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Kimbrough will use military background to lead A&M System

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:09 PM PDT


Gov. Rick Perry brushed off greeting President Barack Obama in El Paso in May so he could mark his good friend Jay Kimbrough's 44th birthday, even though his driver's license indicates he is 63.
His first birth was in 1947 in Dallas as the son of ...

Little known about cause of trisomy 18

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT


Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles on what state health officials have determined is a cluster of trisomy 18 births in Brazos County.
Answers about what causes the rare genetic defect known as trisomy 18, also called Edwards ...

CS adjusts housing assistance program

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:11 PM PDT


On paper, College Station residents are in dire need of federal housing assistance.
Home ownership rates are low and many adults' incomes are below the poverty line.
Those statistics are deceiving, however. The large number of college students ...

Volunteer fire crews fighting to make do

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:25 PM PDT


Being a volunteer firefighter means something completely different today than when Fire Chief Joe Ondrasek joined the Pct. 4 volunteer department three decades ago.
"Thirty years ago when I got into the department, you signed up, got your gear an ...

Loss of tobacco funds was a surprise

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:17 PM PDT


Times are tougher now than they were in 1999 when the Brazos County Commissioners Court decided to use tobacco settlement funds to start an endowment that would support anti-smoking initiatives, County Judge Duane Peters said last week.
It wasn' ...

Fourth of July closures

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:13 PM PDT

The following is a list of what will be open and closed Monday in recognition of the Independence Day holiday.
* Texas A&M University: Faculty and staff holiday. University offices closed.
* Blinn College: Campus offices will be closed. Classes ...

A&M family health group relocates to upgraded facility

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:11 PM PDT

BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH
alexandria.randolph@theeaagle.com
Texas A&M Family Physicians celebrated the opening of their new facility in Bryan this week.
The physicians moved from their old facility at 1301 Memorial Drive to a new building at 2 ...

Bryan man arrested for crack cocaine

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A Bryan man remained behind bars late Saturday after being arrested for disorderly conduct and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
Melvin Fredrick Auston, 44, was shirtless and yelling while ...

Suspect in stabbing yet to be located

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:25 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA College Station man was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released from College Station Medical Center after being stabbed at his home on the 2300 block of Longmire Drive, according to police.Although the man told poli ...

Casey Anthony trial wrapping up

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT


ORLANDO, Fla. -- After more than 33 days of testimony, 400 pieces of evidence and sweeping promises from attorneys to prove how 2-year-old Caylee Anthony died, neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys have provided concrete evidence showing whethe ...

U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan not abating

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Despite U.S. reports of progress on the battlefield, American troops were killed in the first half of this year at the same pace as in 2010 -- an indication that the war's toll on U.S. forces has not eased as the Obama adminis ...

Greece outlook poor despite bailout

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT

BRUSSELS -- Greece was pulled back from impending default Saturday, when eurozone finance ministers signed off on a vital loan installment. But the country's international creditors are showing more concern over whether it can service its debt in the ...

Evacuation near nuclear plants could be 'ugly'

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT


Retiree Bret Gross of San Clemente loves Southern California weather and the seashore. Yet he's ready for a quick getaway, leaving his car's tank at least half full of gasoline.
Is he worried about earthquakes? Yes. Wildfires? Sure. Floods? Yep.
...

NY eyes gay marriage benefits

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- As same-sex marriage becomes legal in New York -- a world financial capital that often sets the corporate tone for businesses everywhere, and a city with a large gay and lesbian community -- companies and individuals are wrestling with th ...

Rough summer for DA in assault case

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- It was a sensational caseload that would put any prosecutor's office on the map -- or on the spot.There was a prominent French politician accused of sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper; two police officers charged with the on-duty rap ...

A&M vet school making a big impact

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT


A new treatment for people with spinal injuries will debut next spring in a trial study, but the treatment itself isn't new at all. In 2003, it was developed for dogs by a development team at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.
And w ...

Arts Watch: No fireworks, no problem at Bush Library

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

If anyone else was lighting fireworks this July 4th weekend, the College Station Noon Lions Club's "I Love America" Celebration might be a tough sell. The recent wildfires in and around Grimes County should be evidence enough that the burn ban and ...

Our Neighbors Calendar

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Sunday
* Brazos Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4692 Turkey Shoot. 12:30 p.m. Shotgun range is behind post. Participants shoot at paper targets from 30 yards. Post supplies the ammo (12-, 20- and 410-gauge). $17 for first five rounds. Youth ...

Students of the Week

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Matthew Cohen
Facts: 14-year-old eighth-grader at A&M Consolidated Middle School in College Station
Parents/guardian: Michael and Sandra Cohen
Favorite subject: Science
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Park
College or university plans: Carnegie Mell ...

Livestock

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Buffalo
Results of the Buffalo Livestock Commission's June 25 sale:
Head: 1,910
Steers: 150-200 lbs., $135-$182; 200-300 lbs., $132-$180; 300-400 lbs., $140-$160; 400-500 lbs., $128-$147; 500-600 lbs., $121-$139; 600-700 lbs., $115-$130; 700-800 l ...

What a truly tremendous document

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Editorial Board
How much courage it must have taken in Philadelphia 235 years ago to sign the Declaration of Independence, one of the most radical documents the world has ever known. The 56 men who affixed their signatures risked their lives, ...

Letters for July 3

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

A new NBC TV station coming to BCS this fall
Miles Marks (Eagle, June 29) stated "it's time for a change." London Broadcasting Co. agrees it is time for a change and, starting this fall, that is exactly what is happening to NBC and local news in the ...

Our Neighbors: Bryan ISD

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Bryan ISD trustee Kelli Levey recently earned the designation of Master Trustee after completing Leadership TASB, a program sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards.
The Leadership TASB class met in conjunction with TASB's Summer Leadersh ...

Our Neighbors: Wednesday's Child

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

KBTX and Voices For Children -- Court Appointed Special Advocates of Brazos Valley recently were given the National Adoption Exchange Association's 2011 Wednesday's Child Award.
Voices For Children, a nonprofit child advocacy organization that colla ...

Our Neighbors: Vietnam Veterans of America

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 937 recently awarded scholarships to high school graduates Phylicia. M. Taylor (Bryan Collegiate), Bradan M. Harris (homeschooled in Hearne), Tiana M. Owens (Bryan) and Amanda A. Wallace (Navasota).

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