Friday, April 30, 2010

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Back in CS

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Family, friends and neighbors gather along Rio Grande Boulevard in College Station to welcome Army Staff Sgt. Mark Michel home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan on Thursday. Michel served for more than two years with tours in both Iraq and Afghanist ...

Conlees attack Morehead

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Bryan Mayor Mark Conlee and his wife sent an e-mail to about 50 people blasting mayoral candidate Mitch Morehead -- an attack Morehead said was filled with inaccuracies.The e-mail lists a number of reasons the Conlees aren't supporting Morehead and u ...

Kid left behind on trip

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:06 PM PDT

College Station school officials are reviewing field trip policies and procedures after a kindergartner was left behind during a visit to a Bryan park this week.Chuck Glenewinkel, a spokesman for the College Station school district, said about 130 ki ...

Candidates outline goals

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

One candidate for the Place 2 seat on the College Station City Council in the May 8 municipal election said he offers voters the experience needed to lead the city. The other candidate said it's a fresh perspective the city needs. Tony Jones, the own ...

Children abandoned at airport

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

A Brenham mother was released from jail Thursday, less than a day after police arrested her on charges of endangering her two children -- one of whom had a feeding tube -- in the Easterwood Airport parking lot.Detective Todd Tumlinson with Texas A&am ...

Police: Man suspected of selling drugs, buying stolen equipment

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:13 AM PDT

A 60-year-old Bryan man faces felony charges after police said they found illegal drugs in his home Wednesday.Robert Lee Kelley was charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance less than one ounce in a drug-free zone and possession ...

Sale to benefit three area cancer patients

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportSeveral local organizations have joined to host a rummage sale at the First Baptist Church in Franklin on Saturday that will benefit two local families struggling with medical bills while they fight cancer. Randy and Kelly Mitchell ...

Congress debates Puerto Rico referendum

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 07:27 AM PDT

The House on Thursday took up legislation that could set in motion changes in Puerto Rico's 112-year relationship with the United States, including a transition to statehood or independence. The House bill would give the 4 million residents of the i ...

Free legal advice available Saturday

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportThe Brazos County Bar Association is offering free legal advice on Saturday to anyone who can't afford a lawyer.Local attorneys will be available from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Neal Elementary School, 801 W. Martin Luther King Jr. St. in ...

Containable accident transforms into a crisis

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Suddenly, everything changed.For days, as an oil spill spread in the Gulf of Mexico, BP assured the government the plume was manageable, not catastrophic. Federal authorities were content to let the company handle the mess while keeping ...

FDA approves breakthrough cancer therapy Provenge

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 07:38 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more intensive treatments like chemotherapy.Dendreon Corp.'s Pr ...

Oil from spill hits Louisiana coastline

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

VENICE, La. -- An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control and started washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers arou ...

Homebuyers rush to get tax credit

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Real estate agents are working seven days a week, builders are staying open late and homebuyers are scrambling to get their offers in as they rush to take advantage of tax credits that expire at midnight Friday.To qualify, buyers must have a signed c ...

A produce production

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Fresh bell peppers lure customers to the Farm Patch farmers market held outside Sbisa Dining Center on the A&M campus Thursday. The Farm Patch has been bringing its wares to campus every Thursday during spring and fall semesters for four years. ...

Two Texas killers to get new trial

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- Two convicted killers who have been on death row for 20 years in Texas had their sentences thrown out Wednesday by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, but three other inmates had their death sentences upheld.The state's highest criminal c ...

Man stabs 28 children at China kindergarten

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

TAIXING, China -- The screams of the 4-year-olds inside the kindergarten could be heard out in the street.When people ran in to investigate, they found what one witness said was a scene "too horrible to imagine" -- blood everywhere as a knife-wieldin ...

Cornyn targets border

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

EL PASO -- With threats of spillover violence from Mexico's deadly drug cartel war looming, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is proposing new border security legislation that would give local and state police access to about $300 million in federal grants.Corny ...

House panel releases auto safety proposals

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- New cars and trucks would be required to carry black boxes to record crash information and automakers would pay fees to help fund the government's auto safety agency under a series of proposals in Congress in response to Toyota's massi ...

Puerto Rico may see change

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday took up legislation that could set in motion changes in Puerto Rico's 112-year relationship with the United States, including a transition to statehood or independence.The House bill would give the 4 million reside ...

Oil worries many as it nears the Gulf

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

VENICE, La.-- An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control and drifted inexorably toward the Gulf Coast on Thursday as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around mars ...

Simulate wet, dry cycle for amaryllis blooms

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Dear Neil: Why does my potted amaryllis just keep putting on more leaves, but no blooms? I've had it several years, and I keep it on a porch that gets morning and late afternoon light. I fertilize it on occasion.A: Tropical amaryllis (the types we bu ...

Garden Calendar

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Friday* Dedication of the Brazos County Arboretum, 11 a.m. 2619 Texas 21 West in Bryan. The public is invited to attend the ceremony and tour the new arboretum. www.brazosmg.com or brazosmg@ag.tamu.edu or 823-0129.Saturday* Brazos Valley Farmers Mark ...

Alternative pest control system much safer for plants

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Motivated by concerns about environmental pollution and tainted foods, many people seek less-toxic ways to control pests. One such system of pest control is called integrated pest management, or IPM. The Environmental Protection Agency calls it "an e ...

Letters for April 30

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Service on TIRZ shows leadership abilities I have known Mitch Morehead for many years through business and through serving on volunteer boards and committees. One board of directors that I serve on with Mitch, and am very proud of, is Tax Inc ...

Calendar

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

FridayCLUBSBrazos County Senior Citizens Association luncheon, noon. 1402 Bristol St., Bryan. 822-6873.EVENTSFriday Bridge, 9 a.m. to noon. College Station Teen Center, 1520 Rock Prairie Road. Join other seniors. No partners needed. CSPARD Senior Ser ...

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