Angel has four favorite sayings: "Hello," "I love you," "I'm Angel" and "What you doing?" The white-crested cockatoo recently sat on top of a wooden bird block fluffing her soft feathers inside the Schubot Exotic Birth and Health Center at Texas A&am ... full story
BRAZOS VALLEY TROUPEBrazos Valley TROUPE presented numerous trophies May 26 at its annual "Ovies" awards ceremony at the College Station Conference Center.Winners were selected by secret ballot by members of the youth and adult theater group.Musical ... full story
Monday* College Station Senior Advisory Committee meeting, 10 a.m. The Exit Teen Center, 1520 Rock Prairie Road. Visitors are welcome. 764-6371.* College Station Noon Lions Club. Hilton Hotel, 801 University Drive E. 690-8525.* College Station librar ... full story
These are boom times for home gardening, but as many parents know, it still isn't easy to get kids interested and involved. One way, experts say, is to teach children how to cook what they help harvest from the family garden.Gardening packs an educat ... full story
Of the 15 years that M.A. Sterling has been heading up Brazos Valley TROUPE, the next month will be what people in the theater game call a real showstopper. Starting Monday, Sterling's longtime friend Stanley Wayne Mathis will be in town to direct an ... full story
Perhaps the most memorable stage event I've witnessed had nothing at all to do with acting and everything to do with reality -- or perhaps even more to do with courage and faith. As you read, forget, if you will, about our wealth of talented local si ... full story
NEEDS A HOMEFinlay, or "Finn," is a border collie puppy, about 4.5 months old. He is happy and playful, and loves toys. He's great with kids and other dogs, and adjusts well to new environments. Finn is at a perfect age for training. See a video of F ... full story
NEW YORK -- There's only one thing worse than a cranky 2-year-old when you're on vacation, and that's a cranky teenager.Fortunately, just as most toddlers can be pacified with naps, bottles and clean diapers, I have discovered that my teen and tween ... full story
It's been more than a decade since glossy shelter magazines and home-improvement TV shows became popular. We've been hearing their drumbeat more steadily than ever lately: Go ahead and tackle a home decorating or repair project! We'll tell you how!Th ... full story
GUANGZHOU, China -- Mrs. Chen can't imagine abandoning one of her two best friends: her scruffy terrier mutt and a white fluffy Pekingese mix with buggy eyes.But that's what the government in this southern Chinese city wants the middle-aged housewife ... full story
A&M GARDEN CLUBGrace Lewis, a second-grader at Snook Elementary School, won top honors in the recent A&M Garden Club poetry contest. She also won first in Division V, first in Texas Garden Club, first in South Central Region Youth Poetry and ... full story
Melinda Hyer has a story to tell. It's not one she ever expected to share and definitely not one she enjoys revealing. But, she said, she must. Five years ago, Hyer's son Bill died of melanoma. He wasn't fair skinned, didn't work outdoors and had no ... full story
Dad's had a tough year, but does the bad economy mean you save this Father's Day or splurge to help him take the edge off?Some gift ideas ranging from free to higher end to satisfy a world of interests, which isn't to say he won't be darn happy with ... full story
NEW YORK -- The economic crisis isn't over yet, but ABC News is concentrating some reporting on what life may be like when it is.A network-wide series of reports this week on "The New Normal" will look at how businesses and personal habits have chang ... full story
NEW YORK -- Don't worry if you forgot about bikini season. With so much going on, who had time to think about counting calories and working out to fit into a two-piece?But it's not too late to get ready for the big reveal. We asked eight experts for ... full story
NEW YORK -- After almost 16 years of marriage, Unita Walburn and her husband had drifted apart. The stress of raising two special needs children had taken its toll and the couple was saddled with medical debt.But rising food, gas and medical costs f ... full story
Bringing lunch from home is the workplace trend, but the brown bag is so yesterday.Fashion-forward lunch takers may eat up the chic new lunch totes hitting the market. Whatever your style -- California beach chic, uptown elegant, sleek and tailored - ... full story
It's a question all homeowners face when they decide to sell: How can you make your home as appealing to potential buyers as possible? In today's market, that question has become even more crucial."It really depends how much your home is worth," says ... full story
WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service is looking to stimulate summer vacations at national parks.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday that entrance fees at 147 national parks and monuments -- including the Grand Canyon and Yosemite -- ... full story
Apartment owners are animal lovers these days.Apartments.com reported more landlords have loosened their pet policies over the past 18 months. The online apartment listing firm says landlords are responding to the spike in demand from renters searchi ... full story
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- For decades, the channel of the San Antonio River north of the popular restaurants and retail shops downtown was overgrown and blighted -- the kind of place tourists went only if they made a wrong turn. But not anymore.A $72 milli ... full story
Dave Stedman got into trouble when he tried to make his first candle at age 10; he spilled wax all over the kitchen.Years later, he's a candle-maker by trade, having turned a hobby into a career after receiving a candle-making kit one Christmas. "We ... full story
Are you tired of playing nursemaid to baby flowers, seedlings that each year you plant in containers, carefully nurture, then plant out in the garden once the weather settles? Besides watering each carefully, you also, of course, have to decide where ... full story
LAS VEGAS -- Mixed in with the book order forms and the crafts from the day, I got a notice in my daughter's school bin that several children had come down with scarlet fever.My friend held her son home, fearful that he would get scarlet fever. I, ho ... full story
NEW YORK -- Now that Taylor Swift has entered the realm of superstardom, life is changing around her.A trip to the mall is defined by points and stares. She can't go to a restaurant without gawking by fellow diners. And like other celebrities, she fi ... full story
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