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- Pope wants more freedom in Cuba
- Brazos County Expo is losing money
- Son to share dad's journey
- Educator aims to spark interest
- Friends in Gulf fishing tragedy; only 1 survives
- Bryan officer gets tips from around globe at training
- Group playing ball to end child slavery
- Weather Whys: Spring allergies
- 2 Texas firefighters among 3 accused of arson
- Ready to 'eat mor chikin'
- Heavy rains cause flooding in Caldwell
- No nation safe from disaster, report says
- Lunch-goers by the hundreds bust a move in Sweden
- Court split on health care
- Spotlight briefs
- Experts: Spend tax return wisely
- Bushes celebrate freedom
- Child, 8, to remain in foster care
- Business Briefs
- Man executed for toddler's death
- Schools visit the movie theater
- Mahi-mahi a type of fish, not dolphin
- A lighter take on artichoke dip
- Health and Fitness Calendar
- Letters for March 29
| Pope wants more freedom in Cuba Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT HAVANA -- Pope Benedict XVI demanded more freedom for the Catholic Church in communist-run Cuba and preached against "fanaticism" in an unusually political sermon before hundreds of thousands at Revolution Plaza, with President Raul Castro in the f ... |
| Brazos County Expo is losing money Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:16 PM PDT After crunching Brazos County Expo expense and revenue numbers from the latest county annual financial report and confirming them with the Brazos County auditor, District Judge J.D. Langley sent an email to county commissioners outlining what he ca ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT J. Richard Steffy, an electrician without a college degree, would have seemed an unlikely pioneer for an emerging academic field. But a passion for building ship models and a 1963 National Geographic article sparked a passion in nautical anthropo ... |
| Educator aims to spark interest Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT Ed Fry buckled his belt after using it as a weight in a demonstration about center of gravity. Meanwhile, a copper wire furiously spun around a double-A battery with a magnet under it. "Physics is all around us," said Tatiana Erukhimova, beaming ami ... |
| Friends in Gulf fishing tragedy; only 1 survives Posted: 28 Mar 2012 02:35 AM PDT HOUSTON -- For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Ed Coen treaded water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked. Then Henderson was forced to make a decision th ... |
| Bryan officer gets tips from around globe at training Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:16 PM PDT Sgt. Shane Bush of the Bryan Police Department recently graduated from the FBI's National Academy Program in Quantico, Va., along with 256 other U.S. and international law officers. Bush has been a Bryan police officer since 1995. During the past 17 ... |
| Group playing ball to end child slavery Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report An organization aimed at ending child slavery in Ghana on Friday will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest baseball game played during a fundraising event at Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark. More than 50 people ... |
| Weather Whys: Spring allergies Posted: 28 Mar 2012 06:57 AM PDT Q: So far this spring, it seems like everyone’s allergies are a big problem. Is the weather contributing to this? A: Very much so, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Springtime in Texas means allergy season is here, but that is ... |
| 2 Texas firefighters among 3 accused of arson Posted: 28 Mar 2012 02:37 AM PDT NEW BRAUNFELS -- Two volunteer firefighters in South Texas and another man have been accused of starting a 2011 grass fire. Officials say 23-year-old Dustin James Ronshausen of New Braunfels, 21-year-old David Paul Puckett Jr. of Seguin and 18-ye ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:01 PM PDT Kailin Bennett, a Texas Women's University student from Houston, studies inside her tent while camping with about 165 others outside the new Chick-fil-A restaurant in south College Station on Wednesday. The restaurant is offering a year's supply of f ... |
| Heavy rains cause flooding in Caldwell Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT The heavy rains Wednesday night caused several roads in Caldwell to flood and led law enforcement to re-route traffic around the city. According to Burleson County Sheriff Dale Stroud, flooding occurred at several intersections on Texas 21 through ... |
| No nation safe from disaster, report says Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists said in a new repor ... |
| Lunch-goers by the hundreds bust a move in Sweden Posted: 28 Mar 2012 03:53 AM PDT STOCKHOLM -- Some workers in Sweden have found a rather offbeat way to spend their lunch hour. Actually, on-beat is more like it. Dripping with sweat and awash in disco lights, they dance away to pulsating club music at Lunch Beat, a trend that st ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Concluding three days of fervent, public disagreement, a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology will now wrestle in private about whether to strike down key parts or even all of President Barack Obama's historic health care law. ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT Cirque's trip through Aggieland Lots of artsy fun on campus in the past week. Cirque du Soleil finished its debut run at Reed Arena on Sunday. Dralion was loaded with fantastic displays of athletic ability and more than a few laughs from the trio of ... |
| Experts: Spend tax return wisely Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:16 PM PDT Before you receive your tax refund, take time to plan and consider all the options on how to spend it, especially the less "glamorous" options, advises a Texas AgriLife Extension Service family economics specialist. "Whether it's $300 or $3,000, a t ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:16 PM PDT DALLAS -- The George W. Bush Institute planned Wednesday to put online its collection of video interviews and documents that tell the stories of those who have participated in freedom movements around the world. Former President George W. Bush and ... |
| Child, 8, to remain in foster care Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:16 PM PDT HOUSTON -- A Houston boy who disappeared as an infant eight years ago and who was recently found will remain in foster care while therapists determine when he can be reunited with his parents, a judge ruled on Wednesday. State District Judge Mike ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:15 PM PDT 4G technology to debut in B-CS soon AT&T plans to roll out 4G LTE to the Bryan-College Station area soon. The move will bring customers the latest generation of wireless network technology and faster mobile Internet speeds, AT&T representat ... |
| Man executed for toddler's death Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT HUNTSVILLE -- A convicted child sex offender was executed Wednesday for the beating death of a 10-month-old boy he was baby-sitting at a home in Dallas. Jesse Joe Hernandez smiled and laughed at times before receiving a lethal injection for the slay ... |
| Schools visit the movie theater Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT NEW YORK -- For some school kids around the country, the odds have been ever (and awesomely!) in their favor as they've scored the ultimate field trip -- an outing to The Hunger Games. "All of my friends who don't go to my school are all really jea ... |
| Mahi-mahi a type of fish, not dolphin Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:21 AM PDT Dear Lisa: Someone recently told me that mahi-mahi is actually dolphin. Is that true? Is it legal to catch and sell it? Thanks -- A dolphin lover Dear Dolphin lover: There was a time when mahi-mahi was listed on menus in Hawaii and the South Pacific ... |
| A lighter take on artichoke dip Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:21 AM PDT Spinach and artichoke dip sounds like it should be a virtuous treat. After all, it's loaded with vegetables. Trouble is, it's usually more mayonnaise and cheese than spinach and artichoke. So we decided to see if we could come up with a version th ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 01:21 AM PDT CLINIC Thursday Free Medical Clinic. 4 to 6 p.m. Templo Del Espiritu Santo United Methodist Church, 3715 Elaine Drive, Bryan. 450-7258. Saturday * Community-Wide Health Festival. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Neal Recreation Center, Bryan. Free clinical serv ... |
| Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT Cyclists must remember to follow all road rules To the cyclists in the photo (Eagle, March 21) riding on the flooded and closed stretch of Elmo Weedon Road it probably seemed "cool" to ride $2,000 bikes on the closed road, and even more "cool" to ge ... |
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