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- Lessons from a pro
- Cotton Bowl seats are mostly picked
- Father and daughter buy winning lottery ticket
- Scotty's House has a new home
- Health clinic starts fundraising drive
- Newk's to open for business Monday
- Police: Passenger who tossed lit cigarette arrested on cocaine charge
- Campaign aims to feed area's hungry
- Tons of holiday fun in Aggieland
- Korean youth react to attack
- Obama faces political tug-of-war
- Texas to gain seats in House
- BP says spill estimates too high
- Texan freed by DNA pleads guilty to murder
- Area man among Obama pardons
- Israel battles huge forest fire with foreign help
- Meeting Santa's helper
- Environmentally-friendly entertainment
- Tablets: IPad in lead, but Galaxy gaining ground
- Two great ways to be jolly today
- Mr. Food: The well-known 'local' chef
- Church abuse victim awarded $30M
- Christmas is about more than just gifts
- Calendar
- Letters for December 4
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Davila Middle School student Levernice Morgan II (center) performs a series of Karate moves beside classmates enrolled in the Kick Start program during a belt ceremony where they were awarded the "yellow belt" rank on Friday. The Kick Start program w ... |
| Cotton Bowl seats are mostly picked Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST An opponent hasn't even been selected for Texas A&M's Cotton Bowl appearance, but tickets to the Jan. 7 football game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington are already difficult to find. A&M's 12th Man Foundation on Friday closed its offices to ... |
| Father and daughter buy winning lottery ticket Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST Every week for at least three months, a father-daughter pair would walk into the Discount Center in Jewett and purchase a $5 Quick Pick lottery ticket. This week their routine paid off in a big way when they purchased a winning ticket worth $12 m ... |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST It took more than six years and a lot of fundraising, but Scotty's House now has the space needed to keep pace with the increasing number of abused children in the Brazos Valley who require the organization's services. Scotty's House has served the c ... |
| Health clinic starts fundraising drive Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Health for All, a Bryan-based charity health clinic, began a holiday season fundraising campaign this week. The campaign called "Give the Gift of Health" seeks donations to sustain its budget of over $500,000. Many Brazos County ... |
| Newk's to open for business Monday Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Newk's Express Café will open on Monday in Brazos County. The eatery will be open for normal business hours from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 1613 University Drive East. The casual-dining restaurant, which has locations in Austin, Dall ... |
| Police: Passenger who tossed lit cigarette arrested on cocaine charge Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:43 AM PST Police said a 22-year-old woman throwing a cigarette out a car window in Bryan led to her arrest on a charge of cocaine possession. Bryan police said they were patrolling about 9 p.m. Thursday on East Martin Luther King Jr. Street when they saw Paul ... |
| Campaign aims to feed area's hungry Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Many local families will have food for the holidays thanks to the "Share the Gift" campaign, sponsored by seven local churches and ministries. The seven groups -- First Baptist Church of Bryan, Brazos Fellowship, College Heights ... |
| Tons of holiday fun in Aggieland Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST If you're not in the Christmas spirit yet, today's the day to change that. The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum will host its annual "Holidays in the Rotunda" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event will take place in rotunda, where the mu ... |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's young men and women have gotten used to living with a belligerent neighbor. They've learned to brush aside the threatening language from North Korea. Routine air-raid drills didn't mean much to them.Until last week ... |
| Obama faces political tug-of-war Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- In less than three hours Friday, the extraordinary forces tugging at Barack Obama's presidency -- and the Republicans who will soon take more control of Congress -- came into sharp relief: a sky-high jobless rate, an out-of-control de ... |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST AUSTIN -- Fast-growing Texas is poised to be the biggest winner of all when it comes to picking up influence in Congress in the next few years, and Republicans are salivating at the prospect of fattening the largest GOP delegation in Washington. T ... |
| BP says spill estimates too high Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST WASHINGTON -- BP is mounting a new challenge to the U.S. government's estimates of how much oil flowed from the runaway well deep below the Gulf of Mexico, an argument that could reduce by billions of dollars the federal pollution fines it faces for ... |
| Texan freed by DNA pleads guilty to murder Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST DALLAS -- A Texas man who spent 21 years in prison for murder pleaded guilty to the same crime on Friday, three years after he was freed from prison and granted a new trial by DNA evidence that showed his original conviction was tainted. Clay Chabot ... |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST A Navasota man was among nine people granted pardons by President Barack Obama, the first of his presidency. Those given a reprieve had been convicted of crimes including drug possession, counterfeit and even coin mutilation. No one well-known was ... |
| Israel battles huge forest fire with foreign help Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST HAIFA, Israel -- European aircraft dumped tons of water over flames raging through tall trees in northern Israel as firefighters struggled for a second day Friday to contain the country's worst-ever forest fire, which has killed 41 people and displac ... |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Dulce Garcia, 4, reaches to touch antlers on the head of Bryan High School senior Twyneisha Jones during a visit by the high schoolers to Carver Early Learning Center on Friday. Carver students had their pictures taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus at th ... |
| Environmentally-friendly entertainment Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Texas A&M architecture students Frankie Bolpicella and Chris Clark display marionettes they made from recycled materials for a puppet show to be held at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History. The class focuses on "green" building techniques ... |
| Tablets: IPad in lead, but Galaxy gaining ground Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST This time last year, tablet computers were just remembrances of clunky laptops with articulating hinges that really failed to sell. But as it has happened several times in the past, a genre of gadgets doesn't really take off until Apple is ready to ... |
| Two great ways to be jolly today Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST Eagle Editorial Board Still don't have the ho-ho-holiday spirit? Too rushed to really appreciate the season? Here are a couple of suggestions guaranteed to make the season brighter for you. For the 84th time, area residents will delight in the ... |
| Mr. Food: The well-known 'local' chef Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It's hard to imagine, but Art Ginsburg has spent 30 years quietly turning himself into an unlikely food celebrity, an icon with a multimillion dollar brand, all under the radar of the culinary elite.And he wouldn't have it an ... |
| Church abuse victim awarded $30M Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:16 PM PST BALTIMORE -- A Delaware jury has awarded $30 million in damages to a man who claimed he was abused by a priest -- a verdict that was exceptional for both the dollar value and for finding the local parish liable, not just the diocese. The lawsuit b ... |
| Christmas is about more than just gifts Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST You are how old? Pardon me, but I need to know. That is, I need to know if you are an undergraduate, or at least could get access to one. The reason is that I have some brilliant advice for such a person. I know what you're thinking. You're thinkin ... |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Saturday * Faith United Church (UCC), 2901 Austin's Colony Parkway in Bryan, will have a Movie Nite at 6 p.m. featuring The Nativity Story. Doors will open at 5:30. Admission is free, snacks are $1. Guests welcome. * Three Angels Seventh-Day Adventis ... |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST America is in grave danger of collapsing Back in the days of World War I and II, homosexuals were booted out of the military for national security reasons. Now it appears they will be allowed to serve without fear of being booted out. Is this a go ... |
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