Thursday, November 19, 2009

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Aggie Spirit shines brightly

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Only dedication can explain being up at that hour on that field. In 1999, the love of Aggie Bonfire fueled those working on the unfinished 59-foot stack of logs symbolizing the school's "burning desire" to beat the Longhorns. The desire to remember t ...

Review found 'tunnel vision'

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A $1.8 million investigation into the deadly bonfire collapse a decade ago attached two critical descriptions to Texas A&M, accusing it of having tunnel vision and a cultural bias that allowed the disaster to unfold.It was tough language to swall ...

County election season gears up

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

The beginning of the filing period for 2010 county elections is still two weeks away, but several candidates have already filed paperwork to begin campaigning. As of Wednesday, 16 people had appointed campaign treasurers for local races. That is not ...

Incumbents may leave city positions up for grabs

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

The May election may be months away, but campaign season has begun.There will be at least five City Council seats open -- three in Bryan and two in College Station -- and several people have announced their intentions to run.Bryan City Councilman Pau ...

Caretaker acquitted in injured child case

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:35 AM PST

UPDATE: After more than 17 hours of deliberation, a jury on Wednesday acquitted a College Station woman of charges that she caused brain injuries to a 14-month-old in her unlicensed day care.____Jurors remained split Wednesday afternoon in the case o ...

Caretaker cleared of hurting girl

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

After more than 17 hours of deliberation, a jury on Wednesday acquitted a College Station woman of charges that she caused brain injuries to a 14-month-old in her unlicensed day care.Dana Rene Munyon hugged her lawyer and cried after the foreman of t ...

Students in fight to clear U.S. lungs

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

It's estimated about 20 percent of adults -- 45.8 million nationally -- are smokers. That number is down 50 percent from where it was in 1965, and many credit campaigns that raise awareness about the dangers of smoking. "I think the Great American Sm ...

Chuck Norris encourages officials to 'Kickstart' kids' lives

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

When Chuck Norris tells you something's good for your children, you should probably listen. That's what school officials from across the state did Wednesday night during the Administrative Leadership Institute dinner, an annual gathering of school ad ...

Podcast: David Campbell on high school sports

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:24 AM PST

Eagle sports writer David Campbell reviews the week in high school sports. ...

Attorney asks judge for camera decision

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

The Austin attorney representing two College Station residents in a lawsuit against the city has asked a judge to make a final ruling on the case during a hearing on Friday.Roger Gordon succeeded in getting a visiting district judge to temporarily st ...

Bryan man faces fourth DWI charge

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A 36-year-old Bryan man with three convictions for driving while intoxicated was arrested on his fourth DWI charge after he was involved in a traffic accident, authorities said.College Station police responded just before 10 a.m. Tuesday to the accid ...

Firefighters fight grease fire at Bryan restaurant

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:50 AM PST

It took the Bryan Fire Department about 10 minutes to put out ablaze in the kitchen area of Ken Martin’s Safari Grille Wednesday around 10 a.m.Ken Martin said by 10:30 a.m., employees were back in the kitchen, preparing for the lunch rush. The fire s ...

Second Lights On! set for downtown

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

The second annual Lights On! celebration in downtown Bryan is set for Thursday.The celebration begins at 5:30 p.m. with the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley. A tree lighting ...

3 businesses join the B-CS community

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:28 PM PST

The Bryan-College Station area welcomes three new businesses this week with ribbon cuttings. * Texas A&M Physicians, 1301 Memorial Drive, Suite 100, in Bryan, will hold its celebration at 4 p.m. Thursday. * AT&T, 1505A Texas Ave. S. in College ...

3 businesses join the B-CS community

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:28 PM PST

The Bryan-College Station area welcomes three new businesses this week with ribbon cuttings. * Texas A&M Physicians, 1301 Memorial Drive, Suite 100, in Bryan, will hold its celebration at 4 p.m. Thursday. * AT&T, 1505A Texas Ave. S. in College ...

'Whoop!' Santa will be merry in maroon

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Don't be surprised if you hear Santa Claus hollering "Whoop!" this year instead of "Ho Ho Ho."Every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. through Dec. 17, the Santa at Post Oak Mall will participate in a new holiday tradition at the mall: Maroon Out.Aggie Santa ...

Bryan search leads to cocaine charge

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A 23-year-old Bryan man remained in the Brazos County Jail on Wednesday after police reported finding cocaine during a search of his home.A SWAT team served a search warrant at Jeramie Garcia's residence about 5 a.m. Tuesday.When officers entered Gar ...

$849B health bill sets up historic debate

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying i ...

Afghan president prepares for speech

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

KABUL -- Under intense pressure to fix his corrupt government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to strike a balance in his second inaugural speech Thursday: answer international demands for reform while appeasing his political allies who returned ...

Ship's guards fend off pirates

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the U.S. vessel.A U.S. naval commander hailed the ship's new defenses and family members rejoiced at the M ...

Iran refuses to send uranium out of country

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again rejecting a U.N. plan aimed at thwarting any attempt by Tehran to make nuclear weapons.Instead, Foreign Min ...

Mental issues raised as inmate set to die

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

HUNTSVILLE -- A condemned prisoner who volunteered for execution but in recent weeks changed his mind headed lost an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court that he hoped would spare him from a trip to the Texas death chamber Wednesday evening.Danielle Sim ...

J.C. Penney plans to terminate Big Book

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

DALLAS -- The J.C. Penney Co. Big Book is dead -- a victim of shoppers' growing reliance on the Internet.Plano-based Penney confirmed that its fall/winter 2009 catalog would be its last semiannual, telephone-book-size volume.The Internet has made the ...

Nintendo's Mario maintains his mojo

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

NEW YORK -- Mario, the potbellied Italian plumber with a penchant for rescuing princesses, collecting golden coins and gobbling magic mushrooms, has been around for nearly three decades. And though he hasn't changed much, the latest game he stars in, ...

1 conjoined twin talking after separation surgery

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

MELBOURNE, Australia -- A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally Thursday after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said.Trishna is already doing well en ...

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