Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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In remembrance

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Scores of residents from around Bryan-College Station on Monday celebrated Dia de los Muertos -- Day of the Dead -- which is meant to give thanks to those who have gone before us. At Sue Haswell Park in Bryan, several hundred turned out for a program ...

Traffic cams up for vote

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for voters to decide 11 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, while College Station voters also will decide whether the city should keep its red light cameras.A vote for the ballot measure is a vo ...

Red light group says time most important

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Many Brazos County residents offered to make monetary donations to Keep College Station Safe, but representatives said the funds weren't accepted because their "time and safety were more important."College Station resident Emily Reiter, a spokesperso ...

60 prominent Aggies announce support of Hutchison over Perry

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:47 AM PST

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is hitting Texas Gov. Rick Perry on his home turf: Aggieland. The candidate’s campaign released a list of more than 60 prominent Aggies â€" and one former U.S. senator â€" who are supporting Hutchison in the Republican pr ...

Winn to run for District 14 state rep

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:02 AM PST

Former Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector Gerald “Buddy” Winn announced Monday his intentions to challenge District 14 State Rep. Fred Brown for his seat in the Republican primary. Winn made the announcement in an e-mail to reporters Monday mornin ...

Man accused of driving drunk with young child in vehicle

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 03:18 AM PST

Police said a 32-year-old man faces a felony charge after he struck another vehicle in College Station and was caught driving drunk with a young child in the car.Bryan resident Marcial Lujan Zarate was arrested Sunday on a charge of DWI with a child ...

Prominent Aggies flock to Hutchison

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

More than 60 influential Aggies and one former U.S. senator are on a list released Monday that names supporters of Kay Bailey Hutchison for governor.The Aggies for Kay coalition includes several distinguished former students, former regents, major fi ...

Planned Parenthood files injunction

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Planned Parenthood has filed a temporary injunction to prevent a former director of its Bryan clinic from teaming up with a local anti-abortion group to release records from her eight years of work at the family planning clinic. The employee, Abby Jo ...

Search is on for armed robber in CS

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 02:07 PM PST

An armed robber remained on the run late Monday after College Station police said he approached a person in an apartment complex parking lot. Authorities responded to a call at about 8 p.m. after a person reported being robbed at gunpoint at Walden ...

CS police investigating sexual assault report at Northgate

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:14 AM PST

College Station police said they were investigating a report of a sexual assault on Northgate early Monday.Lt. Rodney Sigler said a woman made a report just after 2 a.m. Monday that she was sexually assaulted by a man in a public place on Northgate a ...

Brown weighs political future

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

State Rep. Fred Brown said Monday that he was uncertain whether he would run for re-election after former Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector Gerald "Buddy" Winn announced his intentions to challenge him in the Republican primary in March.Winn made ...

Chief deputy sworn in

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A College Station native with more than 30 years of law enforcement experience outside the Brazos Valley was sworn in as Brazos County's new chief deputy Monday evening. "It's home," said Mike Wilson of Brazos County. "It was time to retire from the ...

Bryan's Crockett marking 60 years

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Community members are invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Crockett Elementary School in Bryan from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the school. Crockett was built in 1949 in response to growing enrollment and is the oldest school building in Bry ...

Bryan's Crockett marking 60 years

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Community members are invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Crockett Elementary School in Bryan from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the school. Crockett was built in 1949 in response to growing enrollment and is the oldest school building in Bry ...

Dump truck wreck under investigation

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A dump truck overturned Monday morning when the driver traveled too fast around a curve, according to officials. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said the accident happened on Elmo Weedon Road east of Steep Hollow. The driver was not serio ...

Ground is broken on Texas 6 overpass

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

An $8.4 million construction project got under way Monday as local and national dignitaries officially broke ground on an interchange at Barron Road and Texas 6.Most of the project, expected to take a year and a half to complete, is being paid for by ...

Anti-tax protest in Houston draws 10,000

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

HOUSTON -- An anti-tax protest at a horse racing track in Houston drew a crowd of more than 10,000 on the eve of the election.Members of the North Houston Tea Party Patriots gathering Monday night to demonstrate against proposed health care reform an ...

Karzai to lead Afghanistan for second term

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

KABUL -- Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country's tumultuous ballot Monday, canceling a planned runoff and ending a political crisis two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round.The can ...

Ford surprises with 3Q profit

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011.The automaker said Monday ...

Beefeaters under scrutiny

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

LONDON -- Women faced their share of trouble at the Tower of London, including three queens who were beheaded there.But treachery has long been considered a thing of the past at the notorious 11th century fortress. At least until now.If charges made ...

MRSA Strain has High Death Rate

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:11 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified a strain of MRSA five times more deadly than other known strains. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium in the body resistant to common antibi ...

Understanding Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:11 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have discovered a common bacteria, P. aeruginosa, can 'switch on' production of molecules to fight against white blood cells. The University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark found that the bacte ...

Science of Memory - Research Summary

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:01 PM PST

A PERFECT MEMORY? Jill Price has a near-perfect memory. Give her any date, and she can typically recall what the weather was like, personal details of her life and what happened in the news. Price was the first person in the world diagnosed with hyp ...

Letters for November 3

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Bad Medicare newsI read with dismay that the Senate voted not to stop a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians beginning in January.Medicare already pays less than most insurances. Unfortunately, the impact of this will not only cost physi ...

Election details

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:39 PM PST

Polling places Traffic cams up for vote On the ballot Red light camera supporters, opponents square off Red light cameras go to voters Group in favor of cameras didn't get local donations Red light camera information Red light c ...

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