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- Surgeon General speaks to Texas A&M Health Science Center grads
- Surgeon General speaks to Texas A&M Health Science Center grads
- Families bond over rare trisomy 18 defect in babies
- American Momentum Bank to acquire Brazos Valley Bank
- Texas A&M eyes deal for new biosecurity center
- Pastor, judge collaborate on Bryan rehab center
- Batteries Plus fundraising drive to benefit Jobs for Vets
- Deadline to apply for scholarships from Hispanic Forum is June 1
- Believers see May 21 come and go without Rapture
- Believers see May 21 come and go without Rapture
- Pope Benedict XVI blesses shuttle crew in 1st papal call to space
- Pope Benedict XVI blesses shuttle crew in 1st papal call to space
- Palestinians doubtful about talks
- Navy SEAL fitness programs gain popularity
- Protest at Texas Capitol targets education cuts
- Businessman enters presidential race
- Yemen's president agrees to step down
- Oil tankers complex to attack, blow up
- Receptionist still smiling after 40 years
- Arts Watch: Keillor coming back for some Summer Love
- Going home from college an adjustment for students, families
- 1951 flood painting sells for nearly $1.9M in NYC
- Our Neighbors: Watercrest at Bryan
- Our Neighbors: P.E.O.
- Our Neighbors: PAWWS
| Surgeon General speaks to Texas A&M Health Science Center grads Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT By MATT WOOLBRIGHT Eagle Staff Writer Brian Jelks said he's up to the challenge. "I just want to be able to extend services to those living in underprivileged communities so they can live better lives," Jelks said Saturday. Jelks was among the 7 ... |
| Surgeon General speaks to Texas A&M Health Science Center grads Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT By MATT WOOLBRIGHT Eagle Staff Writer Brian Jelks said he's up to the challenge. "I just want to be able to extend services to those living in underprivileged communities so they can live better lives," Jelks said Saturday. Jelks was among the 7 ... |
| Families bond over rare trisomy 18 defect in babies Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT Editor's note: This is the second in an occasional series of stories on cases of the birth defect trisomy 18 in Brazos County. Doctors told his mother that Stevie Avendano wouldn't live more than a week. The four-pound, 14-ounce infant wasn't e ... |
| American Momentum Bank to acquire Brazos Valley Bank Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT American Momentum Bank, founded in Florida in 2006 by Bryan businessman Don Adam, announced Saturday that it has struck a deal to acquire Brazos Valley Bank of College Station. The acquisition is "the first of many steps" Momentum will be taking t ... |
| Texas A&M eyes deal for new biosecurity center Posted: 21 May 2011 05:13 PM PDT The A&M System has assembled a team to vie for a federal award of up to $1.2 billion for a biosecurity center that could rapidly create vaccines to fight emerging infectious diseases and other threats, it announced Friday. No local impact stu ... |
| Pastor, judge collaborate on Bryan rehab center Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT A local district judge and an area church leader have teamed up to help finance, build and create a no-cost drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility that they hope to open by mid-July. The CrossCentral Recovery Center -- a small dorm house tucked ... |
| Batteries Plus fundraising drive to benefit Jobs for Vets Posted: 21 May 2011 05:13 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Batteries Plus in College Station will make a $5 donation to Jobs for Vets for every watch battery it replaces between May 24 and May 30. The store is located at 2001 Texas Ave. and is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. during the we ... |
| Deadline to apply for scholarships from Hispanic Forum is June 1 Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Student scholarship applications are due June 1 for the Hispanic Forum of Bryan-College Station awards. The local nonprofit organization's awards for graduating seniors will be announced during the forum's 13th annual Scholarship ... |
| Believers see May 21 come and go without Rapture Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. -- They spent months warning the world of the apocalypse, some giving away earthly belongings or draining their savings accounts. And so they waited, vigilantly, on Saturday for the appointed hour to arrive. When 6 p.m. came and we ... |
| Believers see May 21 come and go without Rapture Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT OAKLAND, Calif. -- They spent months warning the world of the apocalypse, some giving away earthly belongings or draining their savings accounts. And so they waited, vigilantly, on Saturday for the appointed hour to arrive. When 6 p.m. came and we ... |
| Pope Benedict XVI blesses shuttle crew in 1st papal call to space Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Pope Benedict XVI had a direct line to the heavens Saturday, with NASA's help. Speaking from the Vatican, the pontiff bestowed a historic blessing upon the 12 astronauts circling Earth during the first-ever papal call to sp ... |
| Pope Benedict XVI blesses shuttle crew in 1st papal call to space Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Pope Benedict XVI had a direct line to the heavens Saturday, with NASA's help. Speaking from the Vatican, the pontiff bestowed a historic blessing upon the 12 astronauts circling Earth during the first-ever papal call to sp ... |
| Palestinians doubtful about talks Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian officials said Saturday that Israel's dismissive response to President Barack Obama's new Mideast peace proposal proves there's not enough common ground for meaningful negotiations.Despite such skepticism, Palestini ... |
| Navy SEAL fitness programs gain popularity Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT ENCINITAS, Calif. -- Joe Stumpf snaps the 115-pound barbell up to his chest and swiftly lifts it over his head, holding it with gritting teeth and locked arms as sweat streams down from his gray hair line. The barbell hits the ground in a clang s ... |
| Protest at Texas Capitol targets education cuts Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A loud group of parents, teachers and education advocates rallied outside the House chamber in the Texas Capitol to protest a state budget that will cut $4 billion from education, warning lawmakers who supported the cuts that they will vo ... |
| Businessman enters presidential race Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT ATLANTA -- Herman Cain has run a pizza chain, hosted a talk radio show and sparred with Bill Clinton over health care. He's never held elected office.Now the tea party favorite wants to be president."In case you accidentally listen to a skeptic or do ... |
| Yemen's president agrees to step down Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen -- Under pressure from protesters and regional allies, Yemen's president said Saturday he will sign a deal to step down after 32 years in power. Still, he condemned the proposal as "a coup" and warned the U.S. and Europe that his depar ... |
| Oil tankers complex to attack, blow up Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya -- Supertankers -- the hulking, slow-moving ships that transport half the world's oil -- have few defenses against terrorist hijackers like those envisioned by Osama bin Laden, security experts said Saturday. Al-Qaida operatives wit ... |
| Receptionist still smiling after 40 years Posted: 21 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT Elms Orthodontics receptionist Brenda Ponzio sat at her desk May 12 surrounded by streamers, banners and other decorations covered in 40s. Although many young patients at Dr. Troy Elms' office wished Ponzio a happy birthday, this celebration was ... |
| Arts Watch: Keillor coming back for some Summer Love Posted: 21 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT As if the recently announced MSC OPAS season wasn't strong enough -- with shows such as Blue Man Group, wild and crazy guy Steve Martin, Young Frankenstein and South Pacific -- here comes "Extra OPAS," featuring the return of Garrison Keillor to the ... |
| Going home from college an adjustment for students, families Posted: 21 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Like thousands of college students this time of year, Northwestern University freshman Jim Sannes can't wait to spend time at home this summer. Sannes, 19, is looking forward to relaxing and "just being around the surroundings I grew up ... |
| 1951 flood painting sells for nearly $1.9M in NYC Posted: 21 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT Associated Press NEW YORK -- A poignant 1951 painting by American artist Thomas Hart Benton depicting a devastating flood in Kansas and Missouri sold for nearly $1.9 million on Thursday. The price for Flood Disaster exceeded its pre-sale estimate o ... |
| Our Neighbors: Watercrest at Bryan Posted: 21 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT Staff and residents at Watercrest at Bryan recently held a rummage sale to benefit the Brazos Animal Shelter. |
| Posted: 21 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT Dorothy Herrman, a senior at Texas A&M University, Cottey College graduate and 2007 A&M Consolidated High School graduate, recently was a featured speaker at the P.E.O. Texas State Convention in The Woodlands. Herrman is a past recipient of ... |
| Posted: 21 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT The Pet Adoption and Animal Welfare Society of Burleson County recently hosted its Second Annual Sausage Dog Races at the Great Texas Sausage Festival at Lake Somerville's Welch Park. |
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