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- Faire upgraded for second year
- Uncertainty clouds A&M search
- Hispanics fuel BV growth
- CS grows by 38 percent overall
- Toastmasters kicks off 2011 contest
- Libya, Yemen crack down
- Weather conference in March open to all
- Longhorns get own TV network
- Crime conference hosts 30 local kids
- Brown appointed to HHSC committee
- Chefs explore science of cooking
- U.S. debates next action to rescue yacht hostages
- Hard times hit Haiti's elderly
- Madison a peaceful battleground
- Washington: The 'blackest name' in America
- Clinton helps dedicate Arkansas exhibit
- Hot show in town
- Atmospherics bring a sense of quiet to room
- Parents reconsider using drop-side cribs
- 'Amazing Race' in Switzerland, India in high-def
- 'Mamma Mia!' delivers ear candy
- Our Neighbors
- Calendar
- Students of the week
- School menus
| Faire upgraded for second year Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST The co-owners of the Sherwood Forest Faire say they used experience gained during their opening season last year to make noticeable improvements to the Renaissance festival this year. "People who come back this year will notice we doubled the parkin ... |
| Uncertainty clouds A&M search Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Karan Watson, Texas A&M's interim provost and a finalist to fill the post permanently, has told deans she doesn't believe she'll be selected for the position and that the search likely will be declared a failure. The comments were made Wednesda ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST As did Brazos County and most of the rest of Texas, communities just outside the Bryan-College Station area saw their Hispanic populations rise in the past decade, according to U.S. Census data. All seven counties in the region surrounding Brazos C ... |
| CS grows by 38 percent overall Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Brazos County became significantly more diverse in the last decade -- especially in Bryan, where Hispanics accounted for almost 90 percent of the population growth, Census data released last week shows. College Station also saw its minority populat ... |
| Toastmasters kicks off 2011 contest Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff Report The City of Bryan Toastmasters will kick off the 2011 International Speech Contest at its meeting Thursday at 12 p.m. at the Clara B. Mounce Public Library. The club will join with 12,500 other Toastmasters clubs from around the w ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST CAIRO -- Security forces in Libya and Yemen fired on pro-democracy demonstrators Saturday as the two hard-line regimes struck back against the wave of protests that has already toppled autocrats in Egypt and Tunisia. At least 15 died when police sho ... |
| Weather conference in March open to all Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportInterested persons are invited to attend a Sky Warn training class on March 22 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Navasota Center. The Navasota Office of Emergency Management is teaming up with the National Weather Service to offer the pr ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST HOUSTON -- Last month, officials with the University of Texas and ESPN Inc. trumpeted their 20-year, $300 million deal to create a 24-hour television network that will broadcast Longhorns sports. "We're going to cover [Texas] football like it's neve ... |
| Crime conference hosts 30 local kids Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportNearly 30 local children have been selected to represent Brazos County Crime Stoppers at a statewide conference taking place Feb. 21 to 23 in Odessa. Topics covered during the conference, which is aimed at teaching children the impo ... |
| Brown appointed to HHSC committee Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff Report State Rep. Fred Brown has been appointed chairman of the Joint Health and Human Services Eligibility Oversight Committee for the current session of the Legislature. The committee includes three members from both the House and the ... |
| Chefs explore science of cooking Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Some sweetened tangerine juice. A little soy protein. A blender. Voila: A trendy, frothy dessert becomes a lesson in kitchen chemistry. It turns out the chef who whips up pies for the president is also a bit of a scientist -- calling o ... |
| U.S. debates next action to rescue yacht hostages Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST MOGADISHU, Somalia -- An American couple that has sailed the world with a yacht full of Bibles was hijacked by Somali pirates, and the U.S. said Saturday it is assessing possible options.Pirates say the yacht will make landfall in Somalia on Sunday, ... |
| Hard times hit Haiti's elderly Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Skinny youths in ragged T-shirts crowd menacingly around the barred kitchen door of a city-run nursing home, waving empty bowls and demanding some of the sardines and mashed corn that the elderly residents depend on."Thieves! ... |
| Madison a peaceful battleground Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST MADISON, Wis. -- A state Capitol thrown into political chaos swelled for a fifth day with nearly 70,000 protesters, as supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers challenged pro-labor protesters face-to-face for the fi ... |
| Washington: The 'blackest name' in America Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST George Washington's name is inseparable from America, and not only from the nation's history. It identifies streets, buildings, mountains, bridges, monuments, cities -- and people. In a puzzling twist, most of those people are black. The 2000 U.S. C ... |
| Clinton helps dedicate Arkansas exhibit Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Former President Bill Clinton joined the eight living members of the Little Rock Nine on Saturday to dedicate an exhibit in the Clinton Presidential Center commemorating the black students who were pioneers in school integration ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST Local blacksmiths, brothers Alan (right) and Jeff Lee, shape red hot iron while performing a demonstration at Steephollow Forgeworks in Bryan on Saturday. The event was part of a gathering of the two largest blacksmithing groups in Texas. In additio ... |
| Atmospherics bring a sense of quiet to room Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST "Atmospheric" decor is characterized by soft textures, transparency, iridescence, opacity -- or even all of those at once. It can create a mood of quietude and retreat. And it is, some designers say, popular now as an antidote to an increasingly jar ... |
| Parents reconsider using drop-side cribs Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Margie McGlone brought one key item into her nursery when she was pregnant last summer. It was her sister's crib, one they both loved and looked forward to keeping in the family. "I thought it'd be cool for my son to have grown up in the same crib a ... |
| 'Amazing Race' in Switzerland, India in high-def Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan is glad he'll never be asked this question ever again: Why isn't the race broadcast in high definition? After years of sticking to standard definition, CBS' around-the-world competition expands to HD ... |
| 'Mamma Mia!' delivers ear candy Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Was I one of the millions who thought the movie Mamma Mia! was kind of a stinker? You bet. Not just because Pierce Brosnan's singing was comical when it wasn't supposed to be. Mostly because I had already seen the musical on stage in Fort Worth a fe ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK On Jan. 21, the Brazos Valley Food Bank held its annual Partner Agency Training. Representatives from more than 40 agencies that partner with the food bank attended to review policies, explore best practices and discuss the in ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Monday * Luxury Bus Trip to Coushatta casino. 8 a.m. Watercrest at Bryan. $49/double or $79/single occupancy. Reservations: 703-7088. Limited seating. Return at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. * Star Duplicate Bridge Club. 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Cen ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Students of the week receive a T-shirt courtesy of The Eagle and C.C. Creations. Emily Garrett Facts: 11-year-old sixth-grader at Oakwood Intermediate in College Station. Parents/ guardian: Phillip and Donna Garrett Favorite subject: Social studies F ... |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included. Monday is a student holiday. Allen Academy Tuesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, garden salad, fruit. Wednesday: Barbecued chicken, spinach, apple and raisin salad, cheesy cornbread, fruit. Thursday: ... |
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