BISD Teachers See High Marks Under NCLB Standards
BISD board heard that 94 percent of core academic teachers meet NCLB Highly Qualified criteria. High school shows 27 of 32 qualified, middle school 37 of 38, Oak Grove 100 percent of 36, Colonial Heights 23 of 25, with 123 of 131 BISD core teachers overall meeting requirements. The district plans to report again in July and aims to have all core teachers compliant by 2005-06.
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Blake Decker
BISD
Jeanette Awbrey
Brownfield Isd
NCLB
Awbrey
State of Texas
Oak Grove Elementary
Colonial Heights
Texas
Shelby Smith
Oak Grove
Michelle Smith
Mary Lynn Hokett
Louisa Gonzales
Charles Harrison
Harrison
Technical problems slow voter card distribution
Terry County Clerk Ann Willis reports printing trouble with the 2004 voter cards. Cards are being reprinted and will be mailed to local voters next week.
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Terry
Ann Willis
Mason takes vacant seat on BRMC Board
Steve Mason was sworn in to fill a BRMC Board vacancy during Monday’s Brownfield Regional Medical Center session. Administrator Mike Click dominated the meeting with the ER and Emergency Treatment and Labor Act ETLA discussion, detailing how the law requires emergency care regardless of ability to pay and limits billing prerequisites for patients.
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BRMC
Steve Mason
Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors
Jimmy Hammons
Garry Peebles
Mike Click
Click
E.R
Pruitt Steps Down After 27 Years in Terry County
Terry County Attorney G. Dwayne Pruitt announced retirement after 27 years serving since 1977. He said prosecutors must act on what is right and be willing to pursue hard cases, with decisions guided by evidence and facts. He plans to spend more time riding horses and visiting family after Feb. 1.
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Atticus Finch
Finch
Terry County
G. Dwayne Pruitt
Pruitt
Terry County Commissioners
Texas Tech
Rumor of Expos move to Las Vegas sparks debate on Rose
The column weighs in on a Las Vegas Expos relocation rumor and Pete Rose’s MLB fate. It discusses Rose admitting betting on baseball, his Hall of Fame chances, and contrasts Ruth and Cobb as stars with flawed off field conduct. The piece also touches Cooperstown debates, past gambling scandals, and the lasting impact on baseball legends.
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Lynn Brisendine
Las Vegas
Montreal Expos
Sin City
MLB
Vegas
Pete Rose
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Rose
Cincinnati Reds
Charlie Hustle
George Will
Cooperstown
Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Hall of Fame player contrasts and long odds of exoneration
The piece contrasts Ty Cobb and Mickey Mantle with Pete Rose, describing Cobb as intense, sharp with cleats, and a controversial figure. Mantle as a celebrated star with off field excesses and a long life after a liver transplant. It also portrays Rose as a scam artist still seeking back into baseball, noting gambling accusations and the possibility of future exoneration.
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Rose
Cobb
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Fred
Mickey
Reds
Pete
Joe
Pete Rose
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A.J. Mercado
Wellman-Union Wildcat
Mercado
Mason
By Garry Peebles
Dwayne Pruitt
Paper ‘N Ink Gamblers
Hall of Fame
Yankee Stadium
Hall
Black Sox
Joe Jackson
Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
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