| Animal shelters finding their grooves after split Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST The two main animal shelters in Brazos County are still works in progress. The city of Bryan-operated Bryan Animal Center has recently been painted and stocked with shiny new cages. But it still needs a state permit for rabies monitoring. The Bra ... |
| Runners ready for Armadillo Dash Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:11 PM PST Organizers of the 6th Annual Armadillo Dash urge participants to arrive early for this morning's race. Runners in the half-marathon will hit the road at 7 a.m., while those vying in the 5K will follow shortly. The only entrance to Veterans Park open ... |
| Developments to change the look of University Drive Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST The old Plaza Hotel sits on land that is a developer's dream. It touches the intersection of College Station's two busiest streets -- Texas Avenue and University Drive. It is within walking distance of Texas A&M. And it is near restaurants, b ... |
| Faculty challenge Texas A&M proposal to outsource jobs Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST The plan to potentially outsource hundreds of rank-and-file Texas A&M jobs to the private sector will hurt morale and represents micromanagement of the university by the A&M System, the executive committee of the Faculty Senate wrote to Cha ... |
| Faculty challenge Texas A&M proposal to outsource jobs Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST The plan to potentially outsource hundreds of rank-and-file Texas A&M jobs to the private sector will hurt morale and represents micromanagement of the university by the A&M System, the executive committee of the Faculty Senate wrote to Cha ... |
| Family plans fundraiser in the name of daughter they lost Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST The parents of a daughter who died in April 2007 after being born several months prematurely are organizing an event to raise money to prevent other families from going through similar heartache. Elizabeth Morales said her daughter, Kiera, was ab ... |
| College Station police aid U.S. marshals in arrest Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST |
| College Station police aid U.S. marshals in arrest Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST |
| Woman totals car, charged with DWI Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST A 30-year-old Smithville woman was arrested Friday for driving while intoxicated after lodging her car against a guardrail and totaling the vehicle. The Department of Public Safety reported that the woman had lost control of a Chevrolet Impala that ... |
| Survivors share stories of storms Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST WEST LIBERTY, Ky. -- Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of mill ... |
| Southern states ready to weigh in on GOP race Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The GOP presidential candidates are fighting to win over conservative voters in the Bible Belt as the race takes on a more prominent Southern focus. After bowing out of recent contests north of the Mason-Dixon line, Newt Gingrich ... |
| U.S., Afghan panels differ on Quran burning Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan -- An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans who may face a disciplinary review, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan inves ... |
| Boomers are losing a large sum due to scams Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:05 PM PST NEW YORK -- Boomers beware: Scams, frauds and other financial exploitation schemes targeting older Americans are a growing multibillion-dollar industry enriching the schemers, anguishing the victims and vexing law enforcement officials who find th ... |
| Barack Obama capitalizes on Rush Limbaugh remark Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is casting the contraception controversy as an issue of women's rights, not religious freedom, seizing on what backers see as a political gift from Rush Limbaugh to firm up support from women and young voters, g ... |
| Red Cross seeks access to Homs as Syria launches new assault Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST BEIRUT -- Syrian forces launched a fresh assault on Homs on Saturday as the Red Cross pressed forward with efforts to deliver badly needed aid to thousands of people stranded in a besieged neighborhood despite warnings from regime troops of land mi ... |
| Navy ship sinkings scrutinized Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO -- In 2005, the USS America aircraft carrier was towed out to sea on her final voyage. Hundreds of miles off the Atlantic coast, U.S. Navy personnel then blasted the 40-year-old warship with missiles and bombs until it sank. The mas ... |
| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rivals rack up wins in Iran Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST TEHRAN, Iran -- Conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared on course Saturday to gain firm control of parliament after elections that could embolden Iran's nuclear defiance and give the ruling clerics a clear path to ensure a loy ... |
| Girl Scouts mark 100 years of closing gender gaps Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:06 PM PST SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Recruited over tea at the mansion of a Georgia widow, the first Girl Scouts went on to earn proficiency badges for cooking meals and caring for babies. In a nod to their changing times, they also learned to shoot rifles and self-de ... |
| Trapani-Matteson Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:26 PM PST Phil and Sandi Trapani of College Station are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Lauren Elaine Trapani, to David Eric Matteson, son of Dr. Robert and Kathy Matteson of Galveston. Grandparents of the bride a ... |
| Shellabrger-Small Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:24 PM PST Mike and Janice Shellabarger of Weimar, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Melissa Shellabarger, to Donald Small, son of Jerome and Marianne Small of Tucson, Arizona. &nb ... |
| Jirasek-Kissel Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:22 PM PST Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and Belinda Jirasek are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kodie Ann Jirasek, to Jesse Roy Kissel, son of Mr. & Mrs. David and Mary Kissel. Grandparents of the bride are Mr. and M ... |
| Guess-Morton Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:55 PM PST Lana Teakell of Caldwell, together with Cheryl and David Brewer of Alice, Texas, and Pam and Russell Morton of Van, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Tana Lea Guess, to Travis ... |
| Bradbury-Harris Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:42 PM PST Paul and Gail Bradbury are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Emily Ruth Bradbury, to Roger L. Harris, son of Scott and Patty Harris. Emily is a 2006 gradu ... |
| Books engage conscience, humanity Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:05 PM PST By JUAN ALONZO Special to The Eagle For spring 2012, Brazos Valley Reads has yet again outdone itself by inviting as its featured author Helena María Viramontes. The books by Viramontes the Brazos community will read are The Moths and Other ... |
| There's much to consider on outsourcing Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:05 PM PST Eagle Editorial Board The Texas A&M campus is in an uproar because of a suggestion by Chancellor John Sharp that he may outsource maintenance and food service. No decision has been made, but most observers see it is a fait accompli or, as we say ... |
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