Net life hell and triumph of a computer upgrade
A humorous column recounts a consumer’s chaotic quest to replace an outdated PC and connect to the Internet. After stores prove bare, a pricier model is bought, only to face sign up glitches, misdirected numbers, and a faulty disk before a working floppy restores access to the information superhighway. Ken Brodnax writes on Tuesday Thursday and Sunday.
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Gates of Hell
Lucifer
Beelzebub
Texas
Man In Red
Satan
Temple of Computer Evil
ECISD seeks new insurance coverage after cancellations
ECISD joins forty four Texas districts in losing property insurance as insurers cancel policies. TASB will bid for a new carrier while ECISD maintains coverage through Sept. 30 and prepares to absorb potential cost increases. Superintendent Jerry Baird cites overall market risk and “act of God” events as factors.
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Texas
Ector County Independent
Jerry Baird
ECISD
Texas Association of School Boards
TASB
Dan Wilkinson
Metroplex
Dallas/Fort Worth
Florida
Mississippi River
Baird
Dallas
Andrews
Pipeline leak slows traffic on East Loop 338
A lightweight oil leak from a low-pressure Texaco pipeline halted traffic for four hours on East Loop 338 near the I-20 bridge. The line was isolated, no danger to the public, and repairs will focus on excavation to locate the leak with detours remaining the main disruption.
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East Loop 338
Texaco
Mike Brumley
Glen Larum
Odessa
Texas Department of Transportation
Brumley
Sarum
Oil Rig Fire Expands After Explosion Near Glasscock
An oil rig owned by Rod Ric Drilling burned after an explosion Tuesday in Glasscock County. Flames shot up to 100 feet and thick smoke stretched for miles as the crew fled minutes before the blast, according to Deputy Fred Shroyer.
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Rod Ric Drilling
Glasscock County
Fred Shroyer
A&M Students Protest Administrators Over Bonfire Ban
A Texas A&M student group Keep the Fire Burning condemns administrators for using heavy handed tactics to block an off campus bonfire after the 90 year tradition was suspended for two years. The group says it consulted engineers and safety officials and will not proceed without proper certification.
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College Station
Texas A&m
A&m
Ray Bowen
University
J. Mason Southerland
Southerland
Davies
Merpemet
Exxon plans more job cuts after merger
Exxon Mobil Corp executives planned to cut about 15 percent of the workforce by 2002 and now seek 3,000 additional job losses after a merger. The company will reduce its combined workforce by 19,000, with annual savings from synergies expected to exceed 4.6 billion before tax, replacing earlier estimates.
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Dallas
Exxon Mobil Corp
Exxon Corp
Mobil
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