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- 'Seven solutions stir A&M faculty
- A&M regent chair asks for 'patience and trust' from faculty and others
- Biocorridor plans multifaceted
- A&M regents reject tuition hike
- Deep cuts likely for CS
- Video: Take 25 fingerprinting event
- Woman charged with stealing from neighbor's home
- Police: Pharmacist had illegal drugs
- Road work to cause neighborhood delays
- Regents approve Kennedy's contract
- Monday is deadline to protest tax bills
- Towns can provide road map for rebuilding Joplin
- Museums offer free admission to military
- Energy prices held back growth in first quarter
- Terrorism bill clears Congress
- Calif. sex offender busted logging onto Facebook
- Negotiators approve Texas budget
- Census: Gender gap narrowing for men over 65
- Summer splash
- Wrap pistachio tree to protect trunk
- Garden calendar
- Time to start summer vegetables
- Letters for May 27
- Calendar
- Economy grows weakly
| 'Seven solutions stir A&M faculty Posted: 26 May 2011 05:10 PM PDT Board of Regents Chairman Richard Box tried to quell a faculty uprising Thursday over the A&M System's embrace of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's "seven breakthrough solutions" by brushing them off simply as "suggestions." It didn't appe ... |
| A&M regent chair asks for 'patience and trust' from faculty and others Posted: 26 May 2011 08:02 AM PDT The search to replace A&M System Chancellor Mike McKinney will be “intensive and exhaustive” and could be complete sometime in the fall, the chairman of the Board of Regents said Thursday. Regent Morris Foster, who was board chairma ... |
| Biocorridor plans multifaceted Posted: 26 May 2011 05:09 PM PDT The originators of Bryan-College Station's biocorridor hope to attract new research and pharmaceutical projects capable of transforming Brazos County's economy. But they also envision green spaces, offices and retail in the area. The Research Valley ... |
| A&M regents reject tuition hike Posted: 26 May 2011 05:09 PM PDT Most Texas A&M students won't see increases in designated tuition this year, the first time it hasn't increased since the Legislature deregulated tuition in 2003. Texas A&M's board, as it indicated a year ago, held tuition flat despite ca ... |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 05:09 PM PDT Economic uncertainty, state budget cuts and slow revenue growth may force College Station to cut $1.5 million from its general fund during the summer budget process, financial officers told the city council Thursday. And those cuts will be painfu ... |
| Video: Take 25 fingerprinting event Posted: 26 May 2011 09:47 AM PDT |
| Woman charged with stealing from neighbor's home Posted: 26 May 2011 04:05 AM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 41-year-old College Station woman was charged with burglary of a habitation on Thursday after police said she broke into her neighbor's home. An officer said he was called to a home on Airline Drive on Wednesday for a report of ... |
| Police: Pharmacist had illegal drugs Posted: 26 May 2011 05:10 PM PDT A local pharmacist was released from the Brazos County Jail Thursday after being arrested and charged with five counts of possession of a dangerous drug. Kevin Paruszewski, 46, a staff pharmacist at St. Joseph Regional Health Center, was pulled ov ... |
| Road work to cause neighborhood delays Posted: 26 May 2011 05:10 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Drivers should expect delays as crews reconstruct three roads in the Harvey Hillsides subdivision in Brazos County on Tuesday. County road and bridge crews, weather permitting, are expected to begin reconstruction of Pamela Lane, ... |
| Regents approve Kennedy's contract Posted: 26 May 2011 05:10 PM PDT The Texas A&M Board of Regents on Thursday approved the contract of new Texas A&M men's basketball coach Billy Kennedy, but officials didn't provide any details regarding Kennedy's compensation. "I have been informed, as of late today, tha ... |
| Monday is deadline to protest tax bills Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportResidents who want to dispute their property tax bills have until Monday to do so. A notice of protest must be filed with the appraisal review board or postmarked by midnight To challenge property taxes, residents must provide infor ... |
| Towns can provide road map for rebuilding Joplin Posted: 26 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT JOPLIN, Mo. -- Less than a week after one of the nation's deadliest tornadoes wiped a big chunk of Joplin off the map, the city is beginning to shift its focus toward the next challenge: rising from the ruins. And the town that gained fame as a stop ... |
| Museums offer free admission to military Posted: 26 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe Blue Star Museums initiative will return to museums in the Brazos Valley this year, offering free admission to active-duty military members and their families Memorial Day through Labor Day.The National Endowment for the Arts pa ... |
| Energy prices held back growth in first quarter Posted: 26 May 2011 02:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- High gasoline prices, government budget cuts and weaker-than-expected consumer spending caused the economy to grow only weakly in the first three months of the year.The Commerce Department estimated Thursday that the economy grew at an ... |
| Terrorism bill clears Congress Posted: 26 May 2011 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Congress on Thursday passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Votes taken in rapid succession in the Senate and House came after lawmakers rejected at ... |
| Calif. sex offender busted logging onto Facebook Posted: 26 May 2011 02:58 AM PDT SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- California authorities say registered sex offender who's banned from using the Internet was arrested while browsing Facebook -- next to a sheriff's detective in an Apple store. Investigators say 35-year-old Robert Nichol ... |
| Negotiators approve Texas budget Posted: 26 May 2011 05:07 PM PDT AUSTIN -- House and Senate negotiators on Thursday approved a two-year state budget that shorts public education by $4 billion -- ensuring thousands of teacher layoffs -- and makes at least $15 billion in cuts to all levels of state government, inclu ... |
| Census: Gender gap narrowing for men over 65 Posted: 26 May 2011 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Women still outlive men, but the gender gap among U.S. seniors is narrowing.New 2010 census figures, released Thursday, show men are reducing women's population advantage, primarily in the 65-plus age group. It's a change in the social ... |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 05:12 PM PDT Enrique Tirado, 4, cringes Thursday while running through water from a fountain at the Tanglewood Park Splashpad. |
| Wrap pistachio tree to protect trunk Posted: 26 May 2011 05:12 PM PDT By NEIL SPERRY Dear Neil: I saw your comments recently about wrapping the trunks of young Chinese pistachios to protect them against sunscald and borers. What do I use, and how long should I leave my tree's trunk wrapped? A: Use a paper or vinyl tr ... |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 05:10 PM PDT Saturday * Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503. * Tenth Street Farmers Mark ... |
| Time to start summer vegetables Posted: 26 May 2011 05:12 PM PDT By ELMER KREHBIEL The Brazos County Master Gardeners Planting Guide (www.brazosmg.com) indicates that the following summer veggies could be started until June 15: cucumber, eggplant, melons, okra, Southern peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash and w ... |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT Animal control officers should have more power The sad end came that I had been trying to avoid. Many times in the past month I had gone to my new neighbor and asked that he get his two large dogs out of my yard. He would throw a paint can or some ... |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 05:07 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDAR The College Station Kiwanis Club is holding a Child Safety Seat Checkup Event from 8 to 11 a.m. on June 4 at the Bryan Towne Center located near the Bryan Target store. Bring your child and a car seat, and know your child's weight ... |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- High gasoline prices, government budget cuts and weaker-than-expected consumer spending caused the economy to grow only weakly in the first three months of the year. The Commerce Department estimated Thursday the economy grew at an a ... |
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