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- Lexington, Cameron lose out on state titles
- Brazos Valley earmarks sunk with bill
- Berry says Wellborn annexation not a done deal
- Aggie going above and beyond
- Burn ban issued through holidays; some fireworks prohibited
- $500K grant aims to add more pine trees
- Animal shelter offers half-price adoptions
- Salvation Army still seeking donations
- 'Don't ask' repeal clears the Senate
- Republicans block Dream Act
- U.S. prepared for nuclear-armed Iran
- Grim Christmas for Iraqi Christians as many flee
- Pakistan spy agency denies it exposed CIA chief
- Bad weather delays S. Korea drills
- Gbagbo orders UN to leave Ivory Coast
- Aggies look to recruit explorers
- Add a personal, creative touch when wrapping holiday gifts
- Brazos Valley churches join international Advent Conspiracy
- Fighting teenage defiance
- Frugal parents skip stores in favor of online toy swaps
- Brazos Arts
- Our Neighbors
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| Lexington, Cameron lose out on state titles Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:39 PM PST Idalou running back Garrett Sosa (21) scores a touchdown in front of Lexington defender Anthony Robbins (20) during the first half of the Class 2A Division II UIL state championship football game Saturday in Mansfield. Lexington lost 20-3. For more ... |
| Brazos Valley earmarks sunk with bill Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST Republican opposition to the federal spending bill likely has cost the Texas A&M System upward of $30 million in earmark money, officials said. U.S. Rep. Chet Edwads told The Eagle the defeat of the bill was the "final nail in the coffin" fo ... |
| Berry says Wellborn annexation not a done deal Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST Why annex Wellborn? Why now? College Station Mayor Nancy Berry suggests the city has no choice but to explore that option. "The Citizens for Wellborn have forced the issue," Berry said, referring to an anti-annexation group. "Do I think that at s ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:09 PM PST Before she reaches her 20th birthday, Skyler Yancey will have graduated with a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M, started her master's degree in education administration, and begun her career as a middle-school choir teacher. Yancey, 19 and fr ... |
| Burn ban issued through holidays; some fireworks prohibited Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST It kept bonfire from burning last month and now the ongoing drought will likely affect how locals ring in the new year. The Brazos County Commissioners Court decided this week that certain types of fireworks will be banned this New Year's Eve. ... |
| $500K grant aims to add more pine trees Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff Report The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Natural Resource Conversation Service have recently earmarked more than $500,000 in federal grant money for East Texas landowners interested in reforesting the region with longleaf pine t ... |
| Animal shelter offers half-price adoptions Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff Report The Brazos Animal Shelter is offering half-price adoptions from now until Dec. 23. Anyone interested can take home a pet for $47.50 during the shelter's annual 12 Days of Christmas event. Organizers hope to beat last year's re ... |
| Salvation Army still seeking donations Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff Report The Salvation Army still is in need of several hundred more presents to meet the needs of local children this Christmas. Lt. Monica Contreras, area corps officer for the Salvation Army, said volunteers also are needed to help wr ... |
| 'Don't ask' repeal clears the Senate Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST WASHINGTON -- In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as "don't ask, don't ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Saturday doomed an effort that would have given hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants a path to legal status if they enrolled in college or joined the military. Sponsors of the Dream Act fell five vo ... |
| U.S. prepared for nuclear-armed Iran Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST MANAMA, Bahrain -- Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb, posing a threat to its neighbors, and the United States is "very ready" to counter Iran should it make a move, the top U.S. military officer said Saturday. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of th ... |
| Grim Christmas for Iraqi Christians as many flee Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST IRBIL, Iraq -- They saw their brethren murdered during Mass and then were bombed in their homes as they mourned. Al-Qaida vowed to hunt them down. Now the Christian community of Iraq, almost as old as the religion itself, is sensing a clear message ... |
| Pakistan spy agency denies it exposed CIA chief Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's main spy agency denied Saturday it had unmasked the CIA's station chief in Islamabad, and warned such allegations could damage its already fragile counterterrorism alliance with the United States. The CIA pulled its top spy ... |
| Bad weather delays S. Korea drills Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea -- Military maneuvers planned by South Korean troops did not take place Saturday because of bad weather on a border island shelled by North Korea last month, as the U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting ... |
| Gbagbo orders UN to leave Ivory Coast Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:06 PM PST ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- The man who refuses to step down from the presidency ordered thousands of U.N. peacekeepers to leave Ivory Coast immediately on Saturday, calling the global body that has endorsed his political rival an "agent of destabilizati ... |
| Aggies look to recruit explorers Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Texas A&M anthropology student Emily Sherman helps Cole Maxwell (from left), 8, and Logan Parker, 7, locate underwater "artifacts" at the exercise. The program was presented by anthropology students at Texas A&M and the university's Nautical ... |
| Add a personal, creative touch when wrapping holiday gifts Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST A gift-giver's thoughtfulness is as apparent in how a gift is wrapped as in what's inside. "In our world of ubiquitous merchandise, wrapping can make a gift distinctive," says Wanda Wen, author of The Art of Gift Wrapping and owner of Soolip, a gi ... |
| Brazos Valley churches join international Advent Conspiracy Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST Christmas songs started playing on the radio before Thanksgiving and shopping hasn't stopped since Black Friday. But several local churches are participating in an international campaign to reclaim Christmas. The project, Advent Conspiracy, is ce ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST You make rules, they break them. You ask questions, they ignore you. You say, "Do this," they say, "Make me!" Oppositional behavior is hard enough to cope with in toddlers, but when the defiant ones are 13 or 14, you can't just put them down for a ... |
| Frugal parents skip stores in favor of online toy swaps Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST NEW YORK -- Stephanie Edwards-Musa finished her Christmas shopping early this year. Her 13-year-old daughter is getting a PlayStation 2 and clothing from Hollister and Aeropostale. For her 5-year-old son, it's a bundle of toys, mostly Star Wars-the ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST Holiday concert in College Station The music of the season will fill the sanctuary at A&M United Methodist Church at 6 p.m. Sunday as the Brazos Breeze Flute Choir presents a free concert. Members of the Brazos Breeze are professional musicians ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST NEEDS A HOME Snow is white lab mix who is about a year and a half old. She loves people of all colors, shapes and sizes, especially the kiddos! Snow is very well-behaved and kisses anyone who walks by. She loves to be on a leash and enjoys the out ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST * Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center in Bryan needs a volunteer receptionist. The receptionist answers a six-line phone system, records and delivers messages, and uses an intercom paging system. Qualified office staff will provide training; all y ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST Students of the week receive a T-shirt courtesy of The Eagle and C.C. Creations. Annie Ginn Facts: 15-year-old 10th-grader at Allen Academy in Bryan. Parents/ guardian: Tom and Mary Anne Ginn Favorite subject: Math Favorite teacher: Mr. Mattair ... |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST Monday * Star Duplicate Bridge Club. 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call 690-2901. Tuesday * Brazos County Senior Citizens Association members potluck luncheon. Noon. 1402 Bristol St., Bryan. 822-6873. * College St ... |
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