ECISD Trustee Questions State Voucher Program Details
ECISD weighs voucher proposals amid state activity as lawmakers consider funding private schooling. Trustee Floy Hinson warns against siphoning public funds, noting district would not be eligible until 2005-06 and would pay private schools the district average per pupil. Private schools push for caution and accountability. St John’s and others already test under TAKS or own assessments.
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Sion
Grusendorf
Colorado
Floy Hinson
Pera
Hinson
LaRue Moore
St. John's Episcopal School
Reladien
Capitol State
North Korea nuclear talks urged by US official in Korea trip
Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly led talks with North Korea officials after a October Pyongyang meeting that sparked US accusations of a secret nuclear weapons program. Senate leader Bill Frist, visiting South Korea with a delegation, cited Iraq as shaping the talks and urged verifiable dismantling alongside economic and political guarantees.
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James Kelly
Pyongyang
United States
North Korea
Korean
Senate
Bill Frist
South Korea
Iraq
Frist
North
Collision near Business 20 halts trains and injures driver
Odessa police Cpl. Sherrie Thompson reports a truck crash blocked a 41 car train for nearly three hours. A muffler and engine parts littered the grassy embankment while emergency crews used the Jaws of Life. The truck was destroyed, with the trailer remaining intact, as bystanders noted a 60 mph speed limit in the area.
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Stephen
Odessa
Sherrie Thompson
Thompson
Melissa Etheridge to wed Lynn Michaels in Los Angeles
The 41 year old rocker plans a year end wedding with longtime partner Lynn Michaels amid public notes of their family tying. They disclosed musician David Crosby as the sperm donor for their children. Cypher is noted for delivering the kids while other Cannes references appear.
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Melissa Etheridge
Lynn Michaels
Los Angethe
David Crosby
Cypher
Postwar costs and Afghan reform pace cited in AP briefing
An AP brief notes Vietnam faces about 1 million Agent Orange victims, Europe rebuilt after Nazi defeat, and a four year price tag of 13 billion with the dollar's former value. It cites Afghan impatience 17 months after Taliban removal as Bush aides cite limited resources for reconstruction and security while most effort went to Iraq. Editor George Gedda history.
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Vietnam
United States
Nazi Germany
Germany
Europe
Japan
U.S
Taliban
Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Kandahar
Bush Administration
Iraq
George Gedda
Associated Press
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Draw Results
The Texas Lottery results include Lotto numbers 4 33 37 41 45 49 with an estimated $25 million jackpot, Cash 5 12 17 29 32, Pick 3 Day 2 19, and Road Runner Cash 2 12 15 19 24. The Tuesday drawing is noted as April 15 with a fragmentary reference to Pick yeass.
Odessa American Contact and circulation information
The Odessa American announces contact details and mailing addresses for subscription changes and post inquiries. It lists the Odessa office at 222 E. 4th Street, PO Box 2952, and phone numbers for daily business hours and out-of-town callers.
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E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Odessa Amasinsa PO
Readers Guide Subscription Rates and Contact Numbers
The notice lists subscription options for daily and Sunday delivery with monthly and six month rates, plus a Sunday only and weekend only plan. It includes multiple phone numbers for contact and indicates delivery hours from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. and related pricing details.
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Nota Eatons
Lewinsky in Hollywood and Saddam in Baghdad Stir Headlines
A chaotic column references Monica Lewinsky hosting a Fox dating show Mr Personality amid jokes about Saddam Hussein in Baghdad and Western leaders. It mentions Argus Hamilton hosting at The Comedy Store and notes a high stock market level tied to Lewinsky’s TV moment.
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Hollywood
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Iraq
Dean Martin
Monica Lewinsky
Fox Network
Argus Hamilton
Comedy Store
Argus
Argushamilton.com
Weird People Different From Us Obsessions in the News
Stanley Jollymore of Toronto aged 90 earned a feature in the National Post for a ball crafted from 139,620 metallic cigarette wrappers gathered over 70 years of smoking in February. Gary Duschi, 52, featured in the Virginian Pilot for an eight mile chain of gum wrappers from a 38 year habit in March. Carl Masthay, 62, profiled in Riverfront Times for a 12 year project compiling a self made two language dictionary translating French to the extinct Kaskaskian dialect in Illinois.
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Stanley Jollymore
Toronto
National Post
Gary Duschi
Virginian Pilot
Hampton Roads
Carl Masthay
Riverfront Times
St. Louis
Selfimes Aneen
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Center For Strategic and International Studies
Texas Lottery
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