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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Iraq vets lead A&M onto field on 9/11 anniversary

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

Iraq War veterans led the Aggies' charge on to Kyle Field and Gov. Rick Perry helped the university reopen its Military Walk on Saturday as part of Texas A&M's efforts to recognize the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The five soldiers ...

A&M prof gets $600K grant

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

Maybe parents were wrong: Watching too much TV paid off big for Russ Schumacher. The Texas A&M atmospheric sciences assistant professor won $250,000 as a Jeopardy! tournament grand champion during his first year as a graduate student in his m ...

Education a priority in race

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

Editor's note: This story is one in a series examining important issues to Texans as they prepare to elect their next governor this fall. The seven-part package is the work of the Texas Governor's Race Partnership, a cooperative effort between T ...

Celebrating all that is Czech -- especially food

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT

The 26th annual Kolache Festival drew big crowds Saturday, but don't let the name fool you -- much more than kolaches brought festival-goers to Caldwell's downtown square. The festival is a place where calories aren't counted, "Jak se mas" is a c ...

Buddy Walk supports Down Syndrome Association

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT

After Beatriz White's son was born 20 months ago, she was shocked to learn he had Down syndrome. Some mothers find out they're carrying a Down syndrome baby during pregnancy, but that wasn't the case for White. "It's totally different when it ...

Women accused of using fake cards

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:25 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Two Houston-area women were released from the Brazos County Jail on Saturday, one day after police said they used a fake credit card to purchase more than $15,600 worth of merchandise. According to College Station police, Tyeshi ...

Police looking for suspect in robbery

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:57 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report Police are asking for help in locating a man they believe robbed a customer of Franky's Exxon on Harvey Mitchell Parkway just before 10 p.m. Friday. According to police, a black male weighing about 200 pounds, wearing a red shir ...

Establishment, Palin join forces in NH race

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

MANCHESTER N.H. -- Can the Republican establishment and Sarah Palin find happiness in New Hampshire?First-time candidate Kelly Ayotte hopes so as she campaigns for a Senate seat in a state known for a late-deciding, independent-minded electorate.In N ...

Afghans protest Quran burning

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans set fire to tires in the streets and shouted "Death to America" for a second day Saturday despite a decision by an American pastor to call off plans to burn copies of the Islamic holy book.The protests, the largest drawi ...

American hiker caught in Iran's power struggle

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's start-and-stop announcements over the release of one of three detained Americans add up to a distinct message: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies still have a fight on their hands within the ruling ...

Unsettled U.S. marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:23 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- Rites of remembrance and loss marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, familiar in their sorrow but observed for the first time Saturday in a nation torn over the prospect of a mosque near ground zero and the role of Islam in ...

Obama calls for tolerance

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama appealed to an unsettled nation Saturday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. "We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind wall ...

California gas pipe ranked as high risk

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- The section of gas pipeline that ruptured and exploded in a suburban San Francisco neighborhood, killing four and injuring nearly 60 others, was ranked as high risk because it ran through a highly populated area, state and fede ...

Protests show frustration of immigrants

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES -- The smell of corn roasting on sidewalk grills, the oompah beat of Latin music blasting from mom-and-pop stores, colorful signs touting tongue-twisting names like Atitlan and Quetzaltenango.This central Los Angeles neighborhood could al ...

Fireflies' glow could prove beneficial to military tactics

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Someday, the secrets of fireflies or glowing sea plankton could save an American soldier in battle, a Navy SEAL on a dive or a military pilot landing after a mission. That's the hope behind a growing field of military-sponsor ...

Arts Council ready to celebrate 40 years; free concerts coming up

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle staff report Tuesday is the last day to get your tickets for the Arts Council of Brazos Valley's 40th anniversary party, Celebrating 40 Years of the Arts. The event is set for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Miramont Country Club in Bryan. It marks th ...

Ping a handy iTunes add-on with promise

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them. It's great that Apple is finally incorporating eleme ...

Our Neighbors

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

TEXAS A&M * The Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health is part of a team that recently won a four-year Accelerating Change and Transformation of Organizations and Networks (ACTION II) contract from the U.S. Department ...

Calendar

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Sunday * Financial Peace University. 5 p.m. First Baptist Church of Bryan. A 13-week program to improve your financial future. Register: 776-1400. Monday * American Association of Individual Investors. 9:30 a.m. Carriage Inn, 4235 Booneville Road, ...

Reach Out

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

* Senior Corps Week is Sept. 20-24. Senior Corps volunteers (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion volunteers) ages 55 and older are mentoring and tutoring children, responding to disasters, working on environ ...

School menus

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included. Bryan Monday: Sea-shaped fish sticks, hot dog, macaroni and cheese, steamed broccoli, fruit. Tuesday: Mexi taco quesadilla, toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, tossed salad with ranch, fruit. ...

Lefner-Rice

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Joseph Lefner of College Station, Texas are proud to announce the engagement and approaching wedding of their daughter, Cari Irene Lefner, to Steven Maxwell Rice, son of Michael Rice and Connie Selman of Iola, Texas. Cari and S ...

Konecny-Fry

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Mr. James H. Konecny and the late LaFern Konecny of Bryan, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching wedding of their daughter, Kelly A. Konecny to Anthony V. Fry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Fry of Bryan. The wedding and reception ...

Kissinger 45th

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Dave and Janene Kissinger celebrated 45 years of marriage on September 3, 2010. They were married in Pocahontas, Iowa, and have lived in Bryan for 29 years. Janene is retired after 27 years of work with the Health and Kinesiology Department at Texas ...

Dileo-Lipscomb

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Miss Kristen Dileo and Mr. Clint Lipscomb were united in Holy Matrimony on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 4:00 in the afternoon at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bryan. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Monsignor John McCaffrey. Scripture readings ...

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