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- BCS Marathon runners go the distance
- Bryan may void contract: Briarcrest Country Club guaranteed $10,000
- Unmanned border crossing proposed
- Analysis: Newt Gingrich defends himself well at Republican debate
- Recalling how Big Tex got his start
- Tiniest babies beat the odds
- 'Skyrim' wins game of the year
- Protests urge Vladimir Putin to listen
- Inquiry raises free speech issue
- Passenger advocate sought for US airports
- Music exec shot by Hollywood gunman still in critical condition
- Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about U.S. Muslims
- Teen charged in Craigslist scheme writes dad
- Police arrest about 55 Occupy demonstrators
- Bryan native takes on 87-mile run for Hospice Brazos Valley
- Arts Watch: BVSO all set for 'Spectacular'
- Going old school: Vintage games are hot again
- Our Neighbors Photo: Tai Chi at Our Saviour Lutheran Church
- Our Neighbors: Little Miss Distinguished Youth of Texas Scholarship Program
- Our Neighbors: The Woman's Club
- Our Neighbors: A&M Consolidated High School Band
- Our Neighbors: Texas A&M Health Science Center
- Our Neighbors: Pet of the Week
- Our Neighbors: Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley
- Our Neighbors: Isle at Watercrest
| BCS Marathon runners go the distance Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:08 PM PST Thousands from across the Brazos Valley and beyond took part in the Atkinson Toyota BCS Marathon + Half Marathon early Sunday. Organizers described the area's first marathon in recent memory as a major success and expect more participation next year. ...   |
| Bryan may void contract: Briarcrest Country Club guaranteed $10,000 Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:03 PM PST The Bryan City Council is expected to void its contract to buy the Briarcrest Country Club on Tuesday in response to voters' rejection of the purchase in November. But the privately-owned club still will collect some money out of the deal. The co ... |
| Unmanned border crossing proposed Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:14 PM PST BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK -- The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence. This hardly seems a time the U.S. would be willing to allow people to cross t ... |
| Analysis: Newt Gingrich defends himself well at Republican debate Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich is trying to preserve his rapid rise in the GOP presidential race by defending his most controversial stands without appearing to be the thin-skinned hothead his critics often describe. The former House speaker seemed t ... |
| Recalling how Big Tex got his start Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:14 PM PST By EMILY GUEVARA Tyler Morning Telegraph TYLER -- Before Big Tex greeted visitors with his trademark "Howdy Folks" a more appropriate greeting might have been "Ho! Ho! Ho!" The larger-than-life cowboy that has been a staple at the State Fair of Te ... |
| Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST CHICAGO -- One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology. Once the tiniest babies ever born, both girls are thriving, despite long odds when they entered the world weighing less than a pound. A medical r ... |
| 'Skyrim' wins game of the year Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim flew away with the game of the year trophy at the Spike Video Game Awards.The dragon-slaying epic also won as best role-playing game, and Skyrim developer Bethesda Softworks was selected as the studio of the ... |
| Protests urge Vladimir Putin to listen Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:13 PM PST MOSCOW -- In his dozen years of leading Russia, Vladimir Putin has been the one doing the talking. Now he may have to learn how to be a listener. The protests against Putin and his party that arose in more than 60 Russian cities on Saturday, inclu ... |
| Inquiry raises free speech issue Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:08 PM PST NEW YORK -- The Facebook group was titled "No More West Indian Day Detail," referring to police patrol for a raucous annual Brooklyn parade. Sprinkled among the frustrations aired about regulating the crowded, loud, often-violent event were comments ... |
| Passenger advocate sought for US airports Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:13 PM PST ALBANY, N.Y. -- Two New York lawmakers have called for a passenger advocate at airports to immediately act on complaints by passengers over security screenings.U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens want the Transportatio ... |
| Music exec shot by Hollywood gunman still in critical condition Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:10 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- A music industry executive shot by a gunman who emptied his weapon firing at drivers on the streets of Hollywood was in critical condition Sunday night, two days after police killed the attacker. John Atterberry, 40, a music industry e ... |
| Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about U.S. Muslims Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:09 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- A decision by retail giant Lowe's Home Improvement to pull ads from a reality show about American Muslims following protests from an evangelical Christian group has sparked criticism and calls for a boycott against the chain. The retai ... |
| Teen charged in Craigslist scheme writes dad Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:17 PM PST CLEVELAND -- An Ohio 16-year-old charged with murder in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme says in a letter to his father that he believes God will keep him from a long incarceration."There's a chance I might be out by the time I'm 42," Brogan Raffer ... |
| Police arrest about 55 Occupy demonstrators Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:13 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Police have arrested dozens of people during a raid of an Occupy San Francisco encampment outside the Federal Reserve building early Sunday.San Francisco police Officer Albie Esparza says that around 4 a.m. officers arrested about 55 ... |
| Bryan native takes on 87-mile run for Hospice Brazos Valley Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST By ROSALEE GETTERMAN rosalee.getterman@theeagle.com At 8:24 p.m. on Nov. 4, Paul Lopez embarked on an 87-mile run from Temple to Bryan that would take him 19 hours, 3 minutes to complete -- all to benefit an organization that's close to his heart. ... |
| Arts Watch: BVSO all set for 'Spectacular' Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra is always happy to share the stage with other artists, and it's downright giddy about its annual December show this afternoon at Christ United Methodist Church called the "Holiday Brass and Organ Spectacular." T ... |
| Going old school: Vintage games are hot again Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST In Christmas Past, children would find all sorts of simple games under the tree: Tiddlywinks, pickup sticks and board games could amuse young minds for hours.Batteries and computer chips have made much of kid's play an electronic spectator sport toda ... |
| Our Neighbors Photo: Tai Chi at Our Saviour Lutheran Church Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST Tai Chi instructor Sueli Rocha-Rojas conducts class with a group of practitioners in the sanctuary of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in College Station. She holds classes there on Tuesdays and Thursdays. |
| Our Neighbors: Little Miss Distinguished Youth of Texas Scholarship Program Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST Samantha Branda Nicole Heslip, the 8-year-old daughter of Rochelle Heslip of Bryan and Billy Johnson of Arlington, recently was selected as a candidate in the Little Miss Distinguished Youth of Texas Scholarship and Recognition Program in San Antonio ... |
| Our Neighbors: The Woman's Club Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST The Woman's Club proudly displayed the red, white and blue spirit of Veterans Day along with featured speaker Bill Youngkin at its recent meeting. Youngkin, a former Ross Volunteer, head yell leader at Texas A&M and Vietnam veteran, shared the c ... |
| Our Neighbors: A&M Consolidated High School Band Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST A&M Consolidated High School's marching band recently placed second in the Class 5A division at the 37th annual Buccaneer Marching Band Festival, hosted by Blinn College. The school was among 36 Texas high schools that previewed their UIL contes ... |
| Our Neighbors: Texas A&M Health Science Center Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST * Genny Carrillo Zuniga of the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health recently was awarded the U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Environmental Leadership Award by William Luthans, a representative from the U.S. Environmental Protecti ... |
| Our Neighbors: Pet of the Week Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST Thor is a 6-month-old male kitten who is very playful and loves everyone and everything. He loves pouncing around in the kitty tunnel and longs for the attention a new home can bring. Meet Thor at the Brazos Animal Shelter (www.brazosanimalshelter.o ... |
| Our Neighbors: Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST Donors, volunteers and grant recipients recently were honored at the annual celebration of National Philanthropy Day, hosted by the Community Foundation of the Brazos Valley at the Benjamin Knox Gallery. Community Foundation board chairman Susan Bir ... |
| Our Neighbors: Isle at Watercrest Posted: 11 Dec 2011 04:05 AM PST Isle at Watercrest, an assisted living and skilled nursing community in Bryan, recently prepared and served a traditional Thanksgiving meal for its residents, their family members and guests. Everybody was asked to bring a new or gently used toy to ... |
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