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- Appraisers after Brazos Valley treasures
- Dozens laid off from TEEX
- TEEX announces layoffs
- Many resources available locally for unemployed
- Police: Child hit by vehicle in front of CS school
- Father there for son from birth to death
- Provost hopeful begins CS trek
- Burn bans lifted in some counties
- Perry sworn in for unprecedented 3rd term
- CSISD advertising plans get rolling
- University of Houston gets high research ranking
- Classes open on police, fire services
- Report on missing baby released by Tempe police
- CS lecture to explore era of A&M history
- Cookoff for Family Promise postponed
- Third time around for Perry
- Draft budget cuts $13.7B in spending
- Iraq's security criticized after 52 killed
- City's mug shots may hit Facebook
- Results vary when mom unplugs teens for 6 months
- Going Under The Needle: Cancer Pain
- Economy Affecting Heart Health Programs
- Regis is leaving 'Live!'
- Regis Philbin says he's retiring from his show
- Aniston: The Rachel was 'the ugliest haircut'
| Appraisers after Brazos Valley treasures Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST A table display of antiques and collectibles decorates a room at the Best Western Hotel in Bryan on Tuesday. Customers were bringing in their property hoping for it to be appraised and possibly purchased at the Treasure Hunters Roadshow, going on thr ... |
| Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST Forty-two people who worked for an agency under the Texas Engineering Extension Service lost their jobs Tuesday, the result of the state budget shortfall. TEEX officials said they learned at the end of December that state funding would no longer be ... |
| Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:35 AM PST Forty-two employees at TEEX's National Emergency Response and Rescue Center were laid off Tuesday, according to officials who blamed state budget cuts. A spokesman with the Texas Engineering Extension Service said plans to immediately reduce staffing ... |
| Many resources available locally for unemployed Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST As the 2011 Texas legislative session progresses, agencies across the state are bracing for tough budget decisions that could involve layoffs. Locally, a number of state employees have or will lose their jobs, something area experts acknowledge can ... |
| Police: Child hit by vehicle in front of CS school Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:48 AM PST A child on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle in front of Cypress Grove Intermediate School Wednesday morning, police said. The accident happened on Graham Road around 7:44 a.m., Officer Rhonda Seaton said. The child was taken to a hospital, Seaton sa ... |
| Father there for son from birth to death Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST In 2002, Todd Greene was on patrol for the Grimes County Sheriff's Department when he was called to deliver a baby. The call came from his wife, Cheli, when she realized she was about to deliver the couple's first child 45 days before her due date. ... |
| Provost hopeful begins CS trek Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST A candidate for Texas A&M's top academic office was on campus Tuesday for interviews and is scheduled to be available to the public at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. James Coleman, a professor and vice provost for research at Rice University, is one of t ... |
| Burn bans lifted in some counties Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST Recent rains have prompted some Brazos Valley counties to lift burn bans that had been in place for much of the dry winter, but experts are warning that dangerous conditions could persist. Easterwood Airport in College Station has recorded 2.91 inche ... |
| Perry sworn in for unprecedented 3rd term Posted: 18 Jan 2011 07:03 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry took the oath office for an unprecedented third full term on Tuesday, saying historians will call this the "Texas Century." Perry, the longest serving governor in the United States, has often been mentioned as ... |
| CSISD advertising plans get rolling Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff Report College Station school buses will carry advertisements beginning next year as a way to raise money for the school district. The district's school board members agreed during a meeting Tuesday to pursue a contract with Steep Creek M ... |
| University of Houston gets high research ranking Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:12 AM PST HOUSTON -- The University of Houston has been named a Tier One school for research activity, another step its quest to become Texas' fourth "Tier One" university. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching moved the university on Tuesd ... |
| Classes open on police, fire services Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportFire and police services in Bryan-College Station and Brazos County typically offer citizen academy classes twice a year. Registration for those has already begun. Here is a list of the classes being offered and registration informa ... |
| Report on missing baby released by Tempe police Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:27 PM PST TEMPE, Ariz. -- A lengthy report released Tuesday by Tempe police describes how investigators have chased false leads from Texas to Florida in the hope of finding a baby missing since December 2009.However, the 230-page report offers little new infor ... |
| CS lecture to explore era of A&M history Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportAnother installment in the Exploring History lunch lecture series is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today at the College Station Conference Center. The cost is $5 per person, which is payable at the door with a reservation. Those wishing ... |
| Cookoff for Family Promise postponed Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportAn annual cookoff to benefit Family Promise of Bryan-College Station that was set for Friday has been postponed.Tickets that have been purchased for the Comfort Food Cookoff, which was to be held at A&M Church of Christ in Colle ... |
| Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST AUSTIN -- Even with a budget crisis looming, Gov. Rick Perry called Texas the envy of the nation in a patriotism-infused speech marking his third inauguration Tuesday. Amid foggy skies and colder-than-expected temperatures, Perry, with his wife and ... |
| Draft budget cuts $13.7B in spending Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST AUSTIN -- About $13.7 billion would be cut from the next Texas budget, affecting almost every state agency, according to a draft sent late Tuesday to lawmakers and leaders. Rep. Jim Pitts, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said he ... |
| Iraq's security criticized after 52 killed Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber killed 52 people among a crowd of police recruits in Saddam Hussein's hometown Tuesday, shattering a two-month lull in major attacks and spurring calls to keep the U.S. military in Iraq beyond 2011. It was the second time ... |
| City's mug shots may hit Facebook Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- Police in a city ranked top in the state for alcohol-related traffic fatalities might soon be trying a new tactic to keep drunken drivers off the road: electronic shaming on Facebook.In a contentious move that has raised the hackles of ... |
| Results vary when mom unplugs teens for 6 months Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST NEW YORK -- Susan Maushart lived out every parent's fantasy: She unplugged her teenagers.For six months, she took away the Internet, TV, iPods, cell phones and video games. The eerie glow of screens stopped lighting up the family room. Electronic dev ... |
| Going Under The Needle: Cancer Pain Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:35 PM PST CHAPEL HILL, NC (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year, and for the half of them battling late stage cancer, pain from medications and therapy are a bitter reality. But now, new research offers thos ... |
| Economy Affecting Heart Health Programs Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Like many organizations, the American Heart Association has fears about the ramifications of a troubled economy. Their recent statement, "American Heart Association and Nonprofit Advocacy: Past, Present and Future," contains a ... |
| Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST NEW YORK -- Within moments after Regis Philbin caught viewers off-guard with the news that he'll be leaving his talk show, the guessing game had begun: Who will replace him?Maybe Survivor host Jeff Probst? Mark Consuelos, hubby of Regis' co-host, Kel ... |
| Regis Philbin says he's retiring from his show Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:24 AM PST NEW YORK -- Veteran broadcaster Regis Philbin is retiring from his weekday talk show. Philbin made the announcement at the start of Tuesday morning's "Live With Regis and Kelly," which he has hosted for more than a quarter-century, most recently sha ... |
| Aniston: The Rachel was 'the ugliest haircut' Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:21 AM PST NEW YORK -- Jennifer Aniston says the haircut she inspired in the mid-1990s wasn't worth the following it built.The 41-year-old former star of "Friends" says in the February issue of Allure magazine that "The Rachel" was not her best look.She says: " ... |
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