ECISD convocation aims to unite staff for new school year
Education commissioner Felipe Alanis spoke at Permian High School as about 3 000 ECISD employees gathered for a convocation. The event featured Odessa Mayor Larry Melton and Superintendent Roy Benavides addressing 2 000 educators while 1 000 support staff watched on TV. Speakers urged staff to know students personally and start the year with pride and a “can do” spirit, with teachers noting the jitters of a fresh start.
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Texas Education
Felipe Alanis
Ector County Independent School District
Permian High School
Alanis
ECISD
Odessa
Larry Melton
Roy Benavides
PHS
Adela Vasquez
Blackshear
Kimberly Poor
Jim Kern
Kern
Burleson
Lupe Sotelo
Texas Education Agency
Postal workers toil through 24 hour Midland mail flow
Inside Midland facility processing mail around the clock, with routes extending from Big Spring to Andrews. Ramirez notes items sent from Fort Davis today will reach Odessa tomorrow as the USPS reflects national ranking.
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Idland
General Mail
Midland
Big Spring
Andrews
Fort Davis
Odessa
Ramirez
US Postal Service
Terminology Mounted Praxis of Postal Route Terms
The article defines mail routes by how they are conducted with terms like mounted route and foot route. It explains dismounting to deliver at mailboxes and mounting to resume travel, and notes automation speeds up sorting and routing processes. Ramirez cites a shift from four hours of sorting to one to one and a half hours per shift. If unread addresses occur, images are sent to a Beaumont plant where ZIPs are read and entered into a Midland computer system.
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Ramirez
Beaumont
Midland
Speeding up the process with ZIP 4 at local post offices
The text explains that using ZIP 4 speeds mail delivery, especially for long distances. It describes steps from local pickup at Odessa stations to Midland processing, then delivery by tray, truck, possible air transport, and final delivery to the recipient.
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Odessa
West University Blvd
East 52Nd St
Texas Ave
Midland
Airlines' troubles threaten United to seek bankruptcy
United Airlines facing steep losses and high costs as markets fear a bankruptcy like US Airways. UAL shares fell sharply to 3.80 on the NYSE, from about 35 a year earlier, despite roughly $2 billion in cash and a large fleet. The carrier struggles with daily losses and post 9/11 fallout.
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United Airlines
US Airways
United
UAL Aes
New York Stock Exchange
Perry launches Texas Amber Alert System
Governor Rick Perry created the Texas Amber Alert System to broadcast abduction alerts to TV stations and law enforcement statewide. The program, signed by executive order, will work with existing regional systems to speed notices about missing children abducted at gunpoint this month.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas
Perry
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