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- Holiday fest changes sites, but keeps fun
- Benefactors save St. Michael school until at least spring
- Help available for BV residents as diabetes cases rise
- New exemptions required for timber, ag goods
- Three-car accident kills 1, injures 4
- Experts say Black Friday ripe for violence
- Pakistan blames NATO for deaths, retaliates
- Home invaders hitting Houston
- NASA launches giant Mars rover Curiosity
- Report: Holiday sales up 7 percent from last year
- Justices pressed to stay out of health care debate
- Study: Births often as safe at home as at hospital
- Universities defend humanities
- Energy jobs await returning veterans
- Egypt sends American students home
- Schmitz-Langston
- Miller-Durham
- Durham 30th
- Anderson 45th
- Livestock Report
- U.S. not doing enough to promote democracy in Egypt
- A&M vs. UT rivalry should continue
- A&M vs. UT rivalry should continue
- Valiant effort
- How to spend less for holidays
| Holiday fest changes sites, but keeps fun Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:16 PM PST Eagle Staff Report The city of College Station's new Christmas celebration held on the first two weekends of December will feature live performances, contests, hayrides, vendors and photos with Santa. Christmas at the Creek is scheduled for 6 p.m. ... |
| Benefactors save St. Michael school until at least spring Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST Parents, students and faculty at Saint Michael's Episcopal School have extra reason to be thankful this holiday season. With the public's help, the private school, which in late September was thought to be in jeopardy of closing almost immediately ... |
| Help available for BV residents as diabetes cases rise Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:16 PM PST At least one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030 if waistlines continue growing, according to a recent study. While many cases of diabetes are due to genetics, the key to avoiding the diagnosis or controlling the disease is a healthy lifestyl ... |
| New exemptions required for timber, ag goods Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:17 PM PST Producers of agricultural or timber products will need a registration number for a sales tax exemption when buying items for those businesses beginning on Jan. 1. With the passage of House Bill 268 this year, a person claiming an exemption from s ... |
| Three-car accident kills 1, injures 4 Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA three-car accident on Texas 79 between Hearne and Franklin in Robertson County on Saturday afternoon left one man dead and four people injured.The Department of Public Safety reported that a Dodge headed west veered into oncoming ... |
| Experts say Black Friday ripe for violence Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST NEW YORK -- Pepper-sprayed customers, smash-and-grab looters and bloody scenes in the shopping aisles. How did Black Friday devolve into this? As reports of shopping-related violence rolled in this week from Los Angeles to New York, experts say a ... |
| Pakistan blames NATO for deaths, retaliates Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Saturday blocked vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and demanded Washington vacate a base used by American drones after coalition aircraft allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops at two posts along a mounta ... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:16 PM PST HOUSTON -- Wearing masks and carrying guns, home invaders have struck Houston area homes at least four times in the past two weeks, most recently on Thanksgiving evening.Authorities told the Houston Chronicle that they have seen an increase of home i ... |
| NASA launches giant Mars rover Curiosity Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:06 PM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8 1/2-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet. NASA's six-wheeled, one-armed wonder, Cu ... |
| Report: Holiday sales up 7 percent from last year Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:06 PM PST The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to one survey. Now stores just have to keep buyers coming back without the promise of door-buster savings. Buyers spent ... |
| Justices pressed to stay out of health care debate Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Conservative interest groups and Republican lawmakers want Justice Elena Kagan off the health care case. Liberals and Democrats in Congress say it's Justice Clarence Thomas who should sit it out. Neither justice is budging -- the rig ... |
| Study: Births often as safe at home as at hospital Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST LONDON -- A new study in England shows little difference in complications among the babies of women with low-risk pregnancies who delivered in hospitals versus those who gave birth with midwives at home or in birthing centers. Based on the finding ... |
| Universities defend humanities Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Like many humanities advocates, Abbey Drane was disheartened but not surprised when Florida's governor recently said its tax dollars should bolster science and high-tech studies, not "educate more people who can't get jobs in anthr ... |
| Energy jobs await returning veterans Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:06 PM PST COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ben Noland served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years, then spent 18 months looking for a job. "I've probably put my resume in to 300 places in the past year," the 33-year-old Kenton resident said. "The farthest I've ever ... |
| Egypt sends American students home Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:06 PM PST PHILADELPHIA -- All three American college students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. on Saturday, three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release. The mother of one of the students, 19-year-old Derrik Sweeney, wa ... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:45 PM PST David and Debbie Schmitz of Bryan are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kati Lynn Schmitz, to Paul Andrew Langston, son of John and Patti Langston of Mount Enterprise, Texas. Grandparents of the bride ar ... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:43 PM PST Miss Kelley Miller of Arlington and Mr. Chris Durham of College Station were united in marriage on November 13, 2011 at 2:00 in the afternoon at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The double ring ceremony was officiated by the bride’s grandfath ... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:39 PM PST Jeff and Kelley Durham of College Station were united in marriage by Reverend Bob Waters on November 6, 1981 at A&M United Methodist Church. Jeff served seven years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, then ... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:07 PM PST John and Ann Anderson of College Station were married November 25, 1966, in Moss Chapel of Trinity United Methodist Church in El Paso, Texas, while both were students at Texas Western College. They have two sons, Jay and Daniel, ni ... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST Buffalo Results of the Buffalo Livestock Exchange's Nov. 19 sale: Head: 1,663 Steers: 150-200 lbs., $135-$190, 200-300 lbs., $135-$187.50, 300-400 lbs., $135-$187.50, 400-500 lbs., $135-$180, 500-600 lbs., $130-$157.50, 600-700 lbs., $125-$150, 70 ... |
| U.S. not doing enough to promote democracy in Egypt Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST By YOMNA ALI Special to The Eagle "The United States will continue to be a friend and partner to Egypt. We stand ready to provide whatever assistance is necessary -- and asked for -- to pursue a credible transition to a democracy." These were t ... |
| A&M vs. UT rivalry should continue Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST Eagle Editorial Board For Aggies, the loss to archrival Texas on Thursday no doubt still hurts. To come so close and then to lose in the final seconds is painful. What makes it worse is that the two teams won't play again, at least for the foresee ... |
| A&M vs. UT rivalry should continue Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST Eagle Editorial Board For Aggies, the loss to archrival Texas on Thursday no doubt still hurts. To come so close and then to lose in the final seconds is painful. What makes it worse is that the two teams won't play again, at least for the foresee ... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST Brazos Christian's Matthew Ford gets his team pumped up before their matchup with Hallettsville Sacred Heart at the state semi-final round of the TAPPS football playoffs in Giddings on Saturday. Brazos Christian fell to Sacred Heart 30-23 in overtime ... |
| How to spend less for holidays Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:16 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Five of the most common spending blunders, according to Take Charge America, a nonprofit that offers financial education, credit and housing counseling and debt management: * Finding gift inspirations at the mall: Shoppers who la ... |
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