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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2009
Page
1
Study warns parents not to misread teenage slang in texts and social apps. Researchers explain common acronyms and phrases, urging parents to learn terminology to understand conversations and avoid misinterpretation.
State Representative Tryon Lewis opens a district office in Odessa District 81 to connect constituents with state agencies. An open house is set for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Municipal Plaza 119 W Fourth St Suite 206 with service for Andrews Ector and Winkler counties. The new office phone is 432-332-0937.
Staples teams with DoSomething.org for a second annual drive through Sept 19 to collect school supplies at local Staples stores. Teens can drop items or donate 1 dollar, with all proceeds benefitting the Boys & Girls Club. Drop-off at 516 E 42nd St or via www.dosomething101.org.
The Permian Basin Prayer Breakfast sites 7 a.m. Thursday at Odessa Regional Medical Center East Auditorium 517 N Adams St with David Chancellor Odessa Boys and Girls Club CPO as guest speaker on Changes for Our Youth A full breakfast will be served Tickets 12 in advance 15 at door RSVP by Wednesday call 332 5812 Sponsorships available.
As ECISD readies for the 2009-2010 school year, administrators report low turnover and strong applicant pools. Assistant Superintendent Gilbert Vasquez says 1,700 plus teaching posts have all but seven filled, with 275 substitutes on standby. Defining factors include a flat economy and cautious hiring, leaving only a handful of vacancies across elementary and secondary campuses.
Voters weigh public sector work as government expansion grows under the new administration. Respondents consider temporary recession options, with some embracing public service and others rejecting it. Online voting is encouraged at www.oapa.com.
Saulsbury Industries and Ref-Chem Corp. work on base structures for vessels holding polymer trade propylene at the RexTac LLC plant, formerly Flint Hills, as operations resume to refine atactic poly alpha olefin. Odessa American notes a job saving impact.
More than 800 million pounds of atactic poly alpha olefin were produced annually at the Odessa complex, but line two yields about 80 million pounds. REXTac LLC, formerly Orion Pacific-Ortex, will keep part of the plant running to meet global demand, supporting over 100 jobs. The reactor is from four polypropylene lines bought from Flint Hills Resources after a plant shutdown earlier this year.
The Permian Basin Fair opens September 11 at the Ector County Coliseum marking the 25th and final year of the West Texas Roughriders Wild West Show. Sheriff Mark Donaldson founded the group, known for its cowboy gunfight dramatics, as the fair lists entertainment and price details for the event.
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