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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2004
Page
9
A lighthearted column by Melissa Elston riffs on embracing indoor camping during rain and modern life. The narrator plans a Davis Mountains trip but converts a dining room dome tent into a permanent home retreat, finding comfort in a faux outdoor escape.
Knight Construction Co. started shoring the westbound I-20 bridge east of Toyah after Sunday's collapse. TxDOT officials say the westbound lanes will reopen to westbound traffic by late next week with a concrete median to enable eventual two way use. A detour and future bids to replace 150 to 200 feet of both bridges and channelization work are planned.
State Senator Kel Seliger Amarillo and outgoing Senator Teel Bivins attended the Center for Energy and Economic Diversification District 31 Club meeting. Bivins, awaiting a U S Senate confirmation for ambassador to Sweden, said the club will decide if it continues. Seliger noted the shift from candidate to senator allows more systematic planning and hinted at possible Austin ties amid talk of a special session on public school finance.
Odessa Police Chief Chris Pipes says a school traffic task force found most teenage tickets issued near Odessa and Permian high schools occurred between 2 and 3 pm and 4 and 5 pm with warnings not reflected. He notes accidents rise noon to 1 pm and 4 to 5 pm, citywide teenage wrecks peaking 10 am to 2 pm over three years. See TRAFFIC on Page 2B.
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