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- Texas A&M regents kept hiring Rick Perry's 'go-to' guy
- City of Bryan outsources duties after job cuts
- The Med gets private NICU rooms
- Police say man resisted arrest
- Man accused of forging receipts, stealing from employer
- Cause of College Station house fire not determined
- Speaker David Cobb to discuss political donations in Bryan today
- Party lines blamed for gridlock in D.C.
- Afghanistan's leader says Taliban talks are futile
- Many government retirees also getting salaries
- Hairy crazy ants invading southern states
- Foreign policy may not help Barack Obama's ratings
- Pair of powerful cartels control Mexico drug war
- Listeria victims' families recall sudden declines
- Arts Watch: TROUPE proud of its 'Manhattan Melodies'
- Bryan's Dove spent summer on Capitol Hill
- New trends hit hotel industry
- Bush Center Notes: Busy days ahead at Bush School
- Our Neighbors Calendar
- School menus, Oct. 3-7
- Suggitt - Cain
- Skrabanek-Willmann
- Scott-Guidry
- Allen-Mosley
- Finding the best deals on holiday flying and lodging takes creativity
| Texas A&M regents kept hiring Rick Perry's 'go-to' guy Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:24 PM PDT Under four different A&M System Board of Regents chairs, Jay Kimbrough was given several high-paying jobs and, in most of the cases, the position was created for him. A close friend of Aggie Gov. Rick Perry, Kimbrough's time at the A&M Sy ...   |
| City of Bryan outsources duties after job cuts Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:23 PM PDT Kean Register doesn't have the typical work experience of a city manager. Instead of climbing up the municipal government ranks, he spent most of his career at private and public utility companies -- and moonlighting in the Army Reserves. But he ... |
| The Med gets private NICU rooms Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT An amenity that used to be offered only in larger cities like Houston or Austin is now available to new mothers in the Brazos Valley -- private rooms in the neonatal intensive care unit. Doctors at The College Station Medical Center said the upgr ... |
| Police say man resisted arrest Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:24 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A man police originally stopped for rolling through a stop sign was arrested Friday on charges of evading and resisting arrest as well as driving without a valid license. Ron Donnell Carroll, 29, of Navasota, remained in the Bra ... |
| Man accused of forging receipts, stealing from employer Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:24 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A former Bryan Iron and Metal employee was released from jail Saturday after being arrested on charges of forging receipts and taking $5,771 from the company. Tracy Andrew Sauceda, 43, of Bryan, was arrested Friday on the felony ... |
| Cause of College Station house fire not determined Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:23 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report No one was injured when a College Station home caught on fire Saturday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the fire in the 1600 block of Treehouse Trail just after 11 a.m. and saw fire coming from the home's ... |
| Speaker David Cobb to discuss political donations in Bryan today Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:24 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report David Cobb, an organizer of the Move to Amend coalition, will speak in Bryan today on the effort to amend the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling that corporations may make contributions to political campaigns ... |
| Party lines blamed for gridlock in D.C. Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- How did it get this bad on Capitol Hill? Why does Congress barely function today? The legislative branch of the world's most powerful nation is now widely scorned as it lurches from one near-catastrophe to the next, even on suppos ... |
| Afghanistan's leader says Taliban talks are futile Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:06 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai has given up trying to talk to the Taliban, saying in a video released Saturday that Pakistan holds the only key to making peace with insurgents and must do more to support a political resolution to the ... |
| Many government retirees also getting salaries Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:06 PM PDT DALLAS -- At a state agency in Texas, the executive director is receiving a $123,000-a-year salary even as he is drawing a government pension, as he has for the past eight years. In a struggling Michigan school district, 10 administrators retired, ... |
| Hairy crazy ants invading southern states Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper's metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting behind them. A circle of poison stops them for only a day, and then a fresh horde shows up, bringing ba ... |
| Foreign policy may not help Barack Obama's ratings Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The killing of an American-born cleric in Yemen underscores a re-election reality for President Barack Obama: He may have a string of counterterrorism successes and high marks from the public on foreign policy, but neither is likely t ... |
| Pair of powerful cartels control Mexico drug war Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:06 PM PDT VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Five years after President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against Mexico’s five main drug cartels, the nation is now dominated by two powerful organizations that appear poised for a one-on-one battle to control dr ... |
| Listeria victims' families recall sudden declines Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT DENVER — Charles Palmer is a hardy 71-year-old former Marine and Vietnam veteran who trains cockatiels to say “Semper Fi” and “Whatcha doin’, man?” He also loves fruit — and especially melon for lunch. ... |
| Arts Watch: TROUPE proud of its 'Manhattan Melodies' Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT It's the blitz of October, with at least seven Brazos Valley stage productions opening or continuing this week. From Brenham's Steel Magnolias at Unity Theater to Navasota's Sherlock Holmes and the Case of The Jersey Lily at Sunny Furman -- plus Brya ... |
| Bryan's Dove spent summer on Capitol Hill Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT Tanya Dove spent her summer right where she wanted to be. Dove, a Houston native who grew up in Bryan, was a congressional intern for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in Washington, a place she hopes to eventually return to as an advocate for citizens at ... |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Pump bottle on the shower wall or individual shampoos and lotions you can take home? Luxurious tub for a self-indulgent bath or no tub at all? A friendly greeting from a well-informed local or a code transmitted electronically that will ... |
| Bush Center Notes: Busy days ahead at Bush School Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT I am grateful to have this opportunity to communicate with the Bryan-College Station community about the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Let me first say how honored I am to be associated with the school and ... |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT Sunday * The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Fall Luncheon and Meeting. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The Salvation Army Fellowship Hall, 2506 Cavitt St. Speaker: Carmen Sifuentez of S.O.S. Ministries. Open to women interested in learning more about the Salvat ... |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included. College Station Monday: Chicken quesadilla or burrito, Spanish rice, lettuce and tomatoes, fruit. Tuesday: Hot dog on bun or chef salad, baked beans, baby carrots, celery sticks with dressing, ... |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Pamela Wolfe of Bryan, Texas and Joyce and Bicker Cain of Hearne, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Jennifer Dawn Suggitt, to Bicker “Field” Whitfield Cain IV. Jennifer is the gran ... |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:50 PM PDT One year ago today on October 2, 2010 Jill Marie Skrabanek of College Station, TX became the bride of Ross Hoerster Willmann of Llano, TX. Jill is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Skrabanek of College Station. Ross is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David ... |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT “There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.” - George Sand - Sylvia Scott and Joseph (Joe) Guidry were married August 27, 2011 at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Navasota, Texas. Deacon Grant ... |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Bud and Joy Allen of Bryan, Texas are delighted to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Halley Ruthe Allen, to Matthew Cullen Mosley, son of Bobby and Bill Mosley of College Station, Texas. Halley is a 2004 graduate ... |
| Finding the best deals on holiday flying and lodging takes creativity Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Flying over the holidays is going to cost more this year. And the longer you wait to book, the pricier it's likely to get. The average domestic airfare for the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas is $383, 4 percent higher than last yea ... |
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