ECISD to teach full contraception unit in health class
Ector County Independent School District approves adding a contraception unit to ninth and tenth grade health courses with parental permission required. The curriculum covers methods from withdrawal to condoms and emergency contraception over two class periods. District officials cite teen pregnancy and STD rates as motivation.
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Ector County Independent School District
ECISD
Delma Abalos
Paula Adders
Carol Gregg
Floy Hinson
Bill Rutherford
Tommy Salmon
Phil Fouche
Laura Mathew
The
Dis
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Mathew
Ector County
Texas
Texas Department of Health
Passion Play by South Odessa Churches Planned
The Catholic Churches of South Odessa present The Passion Play at Odessa High School auditorium 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday with tickets 5 for adults and 2 for children. Cast also performs The Crucifixion of Our Lord at St. Anthony's Church on Good Friday free of charge.
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South Odessa
St. Joseph and
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Tony Porras
Porras
Guyman
Okla
Liberal
Kan
Uvalde
San Angelo
Catholic Churches of
Odessa High School
N. Dotsy Ave
Our Lord
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
W. Monahans Ave
Jesus
Salomon Padilla
Odessa
Perry to Call April Special Session on School Finance
Governor Rick Perry told Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Speaker Tom Craddick he will announce a mid April special legislative session to tackle school finance. Sources say April 12 or 19 are possible start dates, with April 1 as an initial target later softened.
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Perry
Dallas
Oil prices slide as futures slump on New York Mercantile Exchange
Oil futures fell nearly $1.50 in the closing phase on the New York Mercantile Exchange as gasoline futures weakened amid Clinton era style oil speculation. Reports say Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham floated waivers to cleaner burning fuel rules, stoking concerns over diverse gasoline specs and potential shortages. May light sweet crude drifted below 34.70 a barrel as selling accelerated amid OPEC output-cut skepticism.
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New York
Dow Jones/ AP
New York Mercantile Exchange
US Energy
Spencer Abraham
Bush Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Tony Rosado
Maylight
OPEC
Teens to be tried as adults in Odessa slaying
Two 16 year old Odessa boys accused of beating oilfield roughneck Joseph Sizemore to death with a baseball bat will face capital murder charges as adults. Vega and Huddleston, held on $500000 bonds, were certified for adult trial after factors cited by Judge James Bobo include maturity and the crime’s brutality. The youths, who were 16 at arrest, had been jailed at the County Youth Center and at the county jail after hearings.
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Odessa
Joseph “Joe” Sizemore
Edward Christopher Vega
St. Louis Ave
Zachary Keith Huddleston
Austin Ave
Ector County Detention Center
Ector County Court At Law
James Bobo
Vega
Huddleston
Bobo
County Youth Center
E. Yukon Road
Sizemore
Spartan
Youth Center
Michael McLeaish
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