VA Clinic Moves to Tanglewood Health Center in March
The Department of Veterans Affairs will relocate its Odessa VA clinic from Medical Center Hospital’s Professional Tower to the Texas Tech Health Center at Tanglewood 4241 N Tanglewood Ave in March. The 5900 square foot site will house three physicians three nurses and three administrative staff. The move follows a closing notice for the current building in April. A separate Federal Advisory Committee was named to study keeping the Big Spring VA hospital open, part of CARES Commission recommendations led by Anthony Principi.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Texas Tech Health Center
Tanglewood
N. Tanglewood Ave
Medical Center Hospital
Phillips
Medical Center
Principi
Jose Llamas
Washington, D.C
Tidal waves devastate coastline killing thousands in Asia
A 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean spawned 20 foot tsunamis that struck eight Asian nations, killing more than 13,340 people and washing away sunbathers boats and lighthouses. Rescue teams and aid groups coordinate today amid widespread devastation across Indonesia Sri Lanka India and beyond.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Indian Ocean
Asia
Somalia
Indonesia
India
Thailand
Jayaram Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Shivraj Patil
Funding a priority for OC UTPB
Officials at UTPB and Odessa College seek restored state funding as the 87th Texas Legislature convenes in January. They urge legislators to avoid further cuts and to reverse the 14 percent reduction across universities and agencies over the past two years, coordinated by the Texas Association of Community Colleges.
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UTPB
Odessa College
Sentei
Texas
Gipson
Texas Association of Community Colleges
Learning: UTPB expands housing and funds in 2004
In 2004 Odessa College and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin expanded housing and facilities. UTPB opened near campus housing for about 200 residents near Main Road in August, a near eight million dollar project adding four bedrooms with kitchen and two baths. Groundbreaking occurred in December for another housing block. November saw Parker Ranch House open as a student union with a 250 thousand dollar student center funded by Parker descendants. Also in 2004 a 1.2 million George W Hillger Jr Endowment Fund was established by his estate.
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Odessa College
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
UTPB
University
Parker
George W. Hillger Jr
Hillger
West Texas
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VA Clinic
Tanglewood Health Center
Ruth Campbell
Odessa
America
Steven Hillis
Health Administration Service
Big Spring VA Hospital
Hillis
Iva Jo Hanslik
Hanslik
American Jewish World Service
Ajws.org
American Red Cross International Response Fund
Redcross.org
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief
Ginger Pope
Odessa Americar
David Watts
Utpb President
Vance Gipson
Basin’s Institutions of Higher Learning
Mark Sterkeljodessa
Billy Bob Walker
Big Spring
Cous
IHC
Gaoa
Abby
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