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- Texas A&M's Dining Services hungry for improvement
- It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default
- CS man first in Texas to swim across Lake Tahoe
- President's speech on debt deal
- Man's death is 4th this year at Lake Somerville
- Treasuring trashy art
- Woman allegedly flees from officers
- It’s a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default
- Texas man pays $15 to move into $340,000 house
- 4 children hospitalized after found in hot vehicle
- Pearls elude Texas oyster harvesters
- Acid burn victim pardons attacker
- Verdict for Americans hiking in Iran expected this week
- Kings of Leon vow Dallas show redo
- Women refugees fear for lives in Somalia camps
- Rural seniors spending summer at home
- Brooklyn's Bushwick becomes new arts mecca
- Letters for August 1
- Calendar
- Archivist wants one of every book written
- Third & Short
- US wins men's medley relay at swim worlds
- Chavez leads FC Dallas past Chivas USA
- Newman not fazed by Cowboys' pursuit of Asomugha
- Optimism high (again) as Texans open training camp
| Texas A&M's Dining Services hungry for improvement Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT Texas A&M's University Dining -- the $28 million enterprise that feeds Aggies -- has experienced operating losses each of the past six years, and major improvements are needed in its stability and strategic direction, according to an internal a ...   |
| It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday night on an emergency deal to avoid to avert the nation's first-ever financial default. The arrangement would cut more than $2 tr ... |
| CS man first in Texas to swim across Lake Tahoe Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT College Station resident Brett Blankner has pushed his body to the limit in marathons, Ironman triathlons and even a 100-mile trail run. But he always looks for ways to test himself in his first love -- swimming. "The swim in an Ironman only take ... |
| President's speech on debt deal Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Text of President Barack Obama's remarks on the debt-ceiling deal with congressional leaders, as provided by the White House: ------ Good evening. There are still some very important votes to be taken by members of Congress, but I wan ... |
| Man's death is 4th this year at Lake Somerville Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A Hempstead man on Sunday drowned while swimming in Lake Somerville, becoming the fourth person to die on the lake this year. Authorities said the 34-year-old disappeared while he was swimming out to an island off the shore at W ... |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT A mural of flowers and butterflies created out of found objects, also known as trash art, is inspected by 6-year-old Terrence Williams at the Larry Ringer Public Library on Sunday in College Station. The mural and flowers were created by fourth- and ... |
| Woman allegedly flees from officers Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A Bryan woman bailed out of jail Sunday hours after being arrested on suspicion of fleeing from police officers while she had marijuana in her car. Bryan police said they attempted to pull over Lakisha Nicole Jackson, 28, for fa ... |
| It’s a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement Sunday night on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default. The dramatic resolution lifted a ... |
| Texas man pays $15 to move into $340,000 house Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:47 PM PDT FLOWER MOUND -- It sounds like a Texas tall tale -- a man finds a 2-story, 3,250-square-foot house in a middle-to-upper class Dallas suburb of Flower Mound worth $340,000. He likes it and moves in after paying just $15. Kenneth T. Robinson laid cl ... |
| 4 children hospitalized after found in hot vehicle Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:47 PM PDT DALLAS -- Four children are hospitalized after Dallas police found them left alone in a sport utility vehicle in 101-degree heat. Their parents were arrested and charged with child endangerment. Twenty-four-year-old Nicholas Madison and 22-year-ol ... |
| Pearls elude Texas oyster harvesters Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT SMITH POINT -- Tracy Woody heaved a hemp bag filled with oysters across the deck of his boat and began inspecting his catch. One shell after another was empty. It's virtually official, Woody said: the third-worst drought in state history has kille ... |
| Acid burn victim pardons attacker Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran -- An Iranian woman blinded and disfigured by a man who threw acid into her face stood above her attacker Sunday in a hospital operating room as a doctor was about to put several drops of acid in one of his eyes in court-ordered retrib ... |
| Verdict for Americans hiking in Iran expected this week Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran -- The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage said Sunday the court will announce its verdict within a week, dashing hopes for their immediate release after a final hearing in the case. Shane Bauer and Josh Fa ... |
| Kings of Leon vow Dallas show redo Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK -- The Kings of Leon are promising a redo for their Dallas fans after canceling a show because their lead singer complained it was too hot to perform, leading other members to profusely apologize to the audience.In a statement, the family ro ... |
| Women refugees fear for lives in Somalia camps Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT DADAAB, Kenya -- Refugee Barwago Mohamud huddles silently beneath a few blankets stretched over sticks at night, fearing for her life after a neighbor was raped, and a naked woman who had been kidnapped and gang-raped for three days in front of her ... |
| Rural seniors spending summer at home Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT MULHALL, Okla. -- The air is cool inside Ray Knight's makeshift coffee shop on the main strip in this tiny northern Oklahoma farming community, but there aren't many customers. With temperatures topping 100 degrees, the elderly farmers and retiree ... |
| Brooklyn's Bushwick becomes new arts mecca Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Brooklyn's old Bushwick neighborhood has quickly become a new world-class arts mecca -- with music, dance, sculpture and theater bursting from defunct warehouses and desolate streets where gangs still roam. That hasn't kept artists away f ... |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT Ashamed of the right's denial of equality for all According to Newsweek, Michele Bachmann signed a "Marriage Vow" proposed by the Family Leader organization. The Family Leader Marriage Vow suggests that "African-American children had a better fami ... |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT Mark Your Calendar The Catholic Family Fraternal (KJZT) 13th annual Community Garage Sale is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph School gymnasium, at the corner of William Joel Bryan Parkway and Preston Street. The group is accepting ... |
| Archivist wants one of every book written Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT RICHMOND, Calif. -- Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word.Brewster Kahle, 50, founded the nonprofit Internet Archive in 1996 to save a copy o ... |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT BASEBALL Small-market teams turn buyers at trade deadline: Michael Bourn went from the bottom of the NL Central in Houston to the top of the wild-card standings with Atlanta. Others joining the pennant race included Rafael Furcal, Mike Adams and Eri ... |
| US wins men's medley relay at swim worlds Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:32 PM PDT SHANGHAI -- Michael Phelps moved the United States from fourth to second in the butterfly leg and the Americans went on to edge Australia for gold in the 4x100-meter medley relay, the final event of the world swimming championships.Nicholas Thoman, M ... |
| Chavez leads FC Dallas past Chivas USA Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:17 PM PDT FRISCO -- Marvin Chavez scored in the 26th minute to lead FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over Chivas USA on Sunday night.Ruben Luna directed a pass to Chavez from the baseline and Chavez fired a right-footed shot from 8 yards away that bounced off Chivas def ... |
| Newman not fazed by Cowboys' pursuit of Asomugha Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:05 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- Had Jerry Jones gotten his wish, Terence Newman almost certainly would not be getting ready for his ninth season with the Dallas Cowboys. It's not that Jones specifically wanted to get rid of Newman. It's just that the top cornerbac ... |
| Optimism high (again) as Texans open training camp Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans opened training camp Sunday with much of the same optimism they had at this time last year.But now there's a slightly different vibe around Reliant Stadium, with new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips in place, and corn ... |
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