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Palin pushes abstinence at local fundraiser

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST

Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, who became a single mother at 18, came to the Brazos Valley on Saturday with a message for other young girls: Abstinence is the only sure-fire way to avoid pregnancy. "I just want girls to know abstinence is a reasona ...

Crowded College Station officials consider new city hall

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST

College Station city leaders have again raised the idea of a new city hall as office space becomes increasingly tight in current facilities. The latest plan is to build a one- to three-story complex on Krenek Tap Road. That building would have new ...

Store closed twice in one day after failing inspection

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST

The B.C.S. Food Market on Texas Avenue was allowed to reopen for business Saturday after being closed twice on Wednesday for a failed health inspection. It's not typical for inspectors to close the same store twice in one day, but Don Plitt, enviro ...

B-CS schools keeping an open mind when preparing for budget cuts

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST

Local school district administrators aren't quite in a "doom and gloom" posture, but they say the economic outlook for state government is the grimmest in recent memory. Both the Bryan and College Station school districts are considering a number o ...

Police officer struck by vehicle in chase

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST

A 26-year-old Webster woman remained in the Brazos County Jail on Saturday after police said she evaded arrest in a vehicle and struck an officer with her car. According to the police report, a constable's deputy on patrol on Texas 6 near the Westwa ...

Woman jailed for forgery, robbery, evading arrest

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report A 42-year-old Bryan woman remained jailed Saturday on several charges, including aggravated robbery and check forgery. According to the police report, last week officers responded to a report of a forgery in progress at Compass Ba ...

Songwriter Jim Scott to play at CS church

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST

Jim Scott, guitarist, singer, songwriter and educator, will be in concert at 7 p.m. Friday at The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Brazos Valley, 305 Wellborn Road in College Station. Doors will open at 6:30, and admission is $10 for adults and $ ...

Obama to focus on jobs, economy in State of the Union speech

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Under pressure to energize the economy, President Barack Obama said Saturday he will use his State of the Union address to outline an agenda to create jobs now and boost American competitiveness over the long term. Heading quickly int ...

Estranged spouse may have claim to $190 million jackpot

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

RATHDRUM, Idaho -- Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in a feel-good story about a single mother who won a $190 million Mega Millions jackpot. Then came the mugshot: a thin young woman with disheveled brown hair, sporting a black eye an ...

State must cut $27 billion to avoid tax hikes

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST

AUSTIN -- Conservative lawmakers who dominate Texas politics make their political careers on promising to cut state spending and block new taxes. But when the budget slashing is done, city and county officials must pick up the pieces -- and possibly ...

Prairie View A&M student felt guilt for pledge's death

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST

HEMPSTEAD -- A Texas college student who wasn't indicted last year for his role in the hazing death of a fraternity pledge tearfully told police two days after the incident that he was responsible for the death, according to an audio tape obtained b ...

Ex-officer gets prison for perjury

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

CHICAGO -- Decades after young black men in Chicago first began claiming that a white policeman shocked, burned and suffocated them to get confessions, former officer Jon Burge is headed to federal prison. He goes to serve to 41/2 years behind bars n ...

Olbermann leaving MSNBC

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

NEW YORK -- Keith Olbermann's exit from MSNBC appeared abrupt to viewers of his show, but the talk-show host and his network were involved "in a relationship that's been failing for a long time," an NBC Universal executive said Saturday.Olbermann's a ...

Leader upset over lack of scrunity for abortion clinics

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

PHILADELPHIA -- Former Gov. Ed Rendell said Friday he was "flabbergasted" when he found out last year that the state Health Department didn't think its authority extended to abortion clinics such as the one in Philadelphia where prosecutors say a do ...

Shriver legacy honored by many

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

POTOMAC, Md. -- R. Sargent Shriver was always an optimist, pioneering the Peace Corps and running the War on Poverty during the turbulent 1960s -- an idealist even as the running mate on a Democratic presidential ticket doomed for failure.At his fune ...

Derby day

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:08 PM PST

Cub Scout Billy Schweinebraten watches as assistant pack master Michael Parks places his pinewood derby car on the track during a morning of racing. The scounts from Pack 976 each designed, carved, painted and decorated their own cars, which must mee ...

Decorating with photographs can make a big statement

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

One of the hottest trends in home decor is hanging photographic art, which can make a big impact without costing a lot. Flip through the pages of any shelter magazine to see examples of arresting imagery, in color and black and white, of streetscape ...

Earth-Kind landscaping promotes hardy plants

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Steve George is bringing tough love to landscaping in hopes the environment -- and gardeners' pocketbooks -- both will be the better for it. George is national coordinator of the Earth-Kind Environmental Landscape Management Program, part of the Tex ...

'Just Winging It' reflects life's comedic journey

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

To read M.A. Sterling's description of Brazos Valley TROUPE's next adventure, it almost sounds like Just Winging It will be a mirror reflection of life -- "a journey from birth to adulthood in under two hours" he said. But in this production, some o ...

Our Neighbors

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

NEEDS A HOME Once you meet Baby Girl, you'll want to take her home. She is a spayed adult mix who is incredibly sweet-tempered. Meet Baby Girl at the Brazos Animal Shelter (www.brazosanimal shelter.org) at 2207 Finfeather Road in Bryan. Hours are 10 ...

Calendar

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Monday * Star Duplicate Bridge Club. 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call 690-2901. * College Station Noon Lions Club. Hilton Hotel, 801 University Drive E. 690-8525. * Hospice Auxiliary of Brazos Valley Mexican Fiesta ...

Student of the week

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Students of the week receive a T-shirt courtesy of The Eagle and C.C. Creations. Matthew Spencer Facts: 12-year-old sixth-grader at Oakwood Intermediate in College Station. Parents/ guardian: Scott and Amy Spencer Favorite subject: Science Favorite t ...

School menus

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included. Allen Academy Monday: Chicken teriyaki with pineapple slices, rice. Tuesday: Shrimp macaroni and cheese, vegetable dippers, yogurt. Wednesday: Pork loin, baked beans, edamame, fruit salad. Thursday ...

Stipanovic-Battinelli

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Kate Eileen Stipanovic of Bryan, Texas and Joseph Battinelli of Temple, Texas, formerly of Springfield, N.J., were united in marriage on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton, Texas. The ceremony was officiated by Father ...

Moore-Jensen

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Miss Allison Dyan Moore and Mr. Justin Michael Jensen were married on Saturday, December 18, 2010 in the evening at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.  The double ring ceremony was officiated by Dr. William Taegel and Pastor Pe ...

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