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- Bonfire 12 remembered in two ceremonies
- Comstock says life is good
- Aggie who left ring recalls gesture
- Firefighters battle blaze at Coulter Field
- Brown seeking seventh term in Texas House
- Brown announces re-election bid
- Swine vaccine is here
- No verdict in injured child trial
- Services set for CS teacher
- Police: Woman set motorcycle on fire
- CS board weighs names for school
- Paul Madison to run for Precinct 4 seat
- CS hosting seminars on how to be green
- Santa can speak to kiddos via texts
- Mall walk aims to help vets battle flab
- Bryan teen accused in salon burglary
- Senate weighs long-term care plan
- Poll: Tax rich to finance overhaul
- Hutchison has Cheney's support
- Airlines going to ratchet up costs to fly next year
- Broad inquiry likely in Fort Hood shootings
- Demands threaten Iraq elections
- State mulls dumping sewage into lakes
- CPR Minus Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts Survival
- Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
| Bonfire 12 remembered in two ceremonies Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:29 PM PST Several thousand Aggies and others gathered at the site of the bonfire collapse at 2:42 this morning, marking the exact time a decade ago that the 59-foot stack of logs tumbled, killing 12 and injuring 27. “Most of the people here today didn’t know ... |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST John Comstock drew a few stares as he sat inside the entrance of Bonfire Memorial on Tuesday, the eve of the 10th anniversary of the collapse.The 29-year-old opted not to roll his wheelchair down the long, straight path to the main part where the liv ... |
| Aggie who left ring recalls gesture Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST Struck by the magnitude of the deaths of 12 of his fellow Aggies and the injuries of 27 more, Jeff Whiting felt that he needed to do something as he wandered across campus 10 years ago Wednesday. He was a senior at the time and had a test scheduled f ... |
| Firefighters battle blaze at Coulter Field Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:34 AM PST Bryan firefighters have been battling a blaze at Coulter Field since 4 p.m.Chief Mike Donoho said the fire is only affecting one building at this time -- what is believed to be an airplane hangar and possibly the oldest building on the property. "It' ... |
| Brown seeking seventh term in Texas House Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:31 PM PST More than two weeks after the first candidate announced intentions to run for the District 14 seat in the state House of Representatives, incumbent Fred Brown has decided to seek re-election to the post he's held since 1998.Former Brazos County Tax A ... |
| Brown announces re-election bid Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:29 AM PST State Rep. Fred Brown, R-Bryan, announced Tuesday that he will be seek a seventh term on the Texas House of Representatives in the upcoming 2010 election. "Being called to serve the people of Bryan-College Station has been one of the greatest privile ... |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST Brazos County Health Department officials have received a larger supply of the swine flu vaccine than anticipated and will be administering it for free on Thursday. Vaccinations will begin at 10 a.m. at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive in Bry ... |
| No verdict in injured child trial Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST A Brazos County jury deliberated for about six hours Tuesday, but didn't reach a verdict in the case of a woman accused of causing brain injuries to a child in her unlicensed day care.Jurors will continue their deliberations Wednesday morning.Dana Re ... |
| Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST Funeral services are set for Saturday for an A&M Consolidated High School teacher who died Monday in an auto accident.Police said Donna Allison Davis was driving north on Rock Prairie Road when her truck left the road and struck a utility pole at ... |
| Police: Woman set motorcycle on fire Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST A 23-year-old Bryan woman accused of setting her ex-roommate's motorcycle on fire was released from the Brazos County Jail on Tuesday.According to a report from the Fire Marshal's Office, Rachel Nicole Riley had recently moved from a home on Gilbert ... |
| CS board weighs names for school Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST College Station school board members discussed possible names Tuesday for an elementary school that will open in 2011. Superintendent Eddie Coulson said during the board workshop meeting that administrators had come up with two options for the school ... |
| Paul Madison to run for Precinct 4 seat Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST Bryan City Councilman Paul Madison announced Tuesday that he will run for Precinct 4 commissioner of Brazos County in 2010. The seat is currently held by Irma Cauley, who has not yet indicated whether she will run. The filing period for county positi ... |
| CS hosting seminars on how to be green Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST The city of College Station will host free seminars on how to be better environmental stewards.Classes are scheduled to meet Jan. 15, Feb. 12, March 12, April 9, May 14 and June 11. The sessions will be at 6 p.m. at the Public Works office on the sec ... |
| Santa can speak to kiddos via texts Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST This year, Santa's list includes phone numbers.Parents can sign their children up to receive text messages from Santa through a link at the Post Oak Mall's Web site, www.postoakmall.com.The Web site also offers a printable letter to Santa, coloring p ... |
| Mall walk aims to help vets battle flab Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST Veterans are invited to participate in a national fitness program. The Bryan-College Station Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic is hosting the "MOVE!" program mall walk at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Post Oak Mall in College StationThe program is designe ... |
| Bryan teen accused in salon burglary Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST A 19-year-old faces a burglary charge after his former employer told police that he stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment from a Bryan hair salon.Bryan police said Abraham Bernard Castro admitted taking a $5,000 laptop, more than $400 worth o ... |
| Senate weighs long-term care plan Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Senate health care legislation expected this week is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help the elderly and the disabled avoid going into nursing homes, Democratic officials say.Senate Majority Leader Harry Rei ... |
| Poll: Tax rich to finance overhaul Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST poll, and it could be a boost for House Democrats, who have proposed taxing upper-income people to fund their remake of the U.S. medical system. The poll, conducted by Stanford University with the nonpartisan Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found su ... |
| Hutchison has Cheney's support Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST HOUSTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, picking sides in the volatile campaign for Texas governor, belittled Gov. Rick Perry as a "real talker" Tuesday and said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison was the true conservative in the race."We westerners ... |
| Airlines going to ratchet up costs to fly next year Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST DALLAS -- It could cost you even more to travel next spring and summer.US Airways said Tuesday it will add a 5 percent surcharge to all U.S. flights on or after May 8.Spokeswoman Valerie Wunder says the surcharge will protect the airline in case fuel ... |
| Broad inquiry likely in Fort Hood shootings Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Worried that the Army might have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon will probably open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ... |
| Demands threaten Iraq elections Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Kurds threatened Tuesday to boycott national elections, days after the country's Sunni vice president threatened to veto the newly passed election law needed to hold the January vote.Barely a week after the long-delayed legislation ... |
| State mulls dumping sewage into lakes Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST VILLAGE OF VOLENTE -- State environmental officials will consider a proposal this week to allow millions of gallons of treated sewage to be dumped into several popular central Texas lakes, angering some waterfront property owners, elected officials a ... |
| CPR Minus Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts Survival Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:14 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Knowing CPR and when to use it saves countless lives, and new research shows eliminating the mouth-to-mouth could double survival rates. In a new study reported by the University of Arizona, a person's chance of surviving a car ... |
| Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:11 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) We all know that vitamin D from milk builds strong bones but can it build a healthy heart as well? A study by researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City suggests that vitamin D contribut ... |
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