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- Kyle Field gatekeeper finds ticket to A&M connection
- Kirk: 2 bodies found by roommate
- Professor's fight for job spotlights tenure process
- Man contests authority of police
- Family ready to work for home
- Two people found dead in rural home
- Walk to Defeat ALS planned for Saturday
- Voter fraud rare even before laws
- Yemeni president's troops kill 40
- Palestine and Israel entering gridlock
- NASA satellite likely fell in Pacific Ocean
- Obama job plan might not be enough
- Calif. bartenders rejoice as infused alcohol ban is lifted
- Island nations at talks with UN warn of climate disaster
- Swiss bank CEO resigns
- Biologists celebrate ferrets' comeback
- Visitors dive for adventure at East Texas scuba park
- Nonprofit agency honors Marine's legacy
- Arts Watch: StageCenter Theatre to tackle Shakespeare
- Ditching diapers: Some parents try early potty training over diapers
- Our Neighbors Calendar
- School menus, Sept. 26-30
- Zemanek 50th
- Schielack-Mendez
- Baur-Cochener
| Kyle Field gatekeeper finds ticket to A&M connection Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT For 60 years now, Bryan resident Jack Worbington has been a gatekeeper at Kyle Field, missing only nine home games in that time due to extreme sickness or death in the family. "My relatives didn't cooperate on the timing when they died," the 81-y ...   |
| Kirk: 2 bodies found by roommate Posted: 24 Sep 2011 01:11 PM PDT The bodies of a couple that had been estranged for "some time" were discovered Saturday afternoon in a rural Brazos County home by a roommate, authorities said. Sheriff Chris Kirk said a gun was found at the house off Caroline Drive in the Smetana c ... |
| Professor's fight for job spotlights tenure process Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT Sweat glistened on Tamas Kalmar-Nagy's forehead as he stood in the hallway and sucked in a deep breath. "Whatever happens in that room," said a woman who approached and leaned into him, "I want you to know you have a good career ahead of you. You ... |
| Man contests authority of police Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT A Bryan man who described himself as the emperor of a sovereign nation and then resisted arrest was shocked with a Taser and arrested late Friday, authorities said. It wasn't the first time Dwight Gerhard Rabe, 56, has found himself in trouble in ... |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT Like 95 percent of those who turn in applications, Susie Lopez was denied entrance into the Habitat for Humanity home ownership program six years ago. But about a year ago, she and her daughter Billie, determined to become homeowners, applied agai ... |
| Two people found dead in rural home Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe bodies of an estranged couple were found by a roommate Saturday afternoon in a rural Brazos County home, authorities said. A gun was found near the bodies at the home off Caroline Drive and investigators did not believe there wa ... |
| Walk to Defeat ALS planned for Saturday Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Greater Houston Chapter of the ALS Association, which provides patient services for those dealing with Lou Gehrig's Disease, will be hosting a Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday in College Station. Check-in for participants will ... |
| Voter fraud rare even before laws Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT Several states adopted new laws last year requiring that people show a photo ID when they come to vote, even though the kind of election fraud that the laws are intended to stamp out is rare. Even supporters of the new laws are hard pressed to come ... |
| Yemeni president's troops kill 40 Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen -- In one of the bloodiest days of Yemen's uprising, government troops backed by snipers and shelling attacked a square full of Yemeni protesters Saturday and battled with pro-opposition forces in the capital, killing at least 40 peopl ... |
| Palestine and Israel entering gridlock Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank -- With combative speeches at the United Nations, the Palestinian and Israeli leaders have locked themselves into positions that seem to preclude a resumption of peace talks and usher in a season of confrontation over a Palestin ... |
| NASA satellite likely fell in Pacific Ocean Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- It's as big as a bus and weighs 6 tons, but officials probably will never be able to pinpoint exactly where a massive NASA satellite plummeted to Earth. NASA space junk scientists believe that all -- or nearly all -- of the parts of ... |
| Obama job plan might not be enough Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Even if Congress heeds President Barack Obama's demands to "pass this bill right away" and enacts his jobs and tax plan in its entirety, the unemployment rate probably still would hover in nosebleed territory for at least three more y ... |
| Calif. bartenders rejoice as infused alcohol ban is lifted Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- In this city famous for food and drink experimentation, so-called "craft" bartenders have fought for three years to overturn a Prohibition-era state law that banned bars from infusing flavors into alcohol. Bartenders, worry no lon ... |
| Island nations at talks with UN warn of climate disaster Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS -- The Palestinians want the United Nations to recognize a state. And the island nation of Tuvalu wants the United Nations to act -- now -- to keep their state above water.The high drama surrounding the historic Palestinian bid for sta ... |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:06 PM PDT GENEVA -- UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel has resigned over a $2.3 billion loss caused by rogue trading at its investment division, which is to be restructured now to prevent similar incidents in the future, the Swiss bank said Saturday. Gruebe ... |
| Biologists celebrate ferrets' comeback Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT INTERIOR, S.D. -- As the cage door opened, black-footed ferret No. 7505 tentatively peeked his head out, looked hesitantly at the prairie dog burrow offered before him, and then rushed inside, disappearing beneath the earth of western South Dakota' ... |
| Visitors dive for adventure at East Texas scuba park Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT Tyler Morning Telegraph ATHENS -- Scuba divers splash into the silent underwater world and commence exploring sunken objects in a Caribbean-blue lake at an unlikely site inside this East Texas town's business district. Wearing self-contained underw ... |
| Nonprofit agency honors Marine's legacy Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:07 PM PDT San Antonio Express-News SAN ANTONIO -- As pain wracked the 10-year-old's body, he wished for an angel to take the hurt away. He repeated that refrain to his parents as he lay in bed with third-degree burns on his arms and legs in a hospital in Val ... |
| Arts Watch: StageCenter Theatre to tackle Shakespeare Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT Kudos to StageCenter Community Theatre for boldly taking on the challenge of Shakespeare. Written by the bard sometime in the final decade of the 1500s, A Midsummer Night's Dream has a script that's plenty difficult to read, much less memorize. A c ... |
| Ditching diapers: Some parents try early potty training over diapers Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Cen Campbell travels unusually light for a mom with a young child. No wet wipes. No changing pad. No disposable diapers. The extra baggage isn't necessary because when Campbell's toddler Jude needs to go to the bathroom, she t ... |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT Sunday * Jefferson-Jackson Day Banquet. 5:30 p.m. Briarcrest Country Club. Keynote speaker: Former state Rep. Jim Dunnam. Biannual event sponsored by Brazos County Democratic Party. Reception for 2011 and 2012 candidates begins at 4 p.m. in lounge. ... |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:05 PM PDT Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included. College Station Monday: Popcorn chicken or fish nuggets, broccoli and cheese, fresh wheat roll, fruit. Tuesday: Soft tacos or baked potato, charro beans, lettuce and tomatoes, fruit. Wednesda ... |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:37 PM PDT Frank and Marcia Zemanek celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, Saturday, September 10, 2011 with a celebration hosted by their children and spouses, Jeff and Stacy Zemanek, Michael and Kimberly Zemanek, Matt and Kristi Nash and Lori and Guy Dori ... |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:36 PM PDT Vince and Janie Schielack of Bryan are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Laura Lee Schielack, to Bisente (BJ) Mendez, Jr., son of Bisente and Lupe Mendez of Bryan. Laura is the granddaughter of Rita and Chic ... |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:31 PM PDT Miss Rebecca Jeanne Baur and Mr. Kevin Justin Cochener were united in Christian marriage on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at seven o’clock in the evening at Prestonwood Baptist Church Chapel in Plano, TX. The bride is the daughter of ... |
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