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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 2004

Page

6

ACT scores rise slightly for class of 2004

Average ACT composite climbs to 20.9 from 20.8 as more students take the test, yet overall prep remains stagnant. Texas shows a 20.2 average with 29 percent of grads taking the exam, while gaps persist by race and income.

Ilinois Colorado Richard L. Ferguson ACT Princeton Review Texas

Longhorn pipeline to transport fuel by September end

The Houston to El Paso pipeline faces years of legal battles but Longhorn Partners Pipeline LP says it will be pressurized and carrying gasoline by late September after U S District Judge Sam Sparks denied an emergency injunction. Opponents cite groundwater and environmental concerns despite extensive studies.

Austin Houston el Paso Longhorn Partners Pipeline LP U.S Sam Sparks Barton Springs-Edwards Longhorn

Hazardous meth lab on overgrown property prompts cleanup

Artero notes waste would head to Arkansas for disposal and incineration after seizure. Cleanup takes hours to protect technicians from needles, razors, and dangerous chemicals. Police warn by placing hazard stickers. owner must clean the site before entry is safe.

Arkansas Artero Tucker

Stroke awareness and care guidance from Virginia Allday update

Virginia Allday 85 described a light stroke and has stayed in the rehabilitation unit. Experts note stroke as the third leading cause of death in the United States with about 700,000 new or recurrent cases annually and emphasize risk factors such as high blood pressure cholesterol smoking age and diabetes.

Virginia Ruth Allday Allday Debbie Morris Galindo United States American Heart Association America

Three Women Charged in Ector County Prostitution Case

Sharon Ann Joyner Kathy Sue Shrum and Janet Elaine Lietz identified by police as madams were charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution a third degree felony. They were arrested July 27 with 71 others at the Healing Touch Middessa Therapy case.

Bright Tidwell Sharon Ann Joyner Kathy Sue Shrum Janet Elaine Lietz Lietz Joyner Shrum Ector County

How Do They Do It Plea Guidelines Shape County Cases

County Attorney Tracey Bright says standard plea bargain guidelines guide cases handled by her office. They derive from past trials and jury sentences, plus feedback from juries about their decisions and views on the cases.

Tracey Bright Bright She

Austin Students Sent Home Over Missing Immunizations

About 6,000 children in Austin were sent home on the first day of classes for lacking required vaccines under a new Texas health rule. The Austin School District, serving 78,000 students across 104 campuses, estimated roughly 8 percent still needed shots to enroll, as the district enforces the new vaccination rule. In Dallas, officials reported hundreds of students turned away for the same reason.

Austin Texas Department of Health Dallas

Musicians Jeremy Camp Sanctus Real at Stonegate Sept 18

Midland event announces a Stonegate Fellowship performance featuring Jeremy Camp Sanctus Real and Seven Places at 6 30 p m on September 18 at 6000 W Wadley Ave Tickets are $10 and information is available by calling 432 694 5100.

Midland Jeremy Camp Sanctus Real Seven Places Stonegate Fellowship Wadley Ave Newsboys Rebbeca

Melton adjusts diet amid busy civic life

Melton and his wife walk about 1.9 miles by Memorial Gardens Park in a 30 minute routine. Despite frequent meals at City Council briefings and Rotary events, he sticks to a heart friendly plan, choosing salad when caterers don’t fit his diet.

Melton J’nevelyn Memorial Gardens Park

Surratt champion of at risk teens and abuse victims

Odessa prosecutor Michele Surratt advocates for troubled youths through direct talks and rehab referrals. She works with Harmony Home to protect abuse victims and helps verify sex offender data in Ector County, earning praise from Officer Paul Shepherd for her compassionate, high standards. Homegrown Heroes previewes community stars.

Surratt Paul Shepherd Odessa Homicide Harmony Home OPD Ector County Shepherd Michele

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