| Hundreds die in Japan after dual disasters Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST TOKYO -- Japan's northeastern coast was a swampy wasteland of broken houses, overturned cars, sludge and dirty water Saturday as the nation awoke to the devastating aftermath of one of its greatest disasters, a powerful tsunami created by one of th ... |
| Judges reveal doubts in plan Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST Hours after Brazos County's three district judges held a news conference to collect public comment about a proposed change in the way the caseload is divided among their courts, opposition to the plan was clear and even Judge Travis Bryan III expre ... |
| Aggieland's sole patrol Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:09 PM PST No athlete gets into the NCAA Indoor Track Meet without first passing through a checkpoint. The competitor must wear the correct track shoe spikes to run at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. Still, it may be the most friendly pass gate in sports ... |
| Friends celebrate Smith's life, faith Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church in Bryan for Terry Omar Smith, who operated Dairy Queens across Texas and was remembered by friends as a dedicated family man, an avid Aggie and a person of strong faith. Sm ... |
| Bryan school board ready to interview Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:09 PM PST The Bryan school board plans to hold the first round of interviews for its new superintendent next week. Board President Pat Shields said trustees reviewed the names and credentials of eight applicants during a two-hour executive session on Friday ... |
| Get ready for annual spring forward Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST A trade you can't opt out of, without moving to Hawaii or Arizona, will take place this weekend: Gain an hour of daylight by sacrificing an hour of sleep. Daylight saving time goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, though many people set their clocks ... |
| There's no break for these Aggies Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST It's officially Spring Break in Aggieland, and while that means less traffic and shorter waits at local restaurants, it also means that Aggies will reach out to people in other states and other countries. The student organization Alternative Spri ... |
| Kicking up his heels Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST Cameron McGhee is tossed by a bull during the Texas A&M Intercollegiate Rodeo on Friday at the Brazos County Expo. The event is sponsored by the Texas A&M Rodeo Club and features more than 15 colleges from the southern region of the National ... |
| Police say man sold drugs from his car Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 34-year-old Bryan man remained jailed without bail Friday after police arrested him on charges of selling narcotics out of his car. According to the police report, an officer on patrol Thursday near the intersection of Texas 21 ... |
| Third candidate files for CS council seat Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:11 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA third candidate has filed to be on the May 14 ballot for the Place 5 seat on the College Station City Council.The latest contender is Danyal Shaikh, 24, a first-year student at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Me ... |
| Man arrested after police search home Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA 34-year-old Bryan man remained jailed without bail Friday after police arrested him on felony charges of manufacturing or delivering cocaine. According to the police report, officers went to a Providence Street home Thursday to se ... |
| Japan's economy takes a hard hit Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on Friday forced multinational companies to close factories, fight fires and move workers, inflicting at least short-term damage on the Japan's fragile economy.Assessing the full economic impact was imposs ... |
| 8.9 quake rocks Japan, little damage to West Coast Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:06 PM PST CRESCENT CITY, Calif. -- The warnings traveled quickly across the Pacific in the middle of the night: An 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan spawned a deadly tsunami, and it was racing east Friday as fast as a jetliner. Sirens blared in Hawaii. The Wes ... |
| Gadhafi seizes Zawiya, 14 dead after attack Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:07 PM PST ZAWIYA, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi's regime showed growing confidence Friday after retaking a strategic near Tripoli following days of relentless shelling against protesters-turned-rebels as it strengthened its hold on the capital and surrounding areas ... |
| Disaster control Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST Texas A&M Health Science Center nursing students Christina Munn and Danielle Brown, along with Bryan firefighter Cody Perry, restrain "patient" Edgardo Garcia during a mass casualty disaster training exercise Friday at the Brazos Center. During ... |
| Photo project creates visual census Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:07 PM PST NEW YORK -- There's something about the guy leaning on a post and checking his phone that catches Brandon Stanton's eye. So he stops, asks if he can take a photo, clicks and continues on his way. Stanton's been doing this for the past half an hour, w ... |
| Faith calendar Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:14 PM PST Sunday* St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 2700 W. Villa Maria Road in Bryan, will hold a traditional service at 9 a.m. and a contemporary service at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jason Burnham will preach part of the sermon series, "Jesus, the Most Interesting ... |
| Letters for March 12 Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:05 PM PST Buffalo Stampede compliments Dash I want to wholeheartedly second Jim Ross' (Eagle, March 9) compliments to Jennifer Friedman and her staff for a terrific Armadillo Dash again this year. I also agree about the need for more such activities and ... |
| Calendar Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:09 PM PST MARK YOUR CALENDARArctic Wolf Ice Center is hosting a Hockey Tournament on March 25 through 27. Prep hockey teams, including the 17-1 champion Brazos Valley Bucks, will compete. The event is free. For schedules and more information, visit www.arcticw ... |
| Learning the ways of the world Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:46 AM PST Allen Academy fourth graders Brahm McMillan and Rachel Simon exchange "dollars" for "euros" Thursday at a display at the school's International Enrichment Night. Classrooms were decorated in the styles of countries across the globe, complete with cu ... |
| States might lose money for projects Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST WASHINGTON -- In Salt Lake City, Mayor Ralph Becker envisions a new streetcar system with a mix of shops, restaurants and housing springing up along its two-mile route. In Fort Worth, officials are focused on ending one of the nation's worst bottl ... |
| Giffords walks, talks, grins at her success Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:10 PM PST HOUSTON -- She can talk, even saying short sentences. With some help, she can walk. Her awareness has grown to the point that she knows she was shot. But for doctors, some of the greatest moments in treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords occur when her ... |
| Benefit programs to take big cut Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:09 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and the Senate's top Republican both declared on Friday they want to take on the huge entitlement programs driving America's long-term deficits -- but their lines of attack differed sharply and that could lead to ... |
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