February sales tax dip hits Odessa market
Odessa area retailers report February sales tax income down 2.38 percent from December 2000. House of Seat Covers manager Kevin Wilson notes improved auto accessory sales post September 11 with tax rebates fueling demand while overall city tax receipts lagged year over year.
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E. Eighth St
Wilson
America
Odessa
Odessa Development Corporation
Medical Center Hospital
Richard Morton
UTPB students bring gift baskets to Door of Hope shelter
Naomi Watts reports about 15 UTPB Students in Philanthropy delivering 50 relief baskets of toiletries to the Door of Hope Mission shelter at 200 W First St. The group aimed to support both men and women on Valentine’s Day, noting the shelter provides meals, beds, and services funded by donations and volunteers.
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Angela McQueen
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Hope Mission Shelter
Odessa
Door of Hope
First St
Philanthropy
UTPB
McQueen
Rise in Meth Use and New Production Method in Ector County
Odessa police narcotics Sgt. Mike Tacker and Ector County Sheriff Lt. Billy Clark report a surge in meth use and labs. From 2000 to 2001 labs jumped from two to over twenty, with two more found this year. A new "Nazi meth" method uses household items and finishes in three to four hours, reducing the need for heat, glassware, and hard-to-find chemicals.
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Ector County
Mike Tacker
Odessa
Tacker
Clark
Missing Pomeranian Returns After Local News Story
Jeremy and Stephanie Gryder celebrate the return of their white Pomeranian Alex after he vanished from their yard in January. A neighborhood article about missing dogs preceded his homecoming, and the couple reports he is now clingy and enjoys sleeping in their bed.
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Jeremy Gryder
Stephanie
Gryder
Alex
Gryders
Odessa American
Experts to talk economics at UTPB forum
University of Texas of the Permian Basin hosts a public roundtable by the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute on economics and money tips. Notable guests include ABC News Robert Krulwich, Money magazine’s Jean Sherman Chatzky, Perseus VP Richard Holbrooke, Red Herring founder Anthony Perkins, and Gene Sperling as a visiting lecturer. The theme is the American economy of the 21st century with new challenges and possibilities.
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University of Texas of the
Anthony Perkins
Red Herring Communications, Inc
Gene Sperling
Washington portrait begins eight city tour today
A full body Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, depicting him in civilian dress with a sword, starts an eight city tour today in Houston at the Museum of Fine Arts before traveling to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Oklahoma City.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Houston
George Washington
Washington
U.S
Gilbert Stuart
Marc Pachter
National Portrait Gallery
Congress
Philadelphia
Pachter
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Seattle
Minneapolis
Okla
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