiration' from cadets Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:46 PM PDT About 5:20 p.m. Friday, President Barack Obama, former President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stopped at Duncan Dining Center on the Texas A&M campus. Obama's remarks to the assembled members of the Corps of Cadets: I'm ... |
| Students unruffled by Obama's presence Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:42 PM PDT Classes went on as usual at Texas A&M on Friday, and many students said President Barack Obama's visit to the campus wasn't a topic of discussion. Aggies were studying for classes and playing sports, and most seemed to not pay much attention to ... |
| Elder Bush sees 'ugliness' in attacks on Obama Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:18 AM PDT Former President George H.W. Bush doesn’t like the “ugliness†President Barack Obama has faced since taking office, but he thinks it’s no worse than his son experienced and is not about Obama being black.Bush, who was hosting Obama at a volunteerism ... |
| Attendees left forum motivated to help Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:10 PM PDT When he woke up Friday morning, Jeff Schiefelbein wasn't sure if he'd be attending the Presidential Forum on Service, where former President George H.W. Bush and President Barack Obama addressed a full house at Rudder Auditorium about the importance ... |
| Talk focuses on need to boost volunteerism Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:43 PM PDT Civic leaders gathered Friday at the George Bush Presidential Library and resolved to step up efforts to ensure the success of the volunteerism movement.More than 100 people participated in the Points of Light Foundation roundtable discussion a few h ... |
| Police investigating death of A&M student killed by train Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:10 AM PDT Police said they are investigating the death of a 22-year-old Texas A&M student hit by a train early Friday on campus. Officers received a report at 2:09 a.m. about a pedestrian struck by a train in the area of Wellborn Road north of Old Main Dr ... |
| Memorial set for ex-Eagle writer Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:19 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA memorial service for a former Eagle sportswriter is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Crosspoint Community Church in Katy.Scott Kaiser, who was also a former sportswriter for Houston-area community papers and was working as the Kat ... |
| BV area is hub of activity this weekend Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:45 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportSo much to do. So little time. Brazos Valley has all kinds of events scheduled for this weekend: An air show, concerts, a mushroom festival, rodeo, a celebration of dogs and planned explosions. * The annual Coulter Air Classic is se ... |
| Text of President Obama's speech Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:21 PM PDT REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE POINTS OF LIGHT 20TH ANNIVERSARY Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. So, howdy, Aggies.AUDIENCE: Howdy!It is an honor to be here with all of you today at this outstanding university.Now, I was told that if the wi ... |
| Texas jobless rate rises to 8.2 percent Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:43 PM PDT AUSTIN -- The state unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in September and an additional 44,700 jobs were lost, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday.In August, the jobless rate hit 8 percent for the first time in 22 years. The state has lost ... |
| Wal-Mart launches war on book prices Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:18 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9.The volley of discounts, which began Thursday when t ... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The federal budget deficit has surged to an all-time high of $1.42 trillion as the recession caused tax revenues to plunge while the government was spending massive amounts to stabilize the financial system and jump-start the economy.Th ... |
| College Station to vote on red-light cameras: Figures don't support safety assertions Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT By JIM MANESS "Those who would give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1775 Red-light cameras take away constitutionally guaranteed essential libert ... |
| College Station to vote on red-light cameras: Number of accidents reduced Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT By LARRY RINGERThis Nov. 3, College Station will be voting on whether to keep our red-light safety program, a program I support because it is a valuable and lawful tool to keep all of us, including our students, safer. Unfortunately, some of the crit ... |
| Preacher puts reporting background to good use Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:18 PM PDT FALL CREEK, Wis. -- On the first Sunday morning of October, pastor Steve Scott looked far beyond the surroundings of his western Wisconsin congregation to find worthy subjects for their prayers: recent natural disaster victims in Indonesia and the Ph ... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:10 PM PDT Sunday* Faith United Church UCC worships at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive in Bryan. The 9:15 a.m. study includes Max Lucado's book 3:16. Fellowship is at 10 a.m., worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Karl Tewold's message this week is "Be Careful ... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:18 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARSThe Bear Hugs! Teddy Bear and Stuffed Animal Collection Drive has begun and will run through Nov. 13 at Post Oak Mall. Bring in a new teddy bear or stuffed animal to help Santa provide for special needs children. The donation bin i ... |
| Aggie junior named Point of Light Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:15 AM PDT Texas A&M Big Event Director Mallory Myers on Friday was named a Point of Light for her efforts in overseeing the nation’s largest student-run service organization.Mallory, a senior political science major from Granbury, Texas, has in recent year ... |
| Road closures for presidential visit Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:22 AM PDT The area around the University Center Complex is expected to be congested throughout the day, particularly in the afternoon. From 3 to 6 p.m., specifically, entrance to the campus core from Lewis, Throckmorton, Coke and Houston streets will be restri ... |
| Investigators find flaws in Army body armor tests Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army made critical mistakes in tests of a new body armor design, according to congressional investigators who recommend an independent review of the trials before the gear is issued to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.The Governm ... |
| Swine flu hits hard, early -- claims 11 more kids Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Swine flu is causing unprecedented illness for so early in the fall -- including a worrisome count of child deaths -- and the government warned Friday that vaccine supplies will be even more scarce than expected through this month. ... |
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