Odessa families seek help through Empty Stocking Fund drive
About 600 Odessa families will benefit from this year’s Empty Stocking Fund. The Thomases family, awaiting a heart transplant for a child, was airlifted to Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth in early November. The fund, run by the Odessa American and the Salvation Army, supports holiday meals and gifts and continues through Thursday. Readers can learn how to contribute on Page 2A.
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Police urge patrols as shoppers flock to Odessa stores
Odessa Police Department announces increased patrols at shopping centers and parking lots as holiday shopping begins. Safe zones include blocks on South West County Road, West First Street to I 20, and North Grandview Avenue from East University Boulevard to Penbrook Street. UTPB and OC registration hours released with campus winter schedule. contact numbers provided.
Texas Open Meetings Act Penalties Challenged
Alpine joins 20 officials in a suit aiming to strike criminal penalties in the Open Meetings Act as unconstitutional. The group plans to announce the case at a news conference outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, arguing penalties chill public discussion of matters.
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Dick DeGuerin
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Open Meetings Act reform proposal prompts online poll
An online poll asks how the public should access government business with options including too open or too secretive. The Texas Municipal League, representing Odessa and 1,100 Texas towns, backs a 2011 legislative push to soften Open Meetings Act penalties from up to $500 and six months in jail. Some oppose the move and the MEETINGS page promises more details.
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Odessan earns Ronnie Ray ESP Advocate award for Ballard
Bonham Junior High School maintenance man Galen Ballard received the Ronnie Ray ESP Advocate of the Year award for his dedication to keeping the building functional. A Vietnam era veteran with 11 years in service, Ballard helped extract POWs and later used the GI Bill to pursue welding, machine technology and computer science studies. He commits extra hours to ensure heat in winter and cooling in summer for students and teachers, embodying a community minded approach.
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Obama advisers urge job focus before debt plan
Obama economic chiefs say putting Americans back to work is the first priority to pull the country from the deepest downturn in six decades. Romer would not declare an end until payrolls regain 2007 levels, while Summers cites third quarter GDP growth as a statistical recession end. Both foresee more jobs by spring as they back a large spending bill.
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Child dead after being struck by car in Odessa
A white boy aged 3 to 7 was hit by a Ford Mustang while crossing West University Boulevard at Conover Avenue in Odessa. Witness Luis Najera described rushing to help, but medics could not save him as police investigate the Sunday night crash.
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Summit clean coal plant eyed for Odessa area
Readers are invited to vote online at www.oapa.com and email opinions to onletters oaoa.com about the proposed clean coal plant near Odessa. The note prompts public input on the project and its regional impact.
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