Monday, September 6, 2010

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Jammin' at Ziegfest

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Texas favorite Jack Ingram performs at Ziegfest on Sunday. The 8th annual Ziegenbock Music Festival drew thousands to Texas World Speedway on Sunday with a lineup that included many Texas country favorites along with a few surprises such as the Origi ...

Retiring probation official proud of time at department

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

For the first time in about 19 years, a new person is in charge of the Brazos County Community Supervision and Corrections Department. Arlene Parchman finished up a 25-year career last week as an employee of the department that oversees the proba ...

TxDOT considering new Bryan overpass

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportArea residents are invited to attend a Texas Department of Public Safety meeting Sept. 21 to discuss the possibility of building an overpass at Villa Maria and F.M. 2818. TxDOT officials said the potential overpass would separate F. ...

Woman suspected of DWI with child in car

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report A Bryan woman was arrested early Sunday after police said she was driving while intoxicated with a child under the age of 15 in her vehicle, officials said. Texas A&M police said Sarah Dooley, 25, was driving on Wellborn Roa ...

Marijuana reportedly found during stop

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Two Bryan men remained jailed Sunday after a traffic stop a day earlier yielded what police said was a felony amount of marijuana, officials said. Police said they pulled over Rogelio Tellez, 22, after he went through a stop sig ...

CS schools seek input on new zones

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report College Station residents are invited Wednesday to attend the first of three public forums seeking feedback about the school district's rezoning plans. School officials last week presented what the new attendance zones would loo ...

Area closures for Labor Day holiday

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Labor Day, first celebrated 128 years ago, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the streng ...

Experts: Get specialized, or expect low pay

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay -- or none at all. Job creation will likely remain weak for ...

Chile mine disaster exposes old family feuds

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- While a fire warms their campsite, the icy feeling between Cristina Nunez Macias and her mother-in-law is as palpable as the cold Atacama desert.Both women are here to support the same man, 34-year-old Claudio Yanez, one of th ...

Service agencies facing deadline to use Ike funds

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

By T.J. AULDS Galveston County News GALVESTON -- It wasn't too long ago that Lucy Rangel-Click was embarrassed to let people see her house. After Hurricane Ike, she had only about $14,000 in federal assistance to replace the drywall and siding, fix ...

12 dead in assault on Baghdad military HQ

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

BAGHDAD -- Suicide bombers struck a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and killed 12 people, two weeks after an attack on the same site pointed to the failure of Iraqi forces to plug even the most obvious holes in their security.U.S. troops at t ...

Lawyer: JetBlue flight attendant was not fired

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- A flight attendant who captured America's attention when he told off a plane full of passengers and then slid down an emergency chute resigned from his job last week and wasn't fired, his lawyer said Sunday.Steven Slater left the job at J ...

Study: Firefly population could be flickering out

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS -- The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and often end up in jars in children's bedrooms may be flickering out in the nation's backyards as suburban sprawl encroaches on their ...

Frugal are spending if product promises a return

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.Demand is rising for kitchen and bath gadgets that squeeze out that last blob of toothpaste and help get the suds out of tiny slivers of soa ...

Master chefs raise the bar for sports food

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- There's been intense competition going on at the U.S. Open, and it has nothing to do with aces or foot faults. Instead, five of Bravo TV's Top Chef Masters have been working to create the best food of the tournament -- something more e ...

iPhone rival steps up game

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:04 PM PDT

BEIJING -- East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it co ...

It will be hard to 'celebrate' Labor Day

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:05 AM PDT

Eagle Editorial Board It would be difficult to say we will celebrate Labor Day this year. Too many Americans -- one in every 10 workers across the country and one in every 12 in Texas -- are unemployed for that. Many of them have been out of wor ...

Letters for September 5

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:05 AM PDT

Remember, Bryan now has two high schools I am a freshman at Rudder High School and very proud of it. It is very upsetting when this community's third high school doesn't receive the recognition the two other high schools receive. On Aug. 27, ...

Calendar

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Mark your calendars The 7th Annual Buddy Walk is noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater. The walk is hosted to support awareness and acceptance of Down Syndrome. In addition to the walk, there will be a talent show, entertainment and ...

California falls behind in waste-to-energy race

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Los Angeles County officials are looking to spend $200 million to build three so-called biorefineries as California attempts to catch up with Japan and other countries in turning trash into energy. Fears that newer trash ...

Ground zero belongs to the American people

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:04 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- It is a place of sacrifice. A place of mourning. A place people pass by on their way to grab lunch. It's a place where tourists crane their necks to snatch a glimpse around barriers walling off an enormous construction site -- which is al ...

THIRD & SHORT

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:04 PM PDT

NFL HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans have released linebacker Danny Clark and claimed linebacker David Nixon and cornerback Jamar Wall off waivers. Clark, a 10-year veteran, signed with Houston as a free agent in May, a few days after linebacker Brian ...

MLB: Pence's homer all Astros need in win vs. D-Backs

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT

PHOENIX -- Hunter Pence's three-run home run in the first inning helped the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Sunday. Pence drove a pitch from Rodrigo Lopez over the right-field fence for his team-high 22nd homer of the season. M ...

Day has lead at Deutsche Bank Championship

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT

NORTON, Mass. -- The final hole gave Jason Day a one-shot lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship. The final hour gave him a good idea of what he might expect for the Labor Day finish. Day walked off the 15th green with a three-shot lead Sunday, fe ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Stewart gets first victory of Sprint Cup season HAMPTON, Ga. -- Tony Stewart raced to his first victory of the year, pulling away from Carl Edwards off the final restart Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart beat Edwards by 1.316 seconds ...

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