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- Aggie fans pumped for season opener
- Aggies stampede the Mustangs, 46-14
- Destructive fires spur evacuations
- Wildfire in Leon County prompts evacuation
- Large grass fire under control in CS
- Enrollment spike needed to save JROTC program
- Offices closing doors for Labor Day
- Therapy dogs bring smiles to patients
- Culinary schools leaving many burned
- Texas temperatures cooling down
- Appalachians may see flash flooding from Lee
- Tea party's influence could hurt candidates
- Jobless fight on several fronts
- Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
- Rebels: Talks with loyalists failed
- 2 arrested in Mexico for alleged terrorism via Twitter
- Strauss-Kahn flies home to France
- Diversity thinking becoming crucial
- MDA telethon includes Lewis tributes
- Calendar
- U.S. safer after Sept. 11
- Third & Short
- 4 American men moving into US Open's 4th round
| Aggie fans pumped for season opener Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:15 PM PDT Texas A&M freshman Mary Maloney paused briefly before racing back to her seat on the first deck of Kyle Field: It was her first Aggie football game and even though the first quarter wasn't even over, she was confident that it was exactly what s ... |
| Aggies stampede the Mustangs, 46-14 Posted: 04 Sep 2011 03:00 PM PDT An early lead kept the Aggies ahead — far ahead — for the entire game against the SMU Mustangs. The final was 46-14 in front of a sell-out crowd at Kyle Field in College Station. More to follow. If you want to recap the game, go t ... |
| Destructive fires spur evacuations Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:12 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Wind gusts of more than 40 mph across the Brazos Valley on Sunday fed two large unrelated wildfires, pushing scores of Leon County residents to evacuate and pressing College Station officials to shut down several main roads. No i ... |
| Wildfire in Leon County prompts evacuation Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:25 PM PDT Dozens of residents have been evacuated from their Leon County homes near Flynn after a wildfire ripped through, destroying up to nine miles of land, officials said. Game wardens and officers were making there way through neighborhoods from F.M. 39 ... |
| Large grass fire under control in CS Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:28 AM PDT UPDATE: A fire that burned up to 100 acres Sunday in the Emerald Parkway area is 100 percent contained, but hot spots still are causing concerns. Occupants of 45 nearby mobile homes were evacuated shortly after the grass fire started, just before 2 ... |
| Enrollment spike needed to save JROTC program Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:10 PM PDT Bryan school district's Junior ROTC program may end after the school year if enrollment doesn't almost double. Superintendent Thomas Wallis said the national office of the Junior ROTC informed BISD that it must have at least 100 students in the pr ... |
| Offices closing doors for Labor Day Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:28 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe following offices will be closed for Labor Day holiday Monday:* All Bryan schools except Bryan Collegiate High School will be closed Monday for Labor Day.BCHS follows the Blinn College academic calendar; parents need to provide ... |
| Therapy dogs bring smiles to patients Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT By LAURA C. MOREL The Dallas Morning News DALLAS -- Behind Jim and Bettye Baker's Seagoville home sits the kennel for Oak Hill Animal Rescue, the pet organization the Bakers founded to save animals from being euthanized. Since it opened in 2006, ... |
| Culinary schools leaving many burned Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:12 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Food enthusiasts have been enrolling in culinary school in growing numbers, lured by dreams of working as gourmet chefs or opening their own restaurants.For many graduates, however, those dreams have turned into financial nightmares, ... |
| Texas temperatures cooling down Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT DALLAS -- The threat of rolling blackouts, constant strain on the Texas electric grid and hunkering down indoors to avoid the relentless summer heat may soon be sweaty memories as the state's vicious heat wave appears to be letting up. A cool fro ... |
| Appalachians may see flash flooding from Lee Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:10 PM PDT SAUCIER, Miss. -- Tropical Storm Lee dumped more than a foot of rain in New Orleans and spun off tornadoes elsewhere Sunday as its center came ashore in a slow crawl north that raised fears of inland flash flooding in the Deep South and beyond. Ar ... |
| Tea party's influence could hurt candidates Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT BERLIN, N.H. -- Bulling its way into 2012, the tea party is shaping the race for the GOP presidential nomination as candidates parrot the movement's language and promote its agenda while jostling to win its favor. That's much to the delight of De ... |
| Jobless fight on several fronts Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The job market is even worse than the 9.1 percent unemployment rate suggests. America's 14 million unemployed aren't competing just with each other. They must also contend with 8.8 million other people not counted as unemployed -- pa ... |
| Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:12 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the mysteries of sudden ground shifts.Des ... |
| Rebels: Talks with loyalists failed Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT TARHOUNA, Libya -- Negotiations over the surrender of one of Moammar Gadhafi's remaining strongholds have collapsed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for the green light to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, a spokesman sai ... |
| 2 arrested in Mexico for alleged terrorism via Twitter Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Think before you tweet. A former teacher turned radio commentator and a math tutor who lives with his mother sit in a prison in southern Mexico, facing possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what may be the most se ... |
| Strauss-Kahn flies home to France Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT PARIS -- The last time he boarded a flight for Paris, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was on the verge of announcing his candidacy for president, and in some quarters his victory was considered certain.Four months after being dragged off that plane in New Yor ... |
| Diversity thinking becoming crucial Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT By PAMELA R. MATTHEWS Special to The Eagle I recently attended a well-designed and effective diversity presentation. It was required for all conference-goers, and it was conducted by sincere, enthusiastic, hard-working people who believe in the ... |
| MDA telethon includes Lewis tributes Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:16 PM PDT LAS VEGAS -- The hosts of this year's Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon said Sunday that Jerry Lewis retired from the organization and its yearly fundraiser as they solicited donations and trotted out as much celebrity punch as organizers could ... |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:11 PM PDT Mark Your Calendar The Texas A&M University Women's Club is holding its 2011-2012 opening meeting and interest group sign-up from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sept. 11 at the College Station Conference Center. For more information, send email to afbusch1@gmai ... |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- We are safer, but not safe enough.In the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, ... |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT NFLIRVING -- Montrae Holland is the latest veteran offensive lineman released by the Dallas Cowboys.The Cowboys released Holland on Sunday, when they also claimed fullback Tony Fiammetta from Carolina. Dallas had no fullbacks after cutting four a day ... |
| 4 American men moving into US Open's 4th round Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- As Donald Young walked out of Arthur Ashe Stadium -- a member of a Grand Slam tournament's final 16 for the first time -- U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier held up two thumbs and called out to the 22-year-old American."Hey, Donald!" yell ... |
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