Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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Clearer skies, warmer temperatures follow storms

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

Texas A&M student Ethan Clark studies in his hammock Tuesday while hanging under a tree in Brison Park in College Station. After being pummeled by several rainstorms, the Brazos Valley had a chance to enjoy clearer skies and warmer temperatures o ...

Blinn profs use elected office as teaching tool

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST


Mary Barnes-Tilley encourages each of her government students to participate in the political process by volunteering for a local campaign.
This year, she outdid them all and ran for office herself.
Barnes-Tilley is one of two chairs of Blinn's ...

Blinn profs use elected office as teaching tool

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST


Mary Barnes-Tilley encourages each of her government students to participate in the political process by volunteering for a local campaign.
This year, she outdid them all and ran for office herself.
Barnes-Tilley is one of two chairs of Blinn's ...

College Station school board searching for $1.8M in cuts

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST


The College Station school board continued discussions Tuesday on its 2012-13 budget in hopes of giving recommendations to the administration on making $1.8 million in needed cuts.
Some proposals to realize that figure have several board members f ...

College Station school board searching for $1.8M in cuts

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST


The College Station school board continued discussions Tuesday on its 2012-13 budget in hopes of giving recommendations to the administration on making $1.8 million in needed cuts.
Some proposals to realize that figure have several board members f ...

Warrant amnesty ends Friday

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST


Residents who have outstanding warrants in College Station and Brazos County have through Friday to take action to avoid arrest before law officers come looking for them.
The warrant amnesty period that allows residents to pay fines and fees in fu ...

A&M to host bone marrow donor drive

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:12 PM PST


Two Texas A&M cancer awareness organizations are encouraging people to participate in an event that could save lives.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 1 and March 2 at the Recreation Center, residents will have an opportunity to register their ...

A&M to host bone marrow donor drive

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:12 PM PST


Two Texas A&M cancer awareness organizations are encouraging people to participate in an event that could save lives.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 1 and March 2 at the Recreation Center, residents will have an opportunity to register their ...

50 Men Who Can Cook raises $90,000 for education grants

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

The 50 Men Who Can Cook event raised more than $90,000 to support teacher grants, student scholarships and special projects, officials said.
Officials with the College Station ISD Education Foundation said the 5th annual program was made possible t ...

50 Men Who Can Cook raises $90,000 for education grants

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

The 50 Men Who Can Cook event raised more than $90,000 to support teacher grants, student scholarships and special projects, officials said.
Officials with the College Station ISD Education Foundation said the 5th annual program was made possible t ...

Texas A&M Cycling Team heads out on the highway

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

Members of the Texas A&M Cycling Team head down Texas 47 on their regular 35-mile afternoon road ride Tuesday. For more information about the team, visit http://amct.tamu.edu.

Texas A&M Cycling Team heads out on the highway

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

Members of the Texas A&M Cycling Team head down Texas 47 on their regular 35-mile afternoon road ride Tuesday. For more information about the team, visit http://amct.tamu.edu.

State budget in bad shape despite rise in revenues

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST

AUSTIN -- The Texas economy is coming back, but the state budget is still in trouble, top budget experts told lawmakers Tuesday.John O'Brien, director of the Legislative Budget Board, said the Legislature did not appropriate enough money to cover sta ...

Supreme Court to hear University of Texas affirmative action case

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative action programs.
A challenge from a white student who ...

Authorities remove 11 kids from Dayton home

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:07 PM PST


DAYTON -- Texas authorities said Tuesday they removed 11 children from a crowded home where a registered sex offender lives after they found eight confined in a small, dark bedroom with restraints tying some to their beds.
Along with the children, ...

Universities challenge NYPD for monitoring Muslim students

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST


NEW YORK -- The mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Tuesday over an effort by the city's police department to monitor Muslim student groups for any signs that their members harbored terrorist sympathies.
The Associated Press r ...

Case sparks password debate

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST

DENVER -- Sophisticated encryption software has become so readily available and so effective, it's surpassed the federal government's ability to seize computers and gather evidence in criminal cases.That development has raised questions in a mortgage ...

Economic incentives cause conflict between communities

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST


CORALVILLE, Iowa -- When the leaders of this small Iowa city became desperate to land a new department store, they didn't have to look far: They lured one from the city next door, along with up to 100 jobs.
The store called Von Maur agreed to leav ...

Juarez bullet strikes woman in El Paso

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

EL PASO -- A woman shopping on a busy downtown El Paso street became the first victim of bullets flying across the border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday when she was hit in the calf and wounded, authorities said.
The 48-year-old woman, whose ...

Dow breaks 13K but can't hold on

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST


NEW YORK -- It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.
The Dow Jones industrial average, powered higher all year by optimism that the economic recovery is finally for ...

Navy SEALs hope 'Act of Valor' draws recruits

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Navy SEALs never expected the film Act of Valor, starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs, to be this big.
Five years ago, commanders allowed a small, independent film company into their elite ranks to turn real-life training exercises ...

Comic book inheritance worth millions

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST


DALLAS -- Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when they were boys and still into superheroes.
Ruby Wright gave no indication at the time ...

Spiced Plum Crisp offers guilt-free sweetness

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:02 PM PST


When we think of winter desserts, we often think of spiced flavors and butter-laden richness.
But while that butter may bring comfort at the end of a chilly winter day, it also adds tons of unnecessary fat and calories. But winter treats don't nee ...

Restaurant Monitor

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:02 PM PST

The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.
Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A ...

Fixing Feet with a New Surgery

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:17 AM PST


ATLANTA, GA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- He's overcome a developmental disorder to compete on the ice, but a physical abnormality almost forced him to give up his passion.
For 11 year old Harrison Sokol, skating is everything.
"I've been skating since ...

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