Saturday, June 11, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Proposal would demolish historical Moore school

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT

It was one of the few schools for black students in Brazos County before desegregation.Now, sunlight pours from holes in the ceiling where animals take refuge in the abandoned John M. Moore school building, located on about 10 acres off Dilly Shaw Ta ...

Bryan OKs plan for ag facility

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT


Bryan agriculture students could one day have a place to call their own.
The Bryan school board this week approved a master plan for about 10 acres the district owns off Dilly Shaw Tap in hopes of one day turning the land into an instructional fac ...

Bryan OKs plan for ag facility

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT


Bryan agriculture students could one day have a place to call their own.
The Bryan school board this week approved a master plan for about 10 acres the district owns off Dilly Shaw Tap in hopes of one day turning the land into an instructional fac ...

Organizers canceling fireworks

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT

For some officials in the Brazos Valley and across the state, combining fireworks, drought and heat isn't a risk they're willing to take. As a result, firework displays are being canceled at annually held Fourth of July events for the first time in d ...

College Station City Council considers elderly housing complex

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT


Flush with federal affordable housing funds, the College Station City Council is interested in bringing to town a new apartment complex for low-income elderly people.
Plans are still in their infancy, but council members said they might consider ...

A&M scientist Lucras Macri helps map universe

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT


A Texas A&M astronomer has helped create what is being called the most complete map of the universe.
Lucas Macri, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, worked with a team of international astronomers to develop the three-dimensional ...

Search continues for missing CS man

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportCollege Station police were continuing their search Friday for a 27-year-old man they said was last seen around 2:30 p.m. on May 28 at a residence in the 1000 block of Autumn Circle. On May 30, family members filed a missing report ...

God's Little Creatures seeks help for dogs

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
God's Little Creatures, a nonprofit, no-kill animal rescue group, is seeking the public's help in caring for a large number of dogs that were surrendered by a Milam County woman.
The woman is in ill health and was unable to care ...

Dad jailed after baby suffers broken leg

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA College Station man was in jail Friday morning after being charged with injuring his six-week-old child.College Station police officers said a report was filed with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services on May 23 ...

House OKs draft school finance bill

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- The Texas House approved a draft school finance law on Friday that could soften a $4 billion blow to the state's public schools.
An amendment to the law, proposal by Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, would allow the state comptroller to spend ...

Kids Triathlon today targets child obesity

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The Aggieland Kids Triathlon will be held Saturday in an effort to fight childhood obesity.
The event, which organizers are saying is the first of its kind, allows children ages 6 to 15 to swim, ride bicycles and run in a friendl ...

Bush vets: Perry can still enter race

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- Stuck at home managing a special session of the Texas Legislature, Gov. Rick Perry couldn't capitalize on Newt Gingrich's campaign implosion with a quick move into the GOP presidential field even if he wanted.It doesn't matter, said several ...

BBQ to benefit girl with cerebral palsy

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportThe community is invited to attend a BBQ benefit on Saturday for a 5-year-old girl born with cerebral palsy. The event will be staged from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bryan Ballroom, located at 701 Palasota Dr. in Bryan. Jillian Tigeri ...

Gates: NATO future could be 'dim, dismal'

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT


BRUSSELS -- In a stern rebuke, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Friday that the future of the historic NATO military alliance is at risk because of European penny-pinching and distaste for front-line combat. The United States won't carry ...

Afghan soldiers ran, hid during deadly attack

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- As one of the deadliest battles of the war in Afghanistan raged, Afghan soldiers ran, hid, and even stole personal items from the American troops fighting and dying at a remote outpost.
When the Oct. 3, 2009, firefight at Combat Outp ...

Hackers breached data banks through Citigroup

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- Citigroup's disclosure that the names, account numbers and email addresses of 200,000 of its credit card customers were stolen strikes at the core of modern-day financial life -- the ways people buy groceries and pay the power bill.
It ...

Mexico drug cartels spur Ralph Lauren polo fad

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT


MEXICO CITY -- "Narco Polo" is the new fashion trend sweeping lower-class neighborhoods in Mexico, inspired by seven high-ranking drug traffickers who were arrested over a three-month stretch wearing open-neck, short-sleeved jerseys with the famili ...

More than 24K pages of Palin's emails released

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT


JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska officials on Friday released thousands of pages of Sarah Palin's emails, giving a glimpse of her time as governor, her struggles in dealing with gossip about her family and her rise to national prominence as the GOP vice pr ...

More than 24K pages of Palin's emails released

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT


JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska officials on Friday released thousands of pages of Sarah Palin's emails, giving a glimpse of her time as governor, her struggles in dealing with gossip about her family and her rise to national prominence as the GOP vice pr ...

Rare fungal infection attacks Joplin tornado survivors

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT


JOPLIN, Mo. -- In the aftermath of the Joplin tornado, some people injured in the storm developed a rare and sometimes fatal fungal infection so aggressive that it turned their tissue black and caused mold to grow inside their wounds.
Scientists s ...

The Doors shut out fan bar

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT

PARIS -- The walls of the Paris bar are plastered with images of Jim Morrison and The Doors, and a bust of the lead singer presides over the beer tap -- all part of the owner's lifelong passion for the band. But an attorney for the group doesn't love ...

History suggests Weiner's career could survive scandal

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT

If he manages to keep his seat in Congress, Anthony Weiner would join a handful of political figures who survived what initially looked like a career-ending debacle. And even if the experiences of the likes of Bill Clinton, Barney Frank, David Vitter ...

Faith calendar

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:12 PM PDT

Sunday
* St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 2700 W. Villa Maria Road in Bryan, will hold worship at 10 a.m. The Rev. Jeff Dungan will preach on "What Now?" (Acts 2) as part in the sermon series, "The Acts of the Apostles". An adult study, "The Frui ...

St. Augustine runners not a major concern

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 03:20 AM PDT


Dear Neil: Why has my St. Augustine developed long, ugly runners that arch out from the ground?
A: There probably is some very minor pathogen involved. You'll notice that there are only nubs where roots should be. Lift the runners up before you mo ...

Letters for June 11

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT

A legacy of public debt America must stop
Memorial Day reminds us of the debt that Americans owe to the soldiers who gave their lives to bequeath a legacy of freedom, peace and prosperity.
Our generation could bequeath a great legacy by paying down ...

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