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- A bigger and better Duck Jam
- Loftin reverses Corps protocol
- CS goes against reservoir plans
- Burning oil rig sinks into Gulf; 11 still missing
- Suit against pope, Vatican details Wisconsin abuse
- Woman charged with forgery, using stolen debit card
- Model citizens
- OPAS reveals acts for season 38
- Annual ceremony honors ancestors
- Man charged in theft of Bryan street sign
- Giveaway to provide needy with essentials
- Bryan high accident never happened
- Weekend features nautical archaeology
- Operation BBQ grill makes pit stop
- Burglary, robbery suspect arrested
- Oil rig sinks, raises concerns of a big spill
- Home sales up, jobless claims down
- Diabetes Drug May Prevent Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer in Nonsmoking Women: Solving the Mystery
- Temperature important to consider when planting
- Clipping oak sprouts not the best way to manage
- Garden calendar
- Calendar
- Breaking the silence
- Air Force: Spacecraft launched
| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Matt and Cassie Bobbit have been working for months to prepare for the fifth annual Duck Jam.The festival, a benefit for Ducks Unlimited, opens Friday at Wolf Pen Creek Park in College Station. Willie Nelson will headline the two-day outdoor music fe ... |
| Loftin reverses Corps protocol Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin has announced that the university's Corps of Cadets will report to the vice president for student affairs, a reversal of a reporting structure change made by his predecessor. In an e-mail Wednesday, Loftin said ... |
| CS goes against reservoir plans Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT The College Station City Council on Thursday agreed to oppose preliminary plans for a massive reservoir on the Navasota River along the eastern border of Brazos County.The Millican Reservoir, part of the proposed 2012 state water plan that will be su ... |
| Burning oil rig sinks into Gulf; 11 still missing Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:28 AM PDT An oil platform that burned for more than day after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Crews searched by air and water for 11 workers still missing from the Deepwater Horizon, though one relative ... |
| Suit against pope, Vatican details Wisconsin abuse Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:32 AM PDT The case of a Wisconsin priest accused of preying on boys at a school for the deaf was presented to the Vatican by one of the victims a year earlier than previously thought, according to documents revealed Thursday in another lawsuit aimed at the hig ... |
| Woman charged with forgery, using stolen debit card Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:33 AM PDT Bryan police said they arrested a 29-year-old woman after an investigation showed she cashed a fake check for more than $3,000 and used a stolen debit card in separate incidents last year.Tashana Monique Washington of Caldwell was jailed Wednesday on ... |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT If 10-year-old Benjamin Weber could build his own neighborhood, it would include a football stadium, a basketball court and a baseball field. Benjamin designed such a community with several other boys in his fourth-grade class at Brazos Christian Sch ... |
| OPAS reveals acts for season 38 Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Disney's Beauty and The Beast, Mamma Mia!, The Manhattan Transfer and The Color Purple are four of the seven headline musical performances that will come to Texas A&M's Rudder Auditorium as part of MSC OPAS' 38th season. OPAS Executive Director A ... |
| Annual ceremony honors ancestors Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans are inviting the community to honor local ancestors and heroes on Saturday at the Bryan City Cemetery.The 10:30 a.m. event is an annual remembrance ceremon ... |
| Man charged in theft of Bryan street sign Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 28-year-old man was out of jail Wednesday after being charged the day before with stealing a Bryan street sign and trying to sell it on eBay.According to the police report, a woman notified officers Feb. 25 that she had seen the m ... |
| Giveaway to provide needy with essentials Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA nonprofit student group at Texas A&M University is giving away clothes, toys, furniture and household items to families in need on Saturday.The annual event, known as Jubilee, will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sue Haswell Par ... |
| Bryan high accident never happened Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportBryan police and firefighters responded to the Bryan High School parking lot just before 2 p.m. Thursday after a student reported that he had been run over by a car. He was taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center, where it was di ... |
| Weekend features nautical archaeology Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportInterested in nautical archaeology?"Shipwreck Weekend" is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Texas A&M's H.R. "Bum" Bright Building.A lecture about Viking longboats is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday in the same room.Chi ... |
| Operation BBQ grill makes pit stop Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportAnyone wanting to see the world's largest barbecue pit will have an opportunity to this weekend when the 78-foot-long pit makes a stop in College Station. The "Undisputible Cuz" will be responsible for feeding 10,000 troops during a ... |
| Burglary, robbery suspect arrested Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 28-year-old Caldwell man remained in the Brazos County Jail Thursday on charges of home burglary and robbery.According to the police report, Andrew Alexander Huff and another man attacked a man who was walking in the area of West ... |
| Oil rig sinks, raises concerns of a big spill Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- A deepwater oil platform that burned for more than a day after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, creating the potential for a major spill as it underscored the slim chances that the 11 workers still missing ... |
| Home sales up, jobless claims down Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The economy is improving, with home sales up, jobless claims down and inflation tame. Yet there are concerns the economic rebound won't get much juice from the housing market, which is being fueled by government tax breaks.Sales of prev ... |
| Diabetes Drug May Prevent Lung Cancer Posted: 22 Apr 2010 06:48 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More people die from lung cancer than any other cancer. In 2006, lung cancer killed more people than breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer combined. New research shows a drug commonly used to treat diabetes may soon h ... |
| Lung Cancer in Nonsmoking Women: Solving the Mystery Posted: 22 Apr 2010 06:46 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Secondhand smoke is contributing to a growing number of lung cancer cases in non-smoking women. New research may provide one answer to the mystery. After examining the lungs of female mice exposed to smoke, researchers found th ... |
| Temperature important to consider when planting Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Soil and air temperatures are major factors in determining the germination, growth and health of vegetable plants. Gardeners should know the temperature, moisture and air requirements of each vegetable crop, then adjust the starting date and manageme ... |
| Clipping oak sprouts not the best way to manage Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT Dear Neil: Last year, we removed all the sprouts from our live oaks. Now, they've resprouted. What can we do to prevent that in the future?A: That's a genetic blemish of probably 10 or 15 percent of live oak seedlings, and when it happens, it is like ... |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT Saturday* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalley farmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.Tuesday* Brazos County Master ... |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT FridayCLUBSBrazos County Senior Citizens Association luncheon, noon. 1402 Bristol St., Bryan. 822-6873.EVENTSR.S.V.P. deadline for Dancing for the Health of It on April 30. Brazos County Expo. Celebrity dance teams will compete for bragging rights an ... |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT Marchers participating in Take Back the Night activities on Thursday cross Simpson Drill Field on the A&M campus. Sexual assaults go unreported by the victims in more than six cases out of 10. Take Back the Night is a global movement aimed at rai ... |
| Air Force: Spacecraft launched Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An unmanned Air Force space plane resembling a small space shuttle has been launched into orbit from Florida.An Atlas 5 rocket carried the reusable X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle aloft at 6:52 p.m. Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air ... |
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