Correction on ownership of truck in I 20 wreck
The 1993 Kenworth tractor-trailer involved in a crash with a Union Pacific train near I 20 was not owned by Pradon Construction and Trucking. Rodney Roberts said Pradon leases the rig. it is owned by Esau Espinoza and driven by Ruben Garcia Aguilar, who works for Espinoza.
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Union Pacific
Interstate 20
Pradon Construction and Trucking
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Pradon
Esau Espinoza
Ruben Garcia Aguilar
Espinoza
No Child Left Behind Faces Funding and Compliance Strains
States and localities weigh how to fund the 2002 No Child Left Behind mandates as budgets tighten. The law requires annual tests for grades three through eight and highly qualified teachers. failure to improve could lead to tutoring, transfers, or school closures. Some states push for full federal funding while others consider skipping provisions or limiting spending. The Education Department says billions are allocated to cover these mandates.
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National Conference of State Legislatures
New Jersey
North Dakota
Washington
Tennessee
Congress
Hawaii
Utah
New Hampshire
Education Department
Vatican narrows path to communion for remarried Catholics
Pope John Paul II reiterates that Catholics who remarry after divorce face denial of the Eucharist in line with church law. Experts say the stance targets public sinners including the divorced, reinforcing discipline while sparking US and international debate over whether remarried Catholics should be allowed to receive communion. The Vatican emphasizes conscience checks and pastoral care amid long standing teachings on sin and communion.
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Vatican
Thomas Reese
America
Church
Barzan Hasan Captured as Warplanes Bomb Iraq War Ends
Brig Gen Vincent Brooks announced the capture of Barzan Ibrahim Hasan, half brother of Saddam, former Mukhabarat head, UN Geneva representative, and adviser to Saddam since 1998. He was nabbed in Baghdad with Marines support. no casualties reported. Another half brother, Watban, was captured earlier.
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Washington
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Saddam
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Jolie donates 10000 to northern Sri Lanka hospital ward
Angelina Jolie, U N refugee agency goodwill ambassador, pledges 10000 to rebuild a pediatric ward in a Jaffna hospital amid war effects on 500 orphan girls. She notes cease-fire progress since 2002 and the 65000 lives lost in the decades-long conflict.
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Sri Lanka
Angelina Jolie
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Jaffna
Texas budget debate highlights cuts to health and education
The plan reallocates funds to Medicaid and home care, trims education by delaying 318 million in school book purchases, and faces Democratic criticism. Rep Dawnna Dukes cites job losses in Travis County and reduced health coverage for state workers' children, while Rep Arlene Wohlgemuth argues the omnibus bill saves 1.1 billion for 2004-05.
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Austin
Craddick
House Appropriations Committee
Travis County
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Dukes
Appropriations
Arlene Wohlgemuth
R-Burleson
Texas Enterprise Fund
Texas
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Port Arthur
Perry
Kathy Walt
Walt
Cap Rock faces rate rise if measure fails
Troy R-Horseshoe Bay says if SB 1280 passes low rates may rise Cap Rock would invest over 10 million to build a retail service arm and pass the cost to customers Cap Rock and PUC spokespeople discuss competition and deregulation while Cap Rock’s controversial shift from co‑op to investor owned utility is cited by lawmakers Fraser Craddick and Craddick scrutiny linked to Cap Rock board ties in Midland based utility serving West Central and Northeast Texas.
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Horseshoe Bay
Pruitt
Cap Rock
Kelly Mcbeth
Terry Hadley
PUC
Commission
Hadley
Cap Rocks
Quences
Fraser
Tom Craddick
Midland
Craddick
Evacuation at Permian High After Odor Causes Illness
Several Permian High School students and staff were evacuated Thursday afternoon as hallways filled with odor and headaches. One student fainted and was given oxygen. The district blamed a can of aluminum solvent used by maintenance workers repairing the roof, with dismissal upcoming and no return to class.
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Woods
H.G. “Dad” Miller
Anaheim
Western High School
Permian High School
Ector County Independent School
How To Reach Us And Office Contacts
How to reach the operations staff with main and toll free numbers for out of town callers. Provides hours eight to five Monday through Friday plus website and email contact. Names listed include Tyler Patton Production Director Bill Mills and Frances Irvine as Business Manager. Communications Inc.
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Tyler Patton
Bill Mills
Walt Disney sells Angels in bargain deal amid world tension
A satirical collage notes Disney sold the World Series champion Anaheim Angels for half asking price. It jokes about Bush Syria action, Jordan retirement, genome map, Franks in Baghdad, Powell and Syria, museum looting, and Hollywood politics. It ends with Argus Hamilton hosting at The Comedy Store.
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Walt Disney Company
Anaheim Angels
Bush
Syria
Lebanon
Argus Hamilton
Comedy Store
Hollywood
Argus
Argushamilton
New Salem church fires pastor over Super Bowl schedule
At New Salem Missionary Baptist Church members voted 67 to 10 to fire Pastor Stanley Hall for not rescheduling his consecration service despite a Super Bowl telecast conflict in Birmingham Alabama. A 19 year old learner driver rammed into her family in Santa Ana California and a 39 year old driver in Boulder Colorado celebrating his car hitting 100,000 miles crashed into a tree.
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Stanley Hall
Birmingham
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Calif
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