Monday, February 6, 2012

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Super Bowl boosts Indy's image

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason. Native son Kurt Vonnegut Jr. referred to it in 1970 as "the 500-mile speedway race, and then 364 days of miniature golf, and then the 500-mile speedway race again." People used t ...

Wellborn getting glimpse of future at meeting

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:23 PM PST


In 2011, any public discussion about Wellborn in the College Station City Hall was likely to attract controversy.
Wellborn residents opposed to their community's annexation packed public hearings and city council meetings to give sometimes heated ...

Wellborn getting glimpse of future at meeting

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:23 PM PST


In 2011, any public discussion about Wellborn in the College Station City Hall was likely to attract controversy.
Wellborn residents opposed to their community's annexation packed public hearings and city council meetings to give sometimes heated ...

Suspected prostitute arrested in sting

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:23 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A 29-year-old woman faces a prostitution charge after a College Station officer working undercover responded to an advertisement for escort services that investigators said she put on a free "Internet-based website."
The ad, in p ...

Woman arrested in connection with Corpus Christi slaying

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:23 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
U.S. Marshals on Saturday arrested a woman in College Station accused in the January shooting death of her 54-year-old boyfriend in Corpus Christi.
Donna Susan Taylor, 55, remained in the Brazos County Jail late Sunday charged wi ...

Weather Whys: The jet stream

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 AM PST

Q: You often hear about the jet stream. What is it?
A: The jet stream is one of the most influential forces of weather that is known, says John Nielsen-Gammon of the Texas A&M Department of Atmospheric Sciences. "The jet stream is a river of ai ...

Colleges break rules to get better rankings

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:21 PM PST


When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges ...

Love run, health expo slated for Saturday

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:50 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportThe Junior League's Downtown Love Run and Healthy Living Expo is set for Saturday in Bryan.The event will include a 5K and 3K run and will start at 9 a.m. at Ambrose Furniture, 401 S. Main St. Visitors can learn more about healthy l ...

Without UN action, Syrian rebels say, force only option

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:24 PM PST


BEIRUT -- The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said ...

If re-elected, Obama has chance to widen influence through courts

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:21 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings.
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Analysis: Mitt Romney's wins leave rivals few options

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


LAS VEGAS -- Mitt Romney's decisive victory in Nevada was never much in doubt. He won the state's caucuses four years ago, kept his organization active and he could count on support from Mormons who made up a quarter of caucus goers this year.
But ...

Egypt ignores U.S. threat to cut aid; Americans going to court

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:23 PM PST


Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.
Egypt’ ...

Historic San Francisco pier due for an overhaul

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build WWII battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair.
Resid ...

Cybersecurity rules opposed by multiple groups

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:21 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security expert ...

Fears growing of Israeli attack on Iran

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


JERUSALEM -- For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent -- an action that many fear mi ...

Analysis: Struggling Texans on poverty line on the rise

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


AUSTIN -- Texas politicians like to tout the state's economic growth, but more and more Texans are finding themselves teetering on the edge of poverty.
There is little doubt Texas has survived the Great Recession better than other states, but a st ...

Rapper's obscene gesture too fast for network censors

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


For all the pomp and excess of Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
The gesture, accompanied by a barely disguised expletive, ...

Super Bowl ads fail to impress

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


NEW YORK -- The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between.
The Super may have been a nail biter, but the ads were a snooze.
Actor Clint Eastwood waxed about Detroit and Chrysler. An M&M stripped "naked" at ...

Gersbach 50th

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:45 AM PST

Herb and Pat Gersbach celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on the 28th of January. They were married between semesters of Herb’s junior year at Texas A&M University.

Maness 50th

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:42 AM PST

Jim and Phyllis Maness celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary November 16th, 2011. They are natives of New Orleans and were married at Saint Dominic Catholic Church, there in New Orleans. They have been blessed with 4 children, James, Robert, Bett ...

Hammann 50th

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:39 AM PST

Betty and Bob Hammann celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 3, 2012 with family and friends. Both are native Houstonians, and they continue to divide their time between Houston and their country place in Burton.  Their daughter, ...

Pratt-Van Dyck

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:37 AM PST

Meagan LeAnn Pratt of College Station, TX. and Brian William Van Dyck of Houston, TX. were united in marriage on Saturday, October, 22, 2011 at Richey Ranch in Bryan, TX. The service was officiated by Pastor Danny Green of Covenant Family Church. The ...

Lovett-Martin

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:32 AM PST

Katlyn Ann Lovett of College Station and Adam Douglas Martin of Bryan were united in marriage on Saturday, August 20, 2012 at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Plantersville, Texas with Monsignor John Malinowski of Bryan, Reverend Clyde Strong of ...

Galliher-Rudd

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:28 AM PST

Greg and Teresa Galliher of Bryan are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kelly Rebecca Galliher, to Brandon Scott Rudd of Cranfills Gap. Brandon is the son of Danny and Charla Rudd of Cranfills Gap.
Kelly ...

Barnby-Benavides

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:26 AM PST

Anne and Grant Barnby are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jenny Barnby, to Jose Manuel (J.B.) Benavides, son of Carolyn and Frank Benavides of Bryan.
Both lifelong residents of the Brazos Valley, the br ...

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