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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Kyle Field gatekeeper finds ticket to A&M connection

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT


For 60 years now, Bryan resident Jack Worbington has been a gatekeeper at Kyle Field, missing only nine home games in that time due to extreme sickness or death in the family.
"My relatives didn't cooperate on the timing when they died," the 81-y ...

Kirk: 2 bodies found by roommate

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 01:11 PM PDT

The bodies of a couple that had been estranged for "some time" were discovered Saturday afternoon in a rural Brazos County home by a roommate, authorities said.
Sheriff Chris Kirk said a gun was found at the house off Caroline Drive in the Smetana c ...

Professor's fight for job spotlights tenure process

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT


Sweat glistened on Tamas Kalmar-Nagy's forehead as he stood in the hallway and sucked in a deep breath.
"Whatever happens in that room," said a woman who approached and leaned into him, "I want you to know you have a good career ahead of you. You ...

Man contests authority of police

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT


A Bryan man who described himself as the emperor of a sovereign nation and then resisted arrest was shocked with a Taser and arrested late Friday, authorities said.
It wasn't the first time Dwight Gerhard Rabe, 56, has found himself in trouble in ...

Family ready to work for home

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT


Like 95 percent of those who turn in applications, Susie Lopez was denied entrance into the Habitat for Humanity home ownership program six years ago.
But about a year ago, she and her daughter Billie, determined to become homeowners, applied agai ...

Two people found dead in rural home

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportThe bodies of an estranged couple were found by a roommate Saturday afternoon in a rural Brazos County home, authorities said. A gun was found near the bodies at the home off Caroline Drive and investigators did not believe there wa ...

Walk to Defeat ALS planned for Saturday

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The Greater Houston Chapter of the ALS Association, which provides patient services for those dealing with Lou Gehrig's Disease, will be hosting a Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday in College Station.
Check-in for participants will ...

Voter fraud rare even before laws

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT


Several states adopted new laws last year requiring that people show a photo ID when they come to vote, even though the kind of election fraud that the laws are intended to stamp out is rare. Even supporters of the new laws are hard pressed to come ...

Yemeni president's troops kill 40

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT


SANAA, Yemen -- In one of the bloodiest days of Yemen's uprising, government troops backed by snipers and shelling attacked a square full of Yemeni protesters Saturday and battled with pro-opposition forces in the capital, killing at least 40 peopl ...

Palestine and Israel entering gridlock

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- With combative speeches at the United Nations, the Palestinian and Israeli leaders have locked themselves into positions that seem to preclude a resumption of peace talks and usher in a season of confrontation over a Palestin ...

NASA satellite likely fell in Pacific Ocean

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- It's as big as a bus and weighs 6 tons, but officials probably will never be able to pinpoint exactly where a massive NASA satellite plummeted to Earth.
NASA space junk scientists believe that all -- or nearly all -- of the parts of ...

Obama job plan might not be enough

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Even if Congress heeds President Barack Obama's demands to "pass this bill right away" and enacts his jobs and tax plan in its entirety, the unemployment rate probably still would hover in nosebleed territory for at least three more y ...

Calif. bartenders rejoice as infused alcohol ban is lifted

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT


SAN FRANCISCO -- In this city famous for food and drink experimentation, so-called "craft" bartenders have fought for three years to overturn a Prohibition-era state law that banned bars from infusing flavors into alcohol.
Bartenders, worry no lon ...

Island nations at talks with UN warn of climate disaster

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS -- The Palestinians want the United Nations to recognize a state. And the island nation of Tuvalu wants the United Nations to act -- now -- to keep their state above water.The high drama surrounding the historic Palestinian bid for sta ...

Swiss bank CEO resigns

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT


GENEVA -- UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel has resigned over a $2.3 billion loss caused by rogue trading at its investment division, which is to be restructured now to prevent similar incidents in the future, the Swiss bank said Saturday.
Gruebe ...

Biologists celebrate ferrets' comeback

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT


INTERIOR, S.D. -- As the cage door opened, black-footed ferret No. 7505 tentatively peeked his head out, looked hesitantly at the prairie dog burrow offered before him, and then rushed inside, disappearing beneath the earth of western South Dakota' ...

Visitors dive for adventure at East Texas scuba park

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Tyler Morning Telegraph
ATHENS -- Scuba divers splash into the silent underwater world and commence exploring sunken objects in a Caribbean-blue lake at an unlikely site inside this East Texas town's business district.
Wearing self-contained underw ...

Nonprofit agency honors Marine's legacy

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT

San Antonio Express-News
SAN ANTONIO -- As pain wracked the 10-year-old's body, he wished for an angel to take the hurt away.
He repeated that refrain to his parents as he lay in bed with third-degree burns on his arms and legs in a hospital in Val ...

Arts Watch: StageCenter Theatre to tackle Shakespeare

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Kudos to StageCenter Community Theatre for boldly taking on the challenge of Shakespeare. Written by the bard sometime in the final decade of the 1500s, A Midsummer Night's Dream has a script that's plenty difficult to read, much less memorize.
A c ...

Ditching diapers: Some parents try early potty training over diapers

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT


PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Cen Campbell travels unusually light for a mom with a young child. No wet wipes. No changing pad. No disposable diapers.
The extra baggage isn't necessary because when Campbell's toddler Jude needs to go to the bathroom, she t ...

Our Neighbors Calendar

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Sunday
* Jefferson-Jackson Day Banquet. 5:30 p.m. Briarcrest Country Club. Keynote speaker: Former state Rep. Jim Dunnam. Biannual event sponsored by Brazos County Democratic Party. Reception for 2011 and 2012 candidates begins at 4 p.m. in lounge. ...

School menus, Sept. 26-30

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included.
College Station
Monday: Popcorn chicken or fish nuggets, broccoli and cheese, fresh wheat roll, fruit.
Tuesday: Soft tacos or baked potato, charro beans, lettuce and tomatoes, fruit.
Wednesda ...

Zemanek 50th

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:37 PM PDT

Frank and Marcia Zemanek celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, Saturday, September 10, 2011 with a celebration hosted by their children and spouses, Jeff and Stacy Zemanek, Michael and Kimberly Zemanek, Matt and Kristi Nash and Lori and Guy Dori ...

Schielack-Mendez

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:36 PM PDT

Vince and Janie Schielack of Bryan are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Laura Lee Schielack, to Bisente (BJ) Mendez, Jr., son of Bisente and Lupe Mendez of Bryan.
Laura is the granddaughter of Rita and Chic ...

Baur-Cochener

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT


Miss Rebecca Jeanne Baur and Mr. Kevin Justin Cochener were united in Christian marriage on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at seven o’clock in the evening at Prestonwood Baptist Church Chapel in Plano, TX.   
The bride is the daughter of ...

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