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- Valentines for everyone
- A&M student dies of meningitis
- CS mulls proposal for new fees
- County offering amnesty period
- Study: Blinn a $94M local asset
- Scavenger Hunt ends with big surprise for students
- Local shelter to host pre-Valentine's event
- Egyptians rejoice after Mubarak resigns
- Prison chief says execution drug will be found
- Houston may tie teacher ratings to test scores
- Silenced Jewish composer gets Grammy nod
- Study: High-tech stroke rehab no better than home therapy
- FBI tracks Geezer Bandit; fans hope he escapes
- Alleged bottle refund scam evokes 'Seinfeld' episode
- Wireless advances could mean end of cell towers
- Sweet catch
- A&M student believed to have meningitis dies
- Priests charged in abuse case
- Faith calendar
- Letters for February 12
- Calendar
- A&M student believed to have meningitis dies
- No new beach cleaning needed on Gulf, feds say
- Records: Cowboys waited months to seek seat permit
- SPORTS IN BRIEF
| Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST Mitchell Elementary fifth graders Jacob Piper and Jessica Garrett, both members of the school's student council, pick out carnations to be delivered to classrooms as part of their annual Valentines Day fundraiser at the school. The students expect to ...   |
| A&M student dies of meningitis Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A Texas A&M University junior died of bacterial meningitis early Friday evening at the College Station Medical Center. Nicolis "Nico" Williams, a 20-year-old economics major from Sugar Land who lived off-campus, had complained ... |
| CS mulls proposal for new fees Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST The College Station City Council got a better look this week at how proposed water impact fees would work, but it is still a mystery whether the charge on new developments will be approved. City staff has proposed imposing two $400 fees. If implement ... |
| County offering amnesty period Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST There's one answer heard most often when Judge Ed Spillane asks those arrested for failing to appear in court why they didn't show."They'll say, 'Well I was saving up my money to come into court,'" he said. "But the key is to come to court within the ... |
| Study: Blinn a $94M local asset Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Each year Texas A&M University releases numbers about its economic impact locally. This year, Blinn College released its own numbers for the first time. Blinn's Bryan campus pumps $94.4 million into the Brazos County economy each year when fact ... |
| Scavenger Hunt ends with big surprise for students Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Several A&M students who participated in a recent social media scavenger hunt were awarded a bow tie from none other than President R. Bowen Loftin. The three-day scavenger hunt incorporated YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the location-based servi ... |
| Local shelter to host pre-Valentine's event Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Eagle Staff Report The Brazos Animal Shelter is hosting a pre-Valentine's Day celebration Sunday. "Love Furrever" will be from 2 to 5 p.m. at the shelter's new property at 5359 Leonard Road in Bryan. Everyone is invited to the event, including leash ... |
| Egyptians rejoice after Mubarak resigns Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST CAIRO -- Cries of "Egypt is free" rang out and fireworks lit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed in joyful pandemonium Friday after 18 days of peaceful pro-democracy protests forced President Hosni Mubarak to surrender power ... |
| Prison chief says execution drug will be found Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST AUSTIN -- Texas' prison director said Friday he was optimistic the state would find the drug sodium thiopental or an alternative to carry out executions after Texas' supply expires at the end of March. "We're working hard with individuals within our ... |
| Houston may tie teacher ratings to test scores Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST HOUSTON -- Teacher evaluations would be tied to student test scores, and teachers with poor evaluations could be fired under a proposal being considered by the Houston school district. A draft of the plan released for public comment this month says ... |
| Silenced Jewish composer gets Grammy nod Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST DENTON -- Paul Kletzki lost his inspiration to compose music after his sister and parents died in the Holocaust.The native of Lodz, Poland, who wrote and conducted in Berlin before leaving Germany in the 1930s, went on to achieve international acclai ... |
| Study: High-tech stroke rehab no better than home therapy Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- The largest study ever on stroke rehabilitation found that doing physical therapy at home improved walking just as well as a high-tech treadmill program. More surprising, patients who started rehab late -- six months after their strok ... |
| FBI tracks Geezer Bandit; fans hope he escapes Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- Entrepreneurs are printing surveillance shots of his wrinkled face on T-shirts, thousands of people "Like" him on Facebook and many are wishing him continued success at evading the law. To his legion of fans, the "Geezer Bandit" is a ... |
| Alleged bottle refund scam evokes 'Seinfeld' episode Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST PORTLAND, Maine -- A memorable Seinfeld episode features Kramer and Newman taking thousands of cans and bottles to Michigan so they can get a nickel more per container than they would in New York, but beverage distributors say there's nothing funny w ... |
| Wireless advances could mean end of cell towers Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST NEW YORK -- As cell phones have spread, so have large cell towers -- those unsightly stalks of steel topped by transmitters and other electronics that sprouted across the country over the last decade.Now the wireless industry is planning a future wit ... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:34 PM PST Joe Cerney holds his youngest daughter, Allison, while watching her sister, Paige, 4, drop a fish into a cooler Friday at Southwood Hallaran Pool in College Station. The pool was stocked with trout for fishing at the annual Pool Trout Fish-Out event, ... |
| A&M student believed to have meningitis dies Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST A Texas A&M junior died of bacterial meningitis early Friday evening at the College Station Medical Center. Joe Brown, spokesman for the hospital, confirmed Nicolis Williams’ had passed away, saying further details could not be released due ... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:14 PM PST PHILADELPHIA -- Two Roman Catholic priests, a former priest and a Catholic school teacher were charged Thursday with raping young boys, while a former high-ranking church official was accused of transferring problem priests to new parishes without w ... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Saturday * Castle Heights Missionary Baptist Church, 4504 Highway 21 in Bryan, will hold its annual men and women's day musical at 7 p.m. The musical guest will be the Zion Jubilees of Bryan. Sunday * St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 2700 W. Vil ... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Writer was correct I have to reply to Bob Owens (Eagle, Jan. 26), the crossing guard, and say, "Go Bob. You are so right!" It is amazing how we all think we are so important and so busy we don't have to follow the law. No one should be so busy tha ... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Saturday EVENTS Bryan Elks Lodge 859 6th Annual Chili Cookoff, 8 a.m. Bryan Elks Lodge, 304 Mobile Avenue, Bryan. Separate events: Saturday turn-in -- CASI Chili ($20), beans ($10) and hot wings ($10). Proceeds will benefit community activities. 220- ... |
| A&M student believed to have meningitis dies Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST A Texas A&M junior died of bacterial meningitis early Friday evening at the College Station Medical Center. Joe Brown, spokesman for the hospital, confirmed Nicolis Williams’ had passed away, saying further details could not be released due ... |
| No new beach cleaning needed on Gulf, feds say Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Coast Guard says the cleanup of oiled beaches along the Gulf of Mexico has reached a point where crews, heavy equipment and thorough scrubbing can cause more damage to the ecosystem than leaving what oil is left alone. A Coas ... |
| Records: Cowboys waited months to seek seat permit Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:09 PM PST ARLINGTON -- The Dallas Cowboys didn't obtain a permit to install temporary seating at Cowboys Stadium until about three weeks before the Super Bowl, despite being informed of Arlington's requirements five months ahead of the big game, according to ... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:07 PM PST Holiday's 27 points lead 76ers past Spurs PHILADELPHIA -- Jrue Holiday scored 27 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 77-71 victory over the league-best San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Spencer Hawes added 13 points and Elton Brand had 17 reb ... |
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