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Captain gives details about USS George H.W. Bush

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:09 PM PST


A smiling former President George H.W. Bush wheeled into a conference center at the George Bush Presidential Library Center Tuesday evening to hear the combat deployment debriefing of the aircraft carrier named in his honor.
Greeted by a standing ...

Captain gives details about USS George H.W. Bush

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:09 PM PST


A smiling former President George H.W. Bush wheeled into a conference center at the George Bush Presidential Library Center Tuesday evening to hear the combat deployment debriefing of the aircraft carrier named in his honor.
Greeted by a standing ...

Bryan saving by running its own animal shelter

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST

Bryan is saving money by running its own animal shelter instead of contracting with the nonprofit Brazos Animal Shelter, city staff says.
And the cost of running the shelter is much lower than the city initially anticipated.
Deputy City Manager Hu ...

Capital murder trial delayed to give attorneys more time to prepare

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 06:41 AM PST

District Judge Steve Smith Tuesday denied several motions filed by defense attorneys asserting the death penalty should not be a punishment option for their client based on constitutional grounds.
The rulings were made during a pre-trial hearing fo ...

Claybrook wins disqualification appeal

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST


Texas A&M's newly minted student body president-elect is a Dallas native who said his Christian faith is at his core.
"It has beyond a shadow of a doubt made me the man I am today who values the things I value," said John Claybrook. "My paren ...

Claybrook wins disqualification appeal

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST


Texas A&M's newly minted student body president-elect is a Dallas native who said his Christian faith is at his core.
"It has beyond a shadow of a doubt made me the man I am today who values the things I value," said John Claybrook. "My paren ...

Bryan schools may move

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST


Mary Catherine Harris School of Choice and Hammond-Oliver High School for the Human Sciences could have new homes for the 2013-14 school year.
Bryan school district administrators are considering the move to help realize $3 million in budget reduc ...

Bryan schools may move

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST


Mary Catherine Harris School of Choice and Hammond-Oliver High School for the Human Sciences could have new homes for the 2013-14 school year.
Bryan school district administrators are considering the move to help realize $3 million in budget reduc ...

Murder trial delayed again

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:09 PM PST


A third continuance granted Tuesday in a capital murder trial will further delay jury selection for a 46-year-old College Station man who could receive the death penalty if convicted.
Pre-trial hearings were held this week for Stanley Lamar Griff ...

Corps elects first black commander

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Texas A&M's historic Corps of Cadets has selected its first black cadet to lead the 2,100-student group that dates back 136 years to the beginning of the university.
Marquis Alexander, a junior international studies major, w ...

Authorities: 2 adults dead at Fla. high school

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 06:44 AM PST

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Authorities say two adults are dead following an apparent murder-suicide at a high school in Jacksonville, Fla.Melissa Bujeda, a spokeswoman for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, says officers responded to reports of a person w ...

Mitt Romney takes Ohio primary

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:09 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured four other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurg ...

The joys of food

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:42 PM PST

Culinary arts student Shane Savage and his Rudder High School teammates prepare their Tomato Risotto Scallop dish under the watchful eye of Chef Peter Madden. The team won an Iron Chef-style competition against the culinary arts students of Bryan Hig ...

Analysis: Romney must ease independents' concerns

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:09 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's lackluster showing in Super Tuesday's primaries nonetheless moves him closer to the Republican presidential nomination. But a string of events and voter data underscore his challenge in winning independent voters turned ...

A few good measurements

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST


The president may be talking about downsizing the military, but the size of the average soldier is growing.
At the Camp Shelby training base near Hattiesburg, Miss., measuring sticks and high-tech body scans are being used on 1,000 servicemen and ...

Chrysler to sell natural gas-powered truck

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 02:09 AM PST

DETROIT -- Chrysler aims to be the first U.S. automaker to produce a factory-built pickup truck that is powered mainly by natural gas.The privately held company said Tuesday that its new Ram 2500 Heavy Duty CNG truck will be sold to commercial custom ...

Convenient cupcakes are dangerous for dieters

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 01:39 AM PST


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Sprinkles, the Beverly Hills bakery that helped inspire the craze for sweet frosting in snack-size portions, will launch a cupcake dispensing machine at its flagship store.
Founder and owner Candace Nelson said her company ...

Iran agrees to nuclear program talks, inspections

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST

TEHRAN, Iran -- Efforts to find a diplomatic solution to Iran's disputed nuclear program appeared to get a boost Tuesday when world powers agreed to a new round of talks with Tehran, and Iran gave permission for inspectors to visit a site suspected o ...

GOP purity pledge falls flat

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST


COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Republican party in a small, conservative South Carolina county expects their candidates to lower taxes. They also expect them to not watch porn, be faithful to their spouses and not have sex outside of marriage.
The Laurens ...

Nursing home with meth lab had history of citations

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The northeast Ohio nursing home where a man was killed and several other people were injured in a fire from a methamphetamine lab was cited last year for inadequate care and numerous other violations, state records show.
An initi ...

Protesters challenge Vladimir Putin

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST


MOSCOW -- The urban professionals who have risen up against Vladimir Putin are the very people he needs to move Russia forward.
How Putin responds to the challenge, and whether he can stop the protests from spreading, will play a crucial role in d ...

IPad expected to get small upgrades

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PST


NEW YORK -- Apple is expected to reveal a new iPad model on Wednesday, with a sharper screen and perhaps an option for faster wireless broadband. The upgrades are relatively minor, but the iPad is secure in its position as the king of tablets.
As ...

'Small World' writer dies at 86

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PST

LONDON -- How do you sum up the work of songwriter Robert B. Sherman? Try one word: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."The tongue-twisting term, sung by magical nanny Mary Poppins, is like much of Sherman's work -- both complex and instantly memora ...

Tips for planning party-sized cakes

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 03:07 PM PST

Dear Lisa: I need information about how many cakes do I need to make to feed 175 people. Does it make a difference if they are square or round? Also, do you have a good recipe for cake decorating icing (the kind you can make decorations with)? -- Ali ...

Restaurant Monitor

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 03:07 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 ...

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