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- The spirit of family in Aggieland
- Greene, Ags won Sunday
- 4 die in unrelated accidents Saturday
- Dog shot by officer during drug bust
- Memorial Day events
- Holiday closures
- Afghan unit lost many while adjusting to war
- Storms could magnify oil spill
- Report: Israel attacks aid ships
- China holds back on blaming North Korea
- Poll finds Americans still stressed by debt
- 25 bodies found in Mexican silver mine
- Gulf residents frustrated, angry over flowing oil
- Experts: 4G cell phones are fast, but not worth the hype
- Inaccurate scales cost consumers, businesses
- U.S. out of touch with the oil world
- Our grateful nation expresses its thanks
- Calendar
- Aggie baseball team wins Big 12 tournament
- Police: Search turns up head of slain Calif. man
- SPORTS IN BRIEF
- Maryland women end Northwestern's lacrosse dynasty
- Spectacular crash helps Franchitti win Indianapolis 500
- MLB: Astros avoid sweep, Rangers don't
- Wittles' hit streak continues
| The spirit of family in Aggieland Posted: 30 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT College Station resident Bob Spoede's extended family typically gathered together for funerals. What better way to change that, he recently recalled thinking, than by rallying around his Aggie grandfather, Robert William Guyler, Class of 1881. More t ...   |
| Posted: 30 May 2010 05:29 PM PDT Unlike the Texas A&M baseball team, there were no struggles for Brodie Greene during the middle of the season.So it's appropriate that the most consistent and valuable player for the Aggies got to soak up the glory on the biggest of Big 12 baseba ... |
| 4 die in unrelated accidents Saturday Posted: 30 May 2010 05:12 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportFour people died on Brazos Valley roads in a pair of unrelated wrecks over Memorial Day weekend.College Station resident Wendy Sanchez lost control of her truck on F.M. 2549 about four miles south of Hearne after she headed into the ... |
| Dog shot by officer during drug bust Posted: 30 May 2010 05:31 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA Bryan officer shot and killed a pitbull that was considered to be a danger while police were serving a search warrant, authorities said. "Officers tried to work around the dog, tried to get the owners to help, tried to get the nei ... |
| Posted: 30 May 2010 05:17 PM PDT Memorial Day events include:American Legion Memorial Day program* 11 a.m.* American Legion Earl Graham Post 159, 101 Waco St. in Bryan* The public is invited to recognize all who have served. The event will include a presentation of the flag, a POW c ... |
| Posted: 30 May 2010 05:14 PM PDT The following will be closed Monday in recognition of Memorial Day:* Public schools: Bryan, College Station and Navasota school district campuses and offices will be closed.* Texas A&M University: Closed* Blinn College: Closed* Post office: Close ... |
| Afghan unit lost many while adjusting to war Posted: 30 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan -- It was Aug. 10, 2009, in the Arghandab River Valley, a hot and dusty day full of unknowns.An American battalion was swapping in with a Canadian garrison. As the Stryker troop carrier rumbled toward the ... |
| Storms could magnify oil spill Posted: 30 May 2010 05:19 PM PDT VENICE, La. -- As hurricane season approaches, the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is taking weather forecasters into nearly uncharted waters.The Gulf is a superhighway for hurricanes that form or explode over pools of hot water, then usually m ... |
| Report: Israel attacks aid ships Posted: 30 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT HAIFA, Israel -- Israeli warships attacked at least one of the six ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid for blockaded Gaza, killing at least two and wounding an unknown number of people on board, an Arabic satellite service and a Turkish ... |
| China holds back on blaming North Korea Posted: 30 May 2010 05:23 PM PDT SEOGWIPO, South Korea -- China held back from joining the chorus of nations condemning North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship, making quick international sanctions unlikely but perhaps buying time while China quietly leans on its unpr ... |
| Poll finds Americans still stressed by debt Posted: 30 May 2010 05:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON â€" The economy trudges ahead yet debt dogs many Americans, stressing them out even as they firm up their own financial foundations.There are new jobs produced but old worries persisting for people despite belt-tightening and boosted savings ... |
| 25 bodies found in Mexican silver mine Posted: 30 May 2010 05:14 PM PDT MEXICO CITY â€" Authorities have found between 20 and 25 corpses in an abandoned silver mine in southern Mexico, apparently victims of drug gang violence, police said Sunday.Federal police commissioner Facundo Rosas said the bodies were pulled from the ... |
| Gulf residents frustrated, angry over flowing oil Posted: 30 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT BOOTHVILLE, La. -- There is still a hole in the Earth, crude oil is still spewing from it and there is still, excruciatingly, no end in sight. After trying and trying again, one of the world's largest corporations, backed and pushed by the world's mo ... |
| Experts: 4G cell phones are fast, but not worth the hype Posted: 30 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Cell phone companies are about to barrage consumers with advertising for the next advance in wireless network technology: "4G" access. The companies are promising faster speeds and the thrill of being the first on the block to use a new a ... |
| Inaccurate scales cost consumers, businesses Posted: 30 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT AUGUSTA, Maine -- A cover illustration from an old Saturday Evening Post shows a shopkeeper and woman standing on each side of a butcher-shop scale that holds a chicken. His finger pushes down on one end to add a bit of weight, while she pokes a fing ... |
| U.S. out of touch with the oil world Posted: 30 May 2010 05:21 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- It's all so last millennium, that filthy business in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.It reeks of yesterday's fuel, yesterday's sweaty labor -- a hands-on way of life from another time. Today's Americans don't care to know how the gas c ... |
| Our grateful nation expresses its thanks Posted: 30 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Editorial Board How can we ever thank those courageous Ameri-cans who gave their all defending this great nation? Words cannot adequately express our gratitude, but they are all we have to give. So today, Memorial Day, as Americans ... |
| Posted: 30 May 2010 05:23 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARSReservations are due by Wednesday for the 17th annual Bryan Rotary Club/Newman 10 Business Performance Awards Lucheon on June 9 at the College Station Hilton. 575-4496 or send e-mail to ddictson@gmail.com. MondayEVENTSMemorial Day ... |
| Aggie baseball team wins Big 12 tournament Posted: 30 May 2010 08:47 AM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY â€" Brodie Greene's 10th-inning, two-run home run Sunday gave Texas A&M a 5-3 victory over Baylor in the Big 12 baseball tournament championship game.The Aggies scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings ... |
| Police: Search turns up head of slain Calif. man Posted: 30 May 2010 05:26 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Authorities searching a Long Beach park found the final missing body part -- a severed head -- believed to belong to a community college student killed and dismembered in a double murder-for-profit plot in Orange County, police sa ... |
| Posted: 30 May 2010 05:44 PM PDT Kurt Busch gets sweep, winning Coca-Cola 600CONCORD, N.C. -- Kurt Busch won the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday to sweep the two weeks of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Busch won last weekend's $1 million All-Star race to roll into NASCAR's longest race ... |
| Maryland women end Northwestern's lacrosse dynasty Posted: 30 May 2010 05:44 PM PDT TOWSON, Md. -- Northwestern's women's lacrosse dynasty ended Sunday with a 13-11 loss to Maryland, which rallied from a six-goal deficit to dethrone the five-time defending champions.The Wildcats (20-2) scored the game's first six goals and led 8-3 b ... |
| Spectacular crash helps Franchitti win Indianapolis 500 Posted: 30 May 2010 05:42 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS -- One lap to go, running on empty and a car bearing down on his tail.After having the dominant car and the perfect game plan, Dario Franchitti still needed more Sunday -- one break to win his second Indianapolis 500.He got it in the for ... |
| MLB: Astros avoid sweep, Rangers don't Posted: 30 May 2010 05:42 PM PDT CINCINNATI -- Lance Berkman hit a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 2-0 victory Sunday.Reliever Micah Owings (3-1) walked pinch-hitter Cory Sullivan ... |
| Posted: 30 May 2010 05:39 PM PDT MIAMI -- Florida International's Garrett Wittels is taking his pursuit of the Division I hitting-streak record to the NCAA tournament.Wittels got a hit in his 54th straight game and FIU beat Troy 14-10 on Sunday in the championship game of the Sun Be ... |
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