Empty Stocking Fund nears $35,000 goal in Odessa
The Empty Stocking Fund advanced toward its Christmas target with major donations including 3500 anonymous gift and 1000 from Jan and Ed Lasater raising the fund to 14215 with five days left. Odessa American provides a 3000 match and urges further gifts to aid 650 families, with Angel Tree displays and deadlines noted.
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Midland officials tour new terminal progress noted
Midland city officials and local media toured the new $21 million Midland International Airport terminal, still unfinished with paint and dust evident. Three of five gates will open January 23, with the rest to follow. heating and cooling are in the new building and facilities include a food court gift shop sports bar and business center. Bonds issued in July 1996 fund construction with a passenger facility charge repaying debt at 5.77 percent. Ribbon cutting set for 10 a.m. January 16.
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Kevin Day
Midland City
Magic Market
Kyle Womack
Ken Day
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Mike McGregor
Reading scores show 60 percent below grade level in ECISD
Ector County Independent School District reports 40 percent of third through 12th graders read at or above grade level, while 60 percent lag. Superintendent Vernon Stokes calls results unacceptable and notes a 5 percent margin of error as officials plan corrective actions. Also discussed was a junior high student’s sexual harassment discipline record removal.
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GOP Moderates Balk at Clinton Case Amid Impeachment Drive
Washington AP reports GOP moderates grow wary of Clinton defense as impeachment looms. Rep Nancy Johnson says no one is above the law while others back impeachment and a Senate trial. A $2 million payoff and a censured resolution are floated to avert impeachment, with critics calling for accountability.
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12 Days of Christmas Truckload of Lights Decorates Odessa Home
Odessa couple Ernest and Laura Gainey own a storage building full of Christmas decorations. Their Beechwood Street home features twinkling lights, handmade dolls, a jolly Santa on the lawn, and reconstructions from their summer workshop. They add new pieces each year and spend weeks assembling the display.
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Laura Gainey
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