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- To the Brazos and back
- Group's 'solutions' challenged
- Group's 'solutions' challenged
- Three focus of recall election
- May might produce much needed rain
- Family fun abounds at Duck Jam
- Woman charged with DWI after crashing
- Open container led to cocaine charge
- Many hurting following storms
- Gadhafi's son dies in NATO attack
- Gridiron to garden: A field of greens
- Graves fed up with state
- Invasive pat-downs could be a felony in Texas
- Better conditions help wildfire fight
- Stem cells a lifesaver, friend-maker
- Predator use in Libya limited
- Play seizes power from N-word
- Multifaceted finishers
- Smart travel: Affordable summer trips can be found
- Show school pride with garden, lawn
- Ray's Picks: 'Death Defying Acts' a hidden gem
- Noted Texas artist, fallen lawmen profiled
- Love your Mom?
- Arts Watch: Derby Day leads the way in big week for arts
- Our Neighbors: Laureate Alpha Alpha
| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT Members of Texas A&M Corps of Cadets outfit D-2 trudge up a dusty trail Saturday on their way to the Brazos River during the 35th Annual March to the Brazos. The event, an 18-mile trek to and from the river, benefitted the March of Dimes.   |
| Group's 'solutions' challenged Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Texas A&M's Faculty Senate speaker and the University of Texas' president sparred here last week with a member of the conservative group that has pitched a series of higher-education reforms. Bob Strawser, a professor in the Mays Bu ... |
| Group's 'solutions' challenged Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Texas A&M's Faculty Senate speaker and the University of Texas' president sparred here last week with a member of the conservative group that has pitched a series of higher-education reforms. Bob Strawser, a professor in the Mays Bu ... |
| Three focus of recall election Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT With interest in city politics apparently on the rise, those on either side of the College Station recall election hope new and non-regular voters will be a key to their victory this spring. Early voting begins Monday in the election to determine ... |
| May might produce much needed rain Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report April was exceptionally dry for Bryan-College Station and recorded temperatures made it the hottest on record, but May might bring rain. Chances for rainfall are at 40 percent for most of Sunday and Monday, before dipping down t ... |
| Family fun abounds at Duck Jam Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:08 PM PDT Bounce houses filled with jumping children were in his line of sight, and vendors selling food, toys and other goods lined Holleman Drive behind him, but none of that could distract Kamden Komar. The nearly 2-year-old boy was at Duck Jam Saturday ... |
| Woman charged with DWI after crashing Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:10 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A woman police found unconscious behind the wheel of her vehicle that was crashed into a tree was arrested Friday on charges of driving while intoxicated and possession of various prescription pills. College Station police respo ... |
| Open container led to cocaine charge Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:10 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A man police stopped for driving with an open container was jailed Saturday on a felony charge of manufacturing or delivering cocaine. An officer on patrol on the second floor of the Northgate Parking Garage watched a car enter ... |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT PRATT CITY, Ala. -- Whether it's refilling blood-pressure medicine or patrolling neighborhoods in a grocery-filled pickup, tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they're well-fed and warm at night. At least a few, th ... |
| Gadhafi's son dies in NATO attack Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:06 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya -- A NATO missile struck a house in Tripoli where Moammar Gadhafi and his wife were staying on Saturday, missing the Libyan leader but killing his youngest son and three grandchildren, a government spokesman said. Seif al-Arab Gadha ... |
| Gridiron to garden: A field of greens Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:06 PM PDT DALLAS -- In Texas, where football fields are hallowed ground, the state's oldest historically black college is planting the seeds for community change between its fading goalposts.Yellow and purple onions, beans and strawberries are sprouting from r ... |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:07 PM PDT GALVESTON -- Ex-inmate Anthony Graves considers the loss of a $250 speaking fee only the latest wrong done to him by the state of Texas.He spent 18 years in prison -- 12 on death row -- for a crime that prosecutors now acknowledge he did not commit.I ... |
| Invasive pat-downs could be a felony in Texas Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT FORT WORTH -- A former Miss USA's tearful claim that she was groped during a pat-down at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport could be a criminal matter under a bill gaining momentum in the Texas Legislature. The proposed Texas law, aimed at p ... |
| Better conditions help wildfire fight Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:07 PM PDT DALLAS -- Calmer winds and higher humidity led to a welcome decrease in new wildfire activity across Texas.The Texas Forest Service continued to battle blazes from previous days but only saw a few new smaller fires pop up in East Texas on Saturday. O ... |
| Stem cells a lifesaver, friend-maker Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT CHICAGO -- The meeting between the 7-year-old boy and the 31-year-old man began awkwardly, as meetings of strangers often do. But then young Jacob Kowalik sized up the adult, and began to drop his guard. They played tic-tac-toe. They talked about ... |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's decision to use unmanned Predator drones in Libya widened what had become very limited U.S. participation in the air war, but the aircraft credited with taking out terrorist leaders in Western Pakistan probabl ... |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT WATERBURY, Conn. -- No way, Larry Ward thought to himself, emotions boiling. There's no way my grandson should have anything to do with that word. For Ward, born 65 years ago in this small Connecticut city, the epithet conjured memories best left ... |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 PM PDT The field leaves the starting line on the first running leg of the 3rd Annual BTU Dansby Duathlon at Lake Bryan Saturday. About 160 runners and cyclists took part in this year's event. |
| Smart travel: Affordable summer trips can be found Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT NEW YORK -- If you were thinking of hitting the hottest beach spots or the national parks' best hotels this summer, booking at this late date could require a serious investment. But there are still ways to take a great vacation without sacrificin ... |
| Show school pride with garden, lawn Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT Deborah Barber, a devoted sports fan and avid gardener, shows her team spirit by planting flowers in school colors. The Madison, Wis., resident holds degrees from Northwestern University (purple with white) and Wisconsin (cardinal and white). Her ... |
| Ray's Picks: 'Death Defying Acts' a hidden gem Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT Love old or unusual movies but never know when they're on? Here are several I recommend: Death Defying Acts (2007): It's a shame this movie was utterly overlooked when it came out. It's a historical fantasy about an Edinburgh con artist (Catherine Z ... |
| Noted Texas artist, fallen lawmen profiled Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT Alexandre Hogue, perhaps best known for his haunting Dust Bowl Era landscapes in the 1930s, is the subject of a comprehensive study of his work and life by Houston-based curator and critic Susie Kalil. Alexandre Hogue: An American Visionary (Texas A ... |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT Is your mom the best? As Mother's Day approaches, The Eagle wants to know why. Send your best tribute to Mom -- essay, poem, whatever form you like best -- to neighbors@theeagle.com and we'll print our favorites in an upcoming issue. |
| Arts Watch: Derby Day leads the way in big week for arts Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT The race for top billing in this week's Arts Watch was a real photo finish. Worthy arts contenders emerged as the 2011-12 MSC OPAS lineup was announced and The Theatre Company opens a three-weekend run of the popular musical Annie, but the winner, ... |
| Our Neighbors: Laureate Alpha Alpha Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT Kathy Pilgrim hosted a recent meeting of Laureate Alpha Alpha. It was announced that the service committee would make a donation to the Garden Club, and a special award was presented to Sandra Wood for her sisterly ways. New officers for 2011-12 w ... |
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