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- Three years fighting hunger
- Couple leading The Salvation Army's service efforts
- Officials close Texas 30 for wreck in Grimes
- Pilot unhurt after crashing his plane
- Austin pilot safely lands plane in pasture near Snook
- Experts criticize holes in BP's findings
- Texas poll: Most favor Arizona-style immigration laws
- West Bank settlers get building
- Dems expect tax cuts will go to vote after election
- California divided over measure to legalize pot
- Houston mom of baby starved to death freed
- Hack targeted global facilities
- New cancer drug: $93K for four months of life
- Abu Ghraib payments not on record
- Comic book features Muslim hero
- Anna Nicole Smith verdict will affect doctors, patients
- Letters for September 27
- Calendar
- Wisconsin levee fails near park area
- Georgia pastor pledges to fight accusations
- Abortion pill still a contentious issue
- NFL Capsules
- AL Capsules
- NL Capsules
- Reeling UT braces for tough road
| Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Daniel Santos, 47, of Bryan flips chicken on the grill at the Neal Park Pavilion in Bryan on Sunday as part of the three-year anniversary of the Pot Luck Luncheon held there twice each weekend. A variety of local citizens have banded together every w ... |
| Couple leading The Salvation Army's service efforts Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT A couple on their first assignment for The Salvation Army are just the type of leaders the community needs now, according to a long-time board member with the local Salvation Army. Originally from the North Texas town of Graham, Lts. Joe and Moni ... |
| Officials close Texas 30 for wreck in Grimes Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:32 AM PDT Grimes County officials early Monday closed Texas 30 just west of Roans Prairie after a two-vehicle wreck. The wreck was called in at about 6:50 a.m., a sheriff's office dispatcher said. It was unclear how long traffic would be delayed, and authori ... |
| Pilot unhurt after crashing his plane Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A pilot walked away unscathed Sunday after authorities said he crashed his plane while trying to take off on a private landing strip near Snook. Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety said Austin resident Guy E. Kn ... |
| Austin pilot safely lands plane in pasture near Snook Posted: 26 Sep 2010 01:43 PM PDT A pilot walked away unscathed Sunday after authorities said he crashed his plane while trying to take off on a private landing strip near Snook, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Officials said Austin resident Guy E. Knolle ... |
| Experts criticize holes in BP's findings Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Engineering experts probing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill exposed holes in BP's internal investigation as the company was questioned Sunday for the first time in public about its findings. BP's lead investigator acknowledged that the ... |
| Texas poll: Most favor Arizona-style immigration laws Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A poll published Sunday in five major Texas newspapers shows that more than half of the registered voters surveyed support legislation similar to a new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigrants. According to the poll, 53 percent ... |
| West Bank settlers get building Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT REVAVA, West Bank -- Jewish settlers released balloons and broke ground on a kindergarten in celebration Sunday as a 10-month construction slowdown expired, while U.S. and Israeli leaders tried to figure out how to keep Palestinians from walking out ... |
| Dems expect tax cuts will go to vote after election Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The White House and Democratic leaders in Congress said Sunday they would find a way to extend middle-class tax cuts after the November elections, unable to secure GOP backing before lawmakers break to campaign. "One way or the other ... |
| California divided over measure to legalize pot Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- California has a long history of defying conventional wisdom on the issue of marijuana, including its embrace of the drug in the 1960s and its landmark medical pot law 14 years ago. So it may not be all that surprising that a Novem ... |
| Houston mom of baby starved to death freed Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:58 AM PDT HOUSTON -- The mother of a Houston infant who starved to death in 2004 is free after serving seven months of her 20-year prison term.The Houston Chronicle reported Monday that Jolene Valencia was released in February due to good behavior and state pa ... |
| Hack targeted global facilities Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security ... |
| New cancer drug: $93K for four months of life Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT BOSTON -- Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth. The latest is Provenge, a first-of-a-kind therapy approved in April. It cos ... |
| Abu Ghraib payments not on record Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Fending off demands that he resign over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress he had found a legal way to compensate Iraqi detainees who suffered "grievous and brutal abuse and cruelty at th ... |
| Comic book features Muslim hero Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Comic book fans will soon be getting their first glimpse at an unlikely new superhero -- a Muslim boy in a wheelchair with superpowers.The new superhero is the brainchild of a group of disabled young Americans and Syrians who were brought ... |
| Anna Nicole Smith verdict will affect doctors, patients Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- During the past few weeks, a beautiful blonde celebrity has been making cameo appearances in a downtown courtroom. Her image appears on a video screen above the heads of three of her friends whose futures are now at stake because of ... |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT Education concerns Gov. Rick Perry said, "I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be taught in school alongside the theories of evolution." He also said that "it is no secret that Am ... |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:13 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARS The Brazos Valley Street Beasts are holding their American Heroes Street Meet & Rod Run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 9 at Veterans Park. Registration is from 7 to 9 a.m. with awards at 2 p.m. Entry is free to spectators. Procee ... |
| Wisconsin levee fails near park area Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT PORTAGE, Wis. -- A levee along the Wisconsin River failed Sunday, flooding the access road leading to a park area and cutting off any residents who did not heed daylong warnings to evacuate. It wasn't clear how many of the roughly 300 residents re ... |
| Georgia pastor pledges to fight accusations Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT LITHONIA, Ga. -- The famed pastor of a Georgia megachurch said Sunday that he will fight allegations that he lured young men into sexual relationships, stressing that he'd be back to lead the church the next week. Addressing a New Birth Missionary ... |
| Abortion pill still a contentious issue Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Ten years ago, after long and bitter debate, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved use of the abortion pill by American women. It is hailed as safe and effective, but new turmoil may lie ahead as the pill's proponents consider us ... |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2010 06:12 PM PDT Jets 31, Dolphins 23 MIAMI -- Benched at the start because of a drunken-driving arrest, Braylon Edwards turned a short pass into a 67-yard touchdown in the third quarter and the Jets beat the Miami Dolphins 31-23 on Sunday night. Mark Sanchez thre ... |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2010 06:10 PM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rookie Mitch Moreland was too busy working on his approach at the plate to bother worrying about making the playoff roster. He gave the Texas coaching staff something to ponder, though.Moreland homered twice and drove in a career- ... |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2010 06:06 PM PDT PITTSBURGH -- If only the Pittsburgh Pirates could take a nine-game sliver like this and extend it over 162 games. Paul Maholm limited Houston to one run over seven innings to win consecutive starts for the first time all season, and the Pirates tur ... |
| Reeling UT braces for tough road Posted: 26 Sep 2010 06:05 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Texas is in trouble. A home loss to UCLA showed the Longhorns still can't run and can't seem to catch passes anymore. And that sturdy defense? The Bruins pushed around Texas for 193 yards on the ground in the second half as UCLA rolled to ... |
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