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- Bringing changes to light with MSC renovations
- Cancer patient Glenn Smith fighting for a normal life
- Ex-Bush aide may fill in for Crocker
- Oh, deer: Foxfire is too crowded
- Weather Whys: La Niña
- Police: Woman had meth, escaped patrol car
- College Station hosting youth theater conference
- Ex-Duke basketball player Thomas Emma dead in NYC
- Grimes County fair offers up fun
- Bluebonnet Open Rod Run coming to College Station Saturday
- Death toll up to 13 in attack on drug rehab center
- Fundraiser planned for tornado victims
- Working from home offers perks, challenges
- Scientists: Get used to the heat
- Delta changes bag fee policy for U.S. soldiers after incident
- First Democrat demands Weiner resign
- Solar flare a spectacular sight
- Crocker vows to continue fight in Afghanistan if nominated
- Merchants beat bankers in debit card vote
- Oil rises as OPEC output holds
- Ja Rule sentenced to prison
- Letters for June 9
| Bringing changes to light with MSC renovations Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Sunlight creates patterns on limestone pillars Friday as renovation work continues on the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus. |
| Cancer patient Glenn Smith fighting for a normal life Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Tumors have attacked Glenn Smith's spine, legs, shoulders, ribs and skull, but you can't tell by looking at him. In Bryan, where he was born and raised, 26-year-old Smith wouldn't stand out in a crowd of his peers. His burly 6-foot frame hides the ... |
| Ex-Bush aide may fill in for Crocker Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT President George W. Bush's ex-chief of staff has been on campus this week meeting with top Texas A&M leaders, along with faculty and staff, about serving as acting dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Andrew Card met with Tex ... |
| Oh, deer: Foxfire is too crowded Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Bonnie Rigelsky moved to College Station's Foxfire neighborhood because of its rural aesthetics. So it's no surprise that she has loved seeing deer pass through her front yard during her four years in the neighborhood. "We have three grandchildren an ... |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:31 AM PDT Q: You frequently hear that we are in a La Niña cycle. What does that mean? A: The La Niña cycle is the period of cooler eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean temperatures, says Dion DeLao of Texas A&M University. “It is typically ... |
| Police: Woman had meth, escaped patrol car Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:14 AM PDT An 18-year-old Bryan woman was in the Brazos County Jail Wednesday after escaping briefly from a patrol car, authorities said. Taylor Elizabeth Fazzino was charged with escaping while arrested or confined, possession of less than a gram of a control ... |
| College Station hosting youth theater conference Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Children from across the state have gathered in College Station for the 16th annual Texas Nonprofit Theatres Youth Conference. M.A. Sterling, vice president-finance and chairman, is the executive director of Brazos Valley TROUPE, which is hosting ... |
| Ex-Duke basketball player Thomas Emma dead in NYC Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT NEW YORK -- Former Duke basketball player Thomas Emma fell from the 12th floor of the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan to his death in an apparent suicide, police said.The 49-year-old Emma's body was found at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on a second-floor l ... |
| Grimes County fair offers up fun Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The 59th Annual Grimes County Fair will come to a close on Sunday. For fair association President Al Meschke, the fair is a year-round deal, and a matter of county pride. "The fair is very significant to the whole county, from Burleson all the ... |
| Bluebonnet Open Rod Run coming to College Station Saturday Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Bluebonnet Streetrodders will host the 20th Bluebonnet Open Rod Run on Saturday in College Station's Stephen C. Beachy Central Park on Krenek Tap Road. Admission for spectators is free, and there will be a cash drawing, door ... |
| Death toll up to 13 in attack on drug rehab center Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:30 AM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities say two men who were wounded during an attack on a drug rehabilitation center in the northern city of Torreon have died, raising the number of fatalities to 13.Coahuila state prosecutors say in a statement issued We ... |
| Fundraiser planned for tornado victims Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A community fundraiser is being held Thursday at Shipwreck Grill for a Bryan firefighter's family. The event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. at 206 E Villa Maria Road is being hosted by House of Tires, Fifth C Fine Jewel ... |
| Working from home offers perks, challenges Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT By SHAUNA LEWIS shauna.lewis@theeagle.com Working from home has its perks, but the lost productivity from succumbing to the temptations of taking a television break or walking the dog isn't one of them. One of the keys to maintaining a professiona ... |
| Scientists: Get used to the heat Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Staff and wire report WASHINGTON -- The mercury climbed into the 90s across half the country Wednesday in a record-breaking blast of August-like heat, forcing schools with no air conditioning to let kids go home early and cities to open cooling cent ... |
| Delta changes bag fee policy for U.S. soldiers after incident Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan.The video was post ... |
| First Democrat demands Weiner resign Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A Pennsylvania congresswoman became the first Democratic House colleague to call for Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation on Wednesday, and the White House pointedly passed up a chance to defend him, ominous signs for a lawmaker struggli ... |
| Solar flare a spectacular sight Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A solar flare erupted from the sun in an impressive display captured by NASA cameras, but scientists say the medium-sized event will have a minimal impact, if any, on Earth. The flare peaked early Tuesday and created a large cloud th ... |
| Crocker vows to continue fight in Afghanistan if nominated Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's choice for U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan insisted on Wednesday that the United States must continue its multibillion-dollar investment to achieve a "good enough" government in Kabul that would prevent the cou ... |
| Merchants beat bankers in debit card vote Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Merchants triumphed over bankers in a battle for billions Wednesday as the Senate voted to let the Federal Reserve curb the fees that stores pay financial institutions when a customer swipes a debit card. It was murkier, however, whet ... |
| Oil rises as OPEC output holds Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- With their economies slowed by high energy costs, the U.S. and other countries were hoping that OPEC would raise production levels and bring down the price of oil. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries didn't come to the rescu ... |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Ja Rule headed to prison Tuesday for up to two years in a gun case, bidding a stoic but upbeat farewell-for-now to family and fans at a New York courthouse.The multiplatinum-selling rapper and actor -- whose gravelly voice, thuggish tough ... |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT Rep. Weiner should resign from Congress U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's private life is his own. If he wants to text-cheat on his wife, so be it. His lying to the American people and slamming so called "hackers" by name as a cover up for being exposed ... |
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