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- Bill Flores wins GOP runoff
- Peters defeats Conlee
- Brown keeping his House seat
- Jones prevails in JP runoff
- Treasurer spot goes to county employee
- Voters turned away at CS polling place
- Wine fest needs helpers
- Police give warning about phishing scam
- Calvert man accused of scalding child
- Bryan Council adds mayor to BTU board
- Gosselin relatives to testify before Pa. lawmakers
- Girl missing 4 days found safe in Fla. swamp
- Lehrmann wins state court race
- States may expand nurses' role
- Toyota halts sale of model after safety warning
- Strong quake in western China's Qinghai kills 67
- Twitter testing out using advertisements
- Race results from other counties
- How Brazos County voted
- Heart Surgery Risky for Older Seniors
- Chefs learning to live without tomatoes and peppers
- Yogurt holds health benefits
- Rotisserie chicken to the rescue!
- Restaurant Monitor
- Preserved lemons offer versatile flavor for sweet or savory dishes
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT Retired oil and gas executive Bill Flores cruised to an easy victory Tuesday night in the Republican runoff for Congress, setting up a potentially heated and expensive general election race against Democratic incumbent Chet Edwards. Flores won by a ... |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT Commissioner Duane Peters won the Republican nomination for Brazos County judge Tuesday with more than 70 percent of the vote in a runoff with Bryan Mayor Mark Conlee.Peters will face independent candidate Doug O'Brien in the November general electio ... |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT Incumbent Fred Brown won the Republican primary runoff Tuesday for the House District 14 seat with 63 percent of the vote, citing his 12 years experience for the victory. No Democrats filed to run, so Brown -- who is serving his sixth term -- will ha ... |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT Social worker Rose Jones was elected in Tuesday's Democratic runoff for Precinct 4 justice of the peace, saying the win was based on a healthy, informative, engaging and even spiritual race.The Bryan resident, who will face Republican Jim Cashion in ... |
| Treasurer spot goes to county employee Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT Voters made it clear Tuesday that when it comes to county treasurer, experience matters.Laura Taylor Davis, who has worked in the Brazos County Treasurer's Office for 10 years, defeated Jerry Pitts, an accountant for Tops Printing.Taylor Davis took t ... |
| Voters turned away at CS polling place Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:34 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA few voters were denied access to the polls during Tuesday's runoff elections at Aldersgate Methodist Church in College Station, Brazos County officials said. County Clerk Karen McQueen said a voter informed her that an election of ... |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:36 PM PDT Organizers of the Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival are looking for volunteers to help with the fourth annual event, set for June 18-19 in downtown Bryan. Hannah Jackson, the event's volunteer coordinator, said help is needed for a variety of jobs, ... |
| Police give warning about phishing scam Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:29 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportCollege Station police are reminding residents that government agencies, banks and credit card companies will not attempt to solicit personal information via e-mail -- a scam known as phishing.The most recent scam, police said, is a ... |
| Calvert man accused of scalding child Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:34 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 25-year-old Calvert man was in the Brazos County Jail on Tuesday, accused of seriously injuring a young girl by holding her in a bathtub of hot water.Brandon Deon Stewart was charged Monday with first-degree felony injury to a chi ... |
| Bryan Council adds mayor to BTU board Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:34 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe Bryan City Council on Tuesday added the mayor as a non-voting member to the Bryan Texas Utilities board of directors.The seven-member BTU panel unanimously approved of the idea at a meeting Monday night.Councilman Mike Southerla ... |
| Gosselin relatives to testify before Pa. lawmakers Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:30 AM PDT Associated PressHORSHAM, Pa. -- Pennsylvania legislators are scheduled to hear testimony about child labor laws from relatives of reality TV mom Kate Gosselin.The state House Republican Policy Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday in the Philadelph ... |
| Girl missing 4 days found safe in Fla. swamp Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:29 AM PDT By TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressTAMPA, Fla. -- The little girl's voice on the 911 call was faint, yet cheerful."Hi. This is Nadia and I'm the girl that got lost."With that one declaration, central Florida police knew Tuesday that after four days of sea ... |
| Lehrmann wins state court race Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Longtime family law judge Debra Lehrmann, who played up her judicial experience and her opponent's lack of it, defeated ex-legislator and evangelical speaker Rick Green on Tuesday in a Republican runoff for the Texas Supreme Court."We've be ... |
| States may expand nurses' role Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:25 PM PDT CHICAGO -- A nurse may soon be your doctor.With a looming shortage of primary care doctors, 28 states are considering expanding the authority of nurse practitioners. These nurses with advanced degrees want the right to practice without a doctor's wat ... |
| Toyota halts sale of model after safety warning Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. is temporarily halting sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after Consumer Reports issued a rare "Don't Buy" warning amid concerns the large SUV has handling problems that could cause it to roll over during sharp turns.The ... |
| Strong quake in western China's Qinghai kills 67 Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:25 PM PDT BEIJING -- A series of strong earthquakes struck China's western Qinghai province Wednesday, toppling houses, killing at least 67 people and burying many others in a mountainous rural area, officials and state media said.The U.S. Geological Survey r ... |
| Twitter testing out using advertisements Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:25 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Is Twitter the next Google, the next Pets.com, or something in between? It may have begun answering that question Tuesday, with its long-awaited first step into advertising.The startup is trying to make money without alienating the t ... |
| Race results from other counties Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:36 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA Republican squeaked by with 13 votes to win his party's nomination for Grimes commissioner, while the Democratic race for commissioner in Madison County was decided by 65 people in Tuesday's runoff.A State Board of Education race ... |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:26 PM PDT How Brazos County voted in contested state races (i=incumbent):U.S. State Rep., District 17 RepublicanRob Curnock 2,610 (24%)Bill Flores 8,454 (76%)* Flores will face Democrat Chet Edwards in November.Supreme Court, Place 3Republican Rick ... |
| Heart Surgery Risky for Older Seniors Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:46 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The surgery you're getting to "kick start" your heart may end up hurting you in the end. A new report released this week shows older patients are more likely to die in the hospital following surgery to implant defibrilla ... |
| Chefs learning to live without tomatoes and peppers Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:55 PM PDT The high price of tomatoes and peppers has Mark Paradis teaching his culinary students a new lesson -- substitutions."I haven't even contemplated buying one," Paradis, purchasing coordinator for Southern New Hampshire University's culinary school, sa ... |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:55 PM PDT Many people turn to yogurt to help them get enough calcium to meet their daily needs. What most don't realize is that yogurt has much more to offer than just calcium. Yogurt is also packed with high quality protein, magnesium and a variety of vitamin ... |
| Rotisserie chicken to the rescue! Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:55 PM PDT It's a pasta! No, it's a salad! Or can it be both? In the case of this easy Greek-inspired chicken dish, that would be a yes. Start by making a basic lemon vinaigrette, then add crumbled feta and the meat from a rotisserie chicken (the workhorse of t ... |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:55 PM PDT The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A s ... |
| Preserved lemons offer versatile flavor for sweet or savory dishes Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:55 PM PDT Dear Lisa: I read your article about preserving lemons in kosher salt and their own juice. My question is, if you discard the pulp, what part of the lemon are you going to use? Is it just the zest or the juice, or can you use the lemon itself and in ... |
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