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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1996
Page
9
Ken Brodnax reflects on the pre Christmas rush and holiday excess noting how planning eclipses the actual day. He jokes that holiday cheer can feel hollow after weeks of hype and shopping, urging readers to find relief in simpler moments.
In Midland a civil suit pits Ector County Sheriff Bob Brookshire against former captain Eldon Blount. Jurors, four women and three men, were selected to hear the case, with testimony set to begin at 2 p.m. Judge Royal Furgeson will preside. Blount alleges retaliation for challenging Brookshire in the GOP primary. He says a February 4 leave request was later deemed unapproved and that his job was in danger after the March 13 results. Brookshire replied with a firing statement in March.
Bullock, meeting Bush, presses for a clear plan to replace local school property taxes, which fund most Texas public schools. Bush aides say a starting point exists for $1 billion in relief funded by lower state spending, with lawmakers to refine proposals in January.
UTPB along with Odessa College and Midland College expands distance learning for spring. Three upper division and three graduate courses will be offered across four sites via the Regional Academic Communication H, allowing instructors to teach students at host and receiving colleges. Enrollment levels indicate growing use of the electronic classroom.
A Texas judge certifies custodial parents owed back support as a class in a billion-dollar potential claim. Plaintiffs Maria del Carmen Rios and Deirdre Wilson represent the group, arguing interest on past due sums is a valid court-ordered debt owed to Texas children.
Dr John Sheets, 67, famed cataract specialist, retires after 36 years in Odessa. An Ohio native and Case Western Reserve Medical School alumnus, he started after a Ramada Inn meeting in 1960 and expanded from a Sherwood Shopping Center setup to a multi physician Eyes of Texas Clinic on East Loop 338 with a Midland office.
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