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- Higher ed official talks to Eagle about SEC move for Ags
- Gov. Rick Perry officially joins 2012 presidential race
- It's official: Rick Perry is running for president
- Perry's announcement was no surprise
- Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll
- Blogging site's clout signals shift in power
- Official: Loftin to rule on SEC
- Bryan-College Station economic index shows consumers-still-wary
- Brazos County approves budget
- Pilot crash lands at Coulter Airfield
- CS man charged for having illegal weapon
- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann wins GOP 2012 test vote in Iowa
- Obama busing through Midwest
- Reinstatement found difficult for gays discharged from military
- Will U.S. unrest turn into riots?
- U.S. businessman abducted overseas
- Eugenics victims, their families unite for justice
- Keeping kids healthy
- Blue jeans, green cards grow a Goodwill business
- Nowadays most U.S. rabies cases come from wildlife
- Irrigation done right: A&M calculator helps homeowners
- Arts Watch: Koustov back to teach kids
- Our Neighbors Calendar
- Reach Out
- Withers-Berg
| Higher ed official talks to Eagle about SEC move for Ags Posted: 13 Aug 2011 11:46 AM PDT State Rep. Dan Branch, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, told The Eagle on Saturday that he doesn’t expect Texas A&M to officially make a move to the SEC before his committee has a chance to scrutinize the idea. Meanwhile, ...   |
| Gov. Rick Perry officially joins 2012 presidential race Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:22 PM PDT CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry officially joined the Republican presidential race Saturday with a full-throated promise to reduce the role of the federal government, saying his goal as president would be to make Washington "as inconseque ... |
| It's official: Rick Perry is running for president Posted: 13 Aug 2011 08:33 AM PDT CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the Republican presidential field Saturday and told supporters he would make the federal government "as inconsequential in your lives as I can" by reducing taxes and easing regulations. Perry annou ... |
| Perry's announcement was no surprise Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:23 PM PDT That the temperature in Bryan-College Station peaked at only 101 degrees -- the month's lowest recorded high -- was likely more surprising to most residents than Gov. Rick Perry's announcement that he's officially seeking the Republican nomination fo ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 11:13 AM PDT AMES, Iowa -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of strength five months before the state's caucuses kick off the GOP presidential nominating season. The result is the first indication of what Iowans thin ... |
| Blogging site's clout signals shift in power Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:09 PM PDT BY ROBERT BEHRE rbehre@postandcourier.com When he helped found a conservative blogging site seven years ago in a Virginia dive bar, Josh Trevino had no idea that a day like Saturday would ever come. "Never in my wildest dreams did I believe the ne ... |
| Official: Loftin to rule on SEC Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT State Rep. Dan Branch, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, told The Eagle on Saturday that he doesn't expect Texas A&M to officially make a move to the SEC before his committee has a chance to scrutinize the idea. Branch, a Repub ... |
| Bryan-College Station economic index shows consumers-still-wary Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:09 PM PDT Instability in the political realm combined with recent volatility in the financial markets has created "unprecedented" uncertainty for Bryan-College Station consumers, a local economist says. "I think the frustration level is as high as it's ever ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:10 PM PDT The four-week-long budget hearing process has ended and County Judge Duane Peters said one thing is clear so far. "It looks real tight right now," he said of the proposed budgets he's reviewed from several county-funded agencies. "All the departments ... |
| Pilot crash lands at Coulter Airfield Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:23 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportCoulter Airfield in Bryan was closed Saturday morning before it officially opened after a pilot crash-landed his lightweight aircraft there.The crash occurred at 7:15 a.m., just 15 minutes before the airport opened, said Dale Picha, ... |
| CS man charged for having illegal weapon Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:12 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A man stopped by Bryan police because of expired license plates was arrested on charges of carrying an illegal weapon -- a seven-inch Bowie knife. Nathan Gene Greer, 34, of College Station was stopped at 11:30 p.m. Friday after ... |
| Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann wins GOP 2012 test vote in Iowa Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:09 PM PDT AMES, Iowa -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea party favorite five months before the state's caucuses kick off the GOP presidential nominating season ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Trading Washington's hot house for states critical to his re-election prospects, President Barack Obama is headed to the Midwest after a summer of discontent over a protracted debt showdown with Republicans and the downgrade in the nati ... |
| Reinstatement found difficult for gays discharged from military Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:23 PM PDT SAN DIEGO -- Former Air Force officer Michael Almy's five-year battle to get back into the military after being discharged for being gay is still far from over despite the end of the policy that halted the decorated war veteran's 13-year career and ... |
| Will U.S. unrest turn into riots? Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:28 PM PDT A black man killed by police. Mobs of looters. Cities charred and shaken. The riots in London mirror some of the worst uprisings in modern U.S. history. And there are more parallels: Stubborn poverty and high unemployment, services slashed due to ... |
| U.S. businessman abducted overseas Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:28 PM PDT LAHORE, Pakistan -- Gunmen kidnapped an American development expert after tricking his guards and breaking into his house in Pakistan on Saturday, a brazen raid that alarmed aid workers, diplomats and other foreigners who already tread carefully in t ... |
| Eugenics victims, their families unite for justice Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:12 PM PDT WINFALL, N.C. -- Elaine Riddick's small frame heaves, her rapid, shallow breaths whistling in her throat as she forces the words out between her sobs. "So what am I worth?" she asks the five people seated at the long table before her. "The kids t ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:15 PM PDT Alondra Torres, 7, gets her blood pressure checked by Blinn nursing student Heather Tower at a Health and Information Clinic at First Baptist Church in Bryan on Saturday. The event included information from various community agencies, food, music an ... |
| Blue jeans, green cards grow a Goodwill business Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT The green movement has gone blue at Paperworks Studio, where recycled denim is turned into handmade greeting cards by workers with special needs and disadvantages. They can do the same thing with scrap wool and old coffee grounds. A khaki-pant fab ... |
| Nowadays most U.S. rabies cases come from wildlife Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Rabies prevention in the United States is by and large a success story, with just one to four people dying of rabies each year in the U.S. thanks to widespread pet vaccinations and aggressive treatment for people bitten by potentiall ... |
| Irrigation done right: A&M calculator helps homeowners Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT Special to The Eagle Drought or no drought, homeowners typically overwater their lawns, according to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. It's an expensive practice under normal circumstances, but during an extended drought it's particularly waste ... |
| Arts Watch: Koustov back to teach kids Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT Amid budget uncertainty in our public schools, the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley and Houston artist Dmitri Koustov are teaming up to present the ACBV Junior School of Art for a second year. Koustov, a native of Ivanovo, Russia, has nearly 20 yea ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT Today * BCS R/C Helicopter Club. 8 a.m. Brothers Pond Park field, Rio Grande Boulevard at Ponderosa Drive, College Station. Monday * Star Duplicate Bridge Club. 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call ahead. 774-7675. ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT Looking for a great place to beat the summer heat and serve your community at the same time? Try volunteering with a museum or library. Volunteers can serve as docents or tour guides or help prepare artifacts in museums. In libraries, volunteers ca ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Miss Elizabeth Porteous Withers and Mr. Andrew James Berg were united in marriage on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Park Cities Baptist Church in the Ellis Chapel in Dallas, Texas. Ceremony was officiated by Mr. Jodey Hinze of Houston, Texas. Parents o ... |
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