Saturday, February 25, 2012

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Texas A&M plan worries staff: Employees fear losing their jobs to outsourcing

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST


Worried about the possibility of no longer being Texas A&M employees and having diminished health benefits, more than 700 of Aggieland's rank-and-file workers packed Rudder Theatre on Friday in an emotional meeting to voice concerns about the p ...

Texas A&M plan worries staff: Employees fear losing their jobs to outsourcing

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST


Worried about the possibility of no longer being Texas A&M employees and having diminished health benefits, more than 700 of Aggieland's rank-and-file workers packed Rudder Theatre on Friday in an emotional meeting to voice concerns about the p ...

State Supreme Court favors water rights

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST


Texans have a constitutional right to the water underneath their land and could be entitled to compensation if the government denies access to it, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that could dramatically affect groundwater accessi ...

State Supreme Court favors water rights

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST


Texans have a constitutional right to the water underneath their land and could be entitled to compensation if the government denies access to it, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that could dramatically affect groundwater accessi ...

James Carville, Mary Matalin debate for A&M audience

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST


One can't help but wonder how they not only live with -- but actually love -- each other, but hey, it at least helps with speaking engagements.
Democratic pundit and strategist James Carville debated politics Friday night with his Republican stra ...

James Carville, Mary Matalin debate for A&M audience

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST


One can't help but wonder how they not only live with -- but actually love -- each other, but hey, it at least helps with speaking engagements.
Democratic pundit and strategist James Carville debated politics Friday night with his Republican stra ...

Bryan High School drum major named to prestigious group

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


A Bryan High School senior has been selected as the assistant drum major for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and will tour with the group to 32 cities this summer.
Denzel Brown, 17, will join the nationally known group after serving as hea ...

Noise complaint ends in drug arrest

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A 21-year-old man was arrested on a marijuana possession charge after police investigated a complaint of a loud party.
Officers who responded to the 1400 block of Dayton Court on Wednesday around 12:42 a.m. said they could hear l ...

Alleged meth lab bust nets fourth arrest

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A 28-year-old Snook woman became the fourth person arrested in relation to last week's bust by Bryan police of an alleged meth lab.
The search of a Burt Street apartment by police on Feb. 16 uncovered approximately 10,000 grams o ...

This old house

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:19 PM PST

Jeff Tate of Aggieland Lighting inspects a chandellier while preparing the company's booth at the 2012 Bryan College Station Home Builders Association Home Expo at the Brazos County Expo Complex on Friday. The show opens today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

College Station police win Broomball

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST

The College Station Police Department won the Broomball tournament Friday night. Local cops, deputies and firefighters battled it out on an ice rink using brooms and a rubber ball during the 7th annual Broomball Tournament at Arctic Wolf Center. The ...

Red Cross in Syria fails to evacuate 2 journalists

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:19 PM PST

BEIRUT -- A Red Cross team evacuated 27 people from a besieged neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday but apparently failed to get out two wounded Western journalists and the bodies of two others killed by government rockets.The Internatio ...

Pakistan calls on Taliban for talks

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan publicly called on the Taliban for the first time Friday to engage the Afghan government in U.S.-backed peace talks, a potentially significant move that could help pave the way for a settlement to end the decade-long war.Islamab ...

Protests spread in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on his troops to resist any urge to avenge the death of two American soldiers killed in riots over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base, even as renewed protests Friday claimed at lea ...

Murdoch launches new Sunday paper

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST

LONDON -- The challenge for Rupert Murdoch's new Sunday tabloid: Keep the scoops, drop the sleaze.News Corp.'s The Sun on Sunday launches this weekend, promising the same irreverent attitude that has kept The Sun tabloid at the top of the British new ...

Fasting for Lent helps Christians focus on faith

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST

Let wrath remove;
Love will do the deed.
Throw away Thy rod,
Throw away Thy wrath;
O my God,
Take the gentle path!
-- Discipline by George Herbert
Christian love is caring for another person's well-being as a greater priority than your ...

Comedian Bill Maher donates $1 million to pro-Obama PAC

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Faux news host Stephen Colbert isn't the only comedian with a super PAC connection. Political satirist Bill Maher got into the act Thursday night, pledging $1 million to a political committee supporting President Barack Obama.
Maher ...

Comedian Bill Maher donates $1 million to pro-Obama PAC

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Faux news host Stephen Colbert isn't the only comedian with a super PAC connection. Political satirist Bill Maher got into the act Thursday night, pledging $1 million to a political committee supporting President Barack Obama.
Maher ...

Panhandle teen golfer dies at course

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:19 PM PST


STRATFORD -- A Texas Panhandle teen on his school's golf team has died after apparently hitting his head during an accidental fall from a cart.
A funeral has been scheduled Saturday for 14-year-old Blaine Killian of Stratford.
The superintendent ...

Texas hit with fifth school funding lawsuit

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:19 PM PST


AUSTIN -- A small group of parents filed the fifth school finance lawsuit against Texas on Friday, this one charging that the state is not getting enough bang for its buck and asking the courts to address inefficiencies in how education funding is ...

Volunteer firefighters need support

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST

By CHRIS BARRON
Special to The Eagle
While the wildfires that ravaged the state last spring and summer may seem like a distant memory, their effects still are felt in communities across our state. And, with the next wildfire season less than a mont ...

Oscar nominees were quiet at box office

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


LOS ANGELES -- It's a common complaint among movie fans -- that the Academy Awards honors films no one has seen.
Not quite right, but closer to the mark this year than most.
For the first time in the three years since Oscar organizers expanded th ...

Psychologist depends on faith in battle with cancer

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:19 PM PST

By COLETTE M. JENKINS
Akron Beacon Journal
AKRON, Ohio -- Don Lichi has always wanted to leave a legacy of a life well-lived.
Exactly what that means has been at the center of his thoughts since November, when he was diagnosed with multiple myelo ...

Houston Ecclesiasts get tattoos for Lent

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST

By KATE SHELLNUTT
Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON -- Asking his congregation to get permanent tattoos as a part of their Lenten observances may be one of the craziest things Ecclesia pastor Chris Seay has done at his artsy, pop-culture-savvy Montrose chu ...

Calendar for Saturday

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Navasota Parks and Recreation Department's Rattler Run is March 3 at August Horst Park in Navasota. There will be both a 5K and 1 mile children's run and proceeds will benefit the Navasota Athletic Booster Club. For more informa ...

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