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- Prof: Discovery discounts theory
- Regents elect Box as leader
- A&M prof uncovers evidence of settlers in North America earlier than previously known
- Northgate upgrades OK'd by CS council
- Bryan backs housing projects
- Rudder biography unveiled
- Houston, we have a successful mission
- Defendant claims no knowledge of crimes
- Gasoline prices unchanged but still high in Texas
- Probation given to 75-year-old man
- East Texas deputy critical after stray cow attack
- 2 CS students take sixth in tourney
- Suspect in robbery turns himself in
- None injured in fire at CS apartment
- French fighter jets hit targets in Libya
- NATO takes over Libya no-fly zone
- Radiation fears could go too far
- Senate plan would not cover new HIV patients
- Cheap flight led to terror target
- Elizabeth Taylor laid to rest
- Garden calendar
- Residue on plant likely from insects
- March into the garden with a flashlight
- Letters for March 25
- Calendar
| Prof: Discovery discounts theory Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT Humans populated the Americas by trekking from northeast Asia across the Bering land bridge into Canada, cascading down and reaching South America's southern tip about 800 years later. Or, at least, that's been the prevailing -- albeit far from s ...   |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT An Austin dentist and former treasurer of Gov. Rick Perry's campaign fund has been named chair of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. Richard Box, who has served on the board since early 2009, was unanimously selected by the other members ... |
| A&M prof uncovers evidence of settlers in North America earlier than previously known Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PDT At a rural site 40 miles northwest of Austin, a team led by a Texas A&M researcher found artifacts that show humans lived in the area 15,500 years ago, some 2,500 years earlier than previously believed. "We really need to rethink the coloniza ... |
| Northgate upgrades OK'd by CS council Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT The College Station City Council on Thursday agreed to add a promenade and widened sidewalks to Northgate in an effort to improve pedestrian safety and appease business owners concerned about losing parking spaces along University Drive. The proj ... |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT The Bryan City Council on Thursday voted to support two housing developments intending to serve low-income elderly tenants, a move that will enable the developers to receive housing tax credits from the state.The four members of council in attendance ... |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT While working a part-time job in the Texas General Land Office and attending the University of Texas at Austin, Thomas M. Hatfield was intrigued and a bit intimidated by his boss, James Earl Rudder. Thursday, more than 50 years after their initial ... |
| Houston, we have a successful mission Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT NASA astronaut Rick Linnehan told more than 800 College Station students Thursday that the journey that took him beyond the earth's atmosphere started when he was their age. Linnehan said when he was about 9 or 10 years old he wasn't doing so well ... |
| Defendant claims no knowledge of crimes Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT A 23-year-old man on trial for engaging in criminal activity took the stand Thursday and told jurors he had no part in a 2007 armed robbery of a Bryan convenience store and a residential burglary later the same night. Paul Lee Barrow, Jr. of Eagle La ... |
| Gasoline prices unchanged but still high in Texas Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:21 AM PDT IRVING -- Retail gasoline prices remain unchanged across Texas this week from last, but still at unusually high levels.The weekly AAA Texas price survey released Thursday showed a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was retailing for an average price ... |
| Probation given to 75-year-old man Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 75-year-old College Station man was placed on probation this week after pleading guilty to a third-degree felony charge stemming from an incident in which he poured gasoline on a younger relative and attempted to set him on fire ... |
| East Texas deputy critical after stray cow attack Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:26 AM PDT BULLARD -- An East Texas deputy who was directing traffic away from an injured stray cow is hospitalized in critical condition after being attacked by the half-ton animal. Smith County Sheriff J.B. Smith says Deputy Robert Britton of Tyler early Thur ... |
| 2 CS students take sixth in tourney Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle staff report Two College Station students recently won sixth place in a state speech and debate tournament. A&M Consolidated senior Tafadzwa Gwaze and sophomore Jeff Kettle placed in the Duo Interpretation at the tournament hosted at Flow ... |
| Suspect in robbery turns himself in Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The suspect in the aggravated robbery of a College Station convenience store more than a week ago turned himself in to San Antonio authorities Thursday and confessed to the crime, police reported. College Station police were in ... |
| None injured in fire at CS apartment Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle staff report A fire that broke out Thursday night in a College Station apartment was quickly quelled, although it forced the relocation of several residents. College Station firefighters responded at about 9:15 p.m. to a report of a fire in ... |
| French fighter jets hit targets in Libya Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya -- French fighter jets hit aircraft and a crossroads military base deep inside Libya on Thursday as the U.S. reduced its combat role in the international operation that is working to thwart Moammar Gadhafi's forces by land, sea and ... |
| NATO takes over Libya no-fly zone Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT BRUSSELS -- NATO agreed late Thursday to take over part of the military operations against Libya -- enforcement of the no-fly zone -- after days of hard bargaining among its members. But attacks on the ground will continue to be run by the coalition ... |
| Radiation fears could go too far Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Nuclear radiation, invisible and insidious, gives us the creeps.Even before the Japanese nuclear crisis, Americans were bombarded with contradictory images and messages that frighten even when they try to reassure. It started with the a ... |
| Senate plan would not cover new HIV patients Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:06 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A Texas Senate subcommittee approved a proposal Thursday that would not pay for additional patients in a program that supplies HIV drugs to poor people, even after adding billions of dollars for health and human services. Without those d ... |
| Cheap flight led to terror target Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- When an admitted al-Qaida operative planned his itinerary for a Christmas 2009 airline bombing, he considered launching the strike in the skies above Houston or Chicago, The Associated Press has learned. But tickets were too expensive ... |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT GLENDALE, Calif. -- Elizabeth Taylor's family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral service Thursday at a Southern California cemetery famous for being the final resting place of Hollywood celebrities, including her good friend Micha ... |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:06 PM PDT Saturday * Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503. * Tenth Street Farmers Mark ... |
| Residue on plant likely from insects Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT By Neil Sperry Dear Neil: Nearly every time I get a happy pothos houseplant vine, it starts to get clumps of a white, dusty, sticky substance on its leaves. It's been suggested that it might be fungal. What is it, and what should I do about it? A: ... |
| March into the garden with a flashlight Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT By Elmer Krehbiel Vegetable plants are delicious food for some insects and animals. Many common pests are nocturnal, and may be detected soon after dark. If any plants have been chewed on, then inspect the garden with a bright flashlight to find the ... |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PDT A&M students should reject paying for Kyle I was shocked and dismayed to read that Texas A&M administrators are moving ahead with a plan that requires all students to pay extra fees in order to help renovate Kyle Field. This decision is ... |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDAR College Station Kiwanis Club's 59th Annual Pancake Day will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Brazos Center. All-you-can-eat pancakes are $6 for adults and $3 for children. There will also be free children's booths with cra ... |
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