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- Getting some air
- Divided over partisan politics
- Pubs going green for St. Paddy's day
- First BISD interviews finished
- Shortage forces Texas to switch execution drug
- NASA's humanoid robot unveiled on space station
- Not enough showers for bold spring flowers
- Weather Whys: Overcast and cloudy
- Man charged with burglarizing neighbor's home
- Man facing more charges after arrest
- Lawmakers face severity of Texas budget crisis
- Japanese still searching for 8,000 missing
- Defense tries to save dad convicted of killing son
- Japan starts air drops on plant
- Missing woman's family gets hope
- Both sides have say at hearing over guns issue
- Food prices will continue rise
- U.S. life expectancy surpasses 78; a new record
- Clinton won't seek second term
- 7F Lodge hosting Chamber function
- Texas plant watching crisis
- Verizon bestows honor on Brenham
- D.C. needs real solutions for our energy independence
- Netflix eyes rights to new TV series
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT Johnathon Sage performs a trick while skating with friends Wednesday at Williamson Skate Park in Bryan. Eagle photo by Stuart Villanueva |
| Divided over partisan politics Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT Hal Hawkins stood on the steps of College Station City Hall and promised to change the city's political status quo on Monday, announcing he was joining a "conservative coalition" of candidates running for City Council. But by sharing a platform wi ... |
| Pubs going green for St. Paddy's day Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT Ludwig Kasper has owned and operated Murphy's Law in downtown Bryan for nearly three years, but he won't be in town for St. Patrick's Day this year. Kasper, who was born in Germany but raised in Ireland, decided to make a trip back home for the celeb ... |
| First BISD interviews finished Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT The Bryan school board concluded its first round of interviews for the superintendent's post Wednesday after interviewing eight applicants. The trustees met for six and a half hours for the third consecutive night of interviewing candidates. Int ... |
| Shortage forces Texas to switch execution drug Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PDT HOUSTON -- Texas is changing one of the drugs used to conduct executions in the nation's busiest death penalty state due to a shortage of a sedative it's used for nearly three decades, officials said Wednesday.Texas Department of Criminal Justice off ... |
| NASA's humanoid robot unveiled on space station Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first humanoid robot ever launched into space is finally free. Astronauts at the International Space Station unpacked Robonaut on Tuesday, 2 1/2 weeks after its arrival via shuttle Discovery. NASA broadcast the humorous ... |
| Not enough showers for bold spring flowers Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT Local and state wildflower experts are predicting a modest crop for this year's season. Blame it on the sparse rains of the fall and hard freezes of the winter. "Our soils are dry and there is not enough moisture within the first 12 inches to mai ... |
| Weather Whys: Overcast and cloudy Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PDT Q: What’s the difference between a forecast that says cloudy and one that says overcast? A: There is a difference, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. The terms are based on weather definitions used by various agencies and organi ... |
| Man charged with burglarizing neighbor's home Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:33 AM PDT An 18-year-old Bryan man faces a felony burglary charge after police said he admitted to breaking into a neighbor's home and stealing items. Boone Richard Littleton was charged Tuesday with burglary of a habitation. An officer said he responded Oct ... |
| Man facing more charges after arrest Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:22 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A Bryan man who was arrested this week on a felony charge of criminal mischief was hit with three additional charges for violating a court order and participating in organized crime, police said. Bryan police responded to a repo ... |
| Lawmakers face severity of Texas budget crisis Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Some in Texas had talked tough about solving the state's budget problem by austerity alone, but lawmakers finally faced a hard fact: Texas is in serious financial trouble. The severity of the state's $27 billion budget crisis was evident ... |
| Japanese still searching for 8,000 missing Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT NATORI, Japan -- Line after line, a list on the wall of city hall reveals the dead. Some are named. Others are identified only by a short description. Female. About 50. Peanuts in left chest pocket. Large mole. Seiko watch. Male. 70-80 years old. ... |
| Defense tries to save dad convicted of killing son Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:06 AM PDT GALVESTON, Texas -- Attorneys for a Southeast Texas man convicted of capital murder in the 2008 death of his 3-month-old son are trying to demonstrate he was the product of an extremely dysfunctional family background rife with neglect and sexual abu ... |
| Japan starts air drops on plant Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT ZAO, Japan -- Japanese military helicopters dumped loads of seawater onto a stricken nuclear reactor Thursday, trying to avoid full meltdowns as plant operators said they were close to finishing a new power line that could restore cooling systems a ... |
| Missing woman's family gets hope Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT FORT WORTH -- Since Martha Martinez Maxwell vanished nearly 20 years ago, her relatives have been left without answers, without a body to bury, without evidence of any crime -- just their suspicions of a husband they say repeatedly abused her. Now ... |
| Both sides have say at hearing over guns issue Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT AUSTIN -- On her first day of class, 51-year-old Marie Kilian was talking with other students at Sam Houston State University about what to do if a gunman walked in and started shooting.Run. Tackle him. Throw textbooks. But all of those ideas seemed ... |
| Food prices will continue rise Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Americans are noticing higher prices at the grocery store, and it's about to get worse. Food prices at the wholesale level rose last month by the most in 36 years. Cold weather accounted for most of it, forcing stores and restaurants to ... |
| U.S. life expectancy surpasses 78; a new record Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT ATLANTA -- U.S. life expectancy has hit another all-time high, rising above 78 years.The estimate of 78 years and 2 months is for a baby born in 2009, and comes from a preliminary report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Preve ... |
| Clinton won't seek second term Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday she does not want to stay in her job if President Barack Obama wins a second term in 2012.The nation's top diplomat also firmly said she neither has plans to mount another White H ... |
| 7F Lodge hosting Chamber function Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:15 AM PDT Eagle Staff Report Business After Hours for the B-CS Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for March 24 at 7F Lodge. Members and prospective members can mingle from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the event destination, 1661 Royder Road in College Station. |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT By ADRIANA ACOSTA Matagorda Advocate BAY CITY -- In the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, officials at South Texas Project are watching closely -- especially because they have a vested interest. One of the potential partners ... |
| Verizon bestows honor on Brenham Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Verizon Wireless named Brenham as its Community of the Month for March. Brenham was nominated for its dedication to instilling critical social, educational, health, leadership and character values in young boys and girls, offici ... |
| D.C. needs real solutions for our energy independence Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PDT For the past 30 years, I have been involved in finding solutions to America's long-term energy independence. I ran for Congress because I am concerned about America's economic future and because Washington needs real-world solutions, not radical bure ... |
| Netflix eyes rights to new TV series Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix Inc. is trying to buy the Internet streaming rights to a 26-episode drama starring Kevin Spacey before the series is shown on a television network.If the deal is completed, it would mark a bold step in a new direction for Net ... |
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