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- Orphaned brothers ready to move on
- Bryan advised to run animal shelter
- A&M, UT fight ed cuts together
- Top dog up for grabs at Westminster
- Obama calls for peaceful response in Middle East
- CS schools weigh alternatives
- Firefighters respond to fire near Bedias
- Toddler in East Texas accidentally shoots himself
- Bush Library to host heart health speaker Feb. 24
- Chilifest more than just beer and music
- Services for Williams planned for Saturday
- Dozens question treatment by Houston-area officers
- Bryan police seek info on jewelry theft
- Texas leaders consider freeing more prisoners to save money
- Stasny aims to keep spot on school board
- Armstrong officially off bike
- Obama, GOP butt heads over budget bill
- Report calls quality of life in Texas 'abysmal'
- Obama not taking sides in Mideast
- Obama: Reforms needed for med suits
- Obama honors Bush and 14 others
- Scottish deerhound deemed best doggie
- Men no match for IBM machine on 'Jeopardy!'
- Healing the Hearts of Cancer Patients with Enzymes
- Restaurant Monitor
| Orphaned brothers ready to move on Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST To prepare for his last night in the home where he's spent most of his life, 14-year-old Brandon Flowers spent a few minutes Tuesday afternoon doing something rare for him: making his bed. He wasn't really sure why, of all nights, he wanted his bed ... |
| Bryan advised to run animal shelter Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST A city advisory committee recommended Tuesday that Bryan operate its own animal shelter starting in July -- even though initial estimates show that it would cost over 20 percent more than the city now pays the Brazos Animal Shelter to provide the sa ... |
| A&M, UT fight ed cuts together Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Texas A&M and the University of Texas are bitter rivals on the gridiron, but the state's research giants presented a united front Tuesday at Orange and Maroon Legislative Day. Students, alumni and leaders delivered the same message in Austin to ... |
| Top dog up for grabs at Westminster Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:47 AM PST NEW YORK -- A Chinese shar-pei threw a wrinkle into Westminster. With no clear favorite to win at America's top dog show, Miss Jayne Hathaway seized her chance. She became the first of her breed to reach the final best-of-seven ring. "I knew she was ... |
| Obama calls for peaceful response in Middle East Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:08 AM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday slammed Iran for its harsh treatment of anti-government protesters and called on governments throughout the Middle East to avoid crackdowns on pro-democracy supporters. "The world is changing," Obama s ... |
| Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST Fewer custodians and librarians, a heavier workload for teachers and a tax-rate increase of 4 cents are all measures the College Station school district is considering to offset the expected loss of state funding.Superintendent Eddie Coulson outlined ... |
| Firefighters respond to fire near Bedias Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:00 AM PST Firefighters on Wednesday morning responded to a structure fire near Bedias. The fire at 11860 F.M. 1696, east of Bedias, was reported at 7:17 a.m., a dispatcher said. Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said no one was injured. Firefighters were on t ... |
| Toddler in East Texas accidentally shoots himself Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:15 AM PST TYLER -- A 2-year-old boy was in critical condition after using a stool to get a gun and accidentally shooting himself in the chest in a rural East Texas home. Authorities said the incident happened Saturday night when the boy pulled a case with a lo ... |
| Bush Library to host heart health speaker Feb. 24 Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:42 AM PST A cardiologist will speak at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum's forum on heart health Feb. 24 as part of National Heart Month. James Rohack, former president of the American Medical Association, staff cardiologist at the Scott & Wh ... |
| Chilifest more than just beer and music Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST Nancy Dee, accompanied by a camera crew, walked around the Starlight Ballroom grounds during last year's festival in Snook, asking participants two things: Why do they love Chilifest, and why do they love Miller Lite? "No one mentioned the charity ... |
| Services for Williams planned for Saturday Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Funeral services for Nicolis "Nico" Williams, the 20-year-old Texas A&M student who died last week from bacterial meningitis, will be Saturday in Houston. A viewing will be held at noon at Windsor Village United Methodist Churc ... |
| Dozens question treatment by Houston-area officers Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:37 AM PST HOUSTON -- Some audience members in Houston stood in line more than an hour to criticize their treatment by law officers. Several hundred people attended a town hall meeting Tuesday night before a panel including City Council members Ed Gonzalez an ... |
| Bryan police seek info on jewelry theft Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Bryan police are asking for the public's help in locating a a car burglar who stole several expensive watches and pieces of antique jewelry from a vehicle parked outside the Brazos Inn Sunday. According to police, the owner of a Do ... |
| Texas leaders consider freeing more prisoners to save money Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:38 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas lawmakers are discussing whether releasing convicts is a money-saving way to help deal with a projected $15 billion state budget shortfall. Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman John Whitmire of Houston says the state doe ... |
| Stasny aims to keep spot on school board Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportAt-large Bryan school trustee David Stasny filed Tuesday to seek re-election in the May school-board balloting.Stasny, first elected in 1990 and now the longest-serving member of the Bryan board, thus far has no opposition.Three peo ... |
| Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:16 PM PST Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0."Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old c ... |
| Obama, GOP butt heads over budget bill Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST WASHINGTON -- On a collision course over spending, House Republicans advanced a sweeping, $61 billion package of budget reductions on Tuesday despite a swift veto threat and a warning from President Barack Obama against unwise cuts "that could endan ... |
| Report calls quality of life in Texas 'abysmal' Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST AUSTIN -- Texas ranks near the bottom of all states in taxing and spending per capita, but is dead last in the percentage of adults with a high school diploma, according to a study released Tuesday by a panel of mostly Democratic lawmakers. The bien ... |
| Obama not taking sides in Mideast Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Warily watching protests ripple across the Middle East, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that governments in the vital, volatile region are figuring out that they "can't maintain power through coercion." He slammed Iran as an excepti ... |
| Obama: Reforms needed for med suits Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Putting his own stamp on a long-standing Republican priority, President Barack Obama is launching a drive to overhaul state medical malpractice laws and cut down on wasteful tests doctors perform because they fear lawsuits.Obama's budge ... |
| Obama honors Bush and 14 others Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama recognized one former president and 14 artists, athletes, civil rights activists, humanitarians and others Tuesday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for contributions to society that he said speak to "who we ... |
| Scottish deerhound deemed best doggie Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST NEW YORK -- A Scottish deerhound that loves to chase wild animals caught her biggest prize yet, winning best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club. A 5-year-old named Hickory pulled a huge surprise at Madison Square Garden, bounding a ... |
| Men no match for IBM machine on 'Jeopardy!' Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST NEW YORK -- The computer brained its human competition in Game 1 of the Man vs. Machine competition on Jeopardy!On the 30-question game board, veteran Jeopardy! champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter managed only five correct responses between them duri ... |
| Healing the Hearts of Cancer Patients with Enzymes Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:47 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart failure is a common, costly, disabling, and potentially deadly condition that affects nearly 10 percent of adults over the age of 65 . . . and adding cancer to the equation decreases survival rates monumentally. How ... |
| Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A s ... |
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