Oil industry slowdown slumps hiring in Permian Basin
Three months of weak West Texas crude prices have slowed hiring in the oilfield and echoed through the local economy. Partial recovery seems months away as prices hover and companies conserve cash while workers pay down debts and rebuild savings. A Manpower Inc survey of Odessa Midland area firms predicts minimal spring hiring, with 83 percent expecting no changes and 7 percent planning cuts.
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West Texas
Permian Basin
Morris
Burns
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Odessa
Midland
Manpower Inc
Man and Nimrod the service dog stay at MCH
In aMedical Center Hospital stay, John Patrick Collins, a paraplegic since a 1987 accident, shared a room with his German shepherd Nimrod. Nimrod acts as Collins' legs, pulling him through hallways to reach care, reducing reliance on nurses.
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Paul Zoeller
Odessa
John Patrick Holmes
Medical Center Hospital
MCH
Collins
Nimrod
John Patrick Collins
Dewhurst rallies Odessa as GOP lieutenant governor candidate
Texas Land Commissioner David Dewhurst, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, spoke at a Odessa Lion's Club lunch and did media interviews while campaigning against Galveston businessman Tom Kelly. A Court of Criminal Appeals candidate also campaigned in Odessa as Democrat John Sharp runs unopposed in the primary.
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Texas
David Dewhurst
Odessa
Lion’s Club
Dewhurst
Galveston
Tom Kelly
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
John Sharp
Odessa- Midland
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Rick Perry
Whitaker
GAO sues Cheney for energy task force records
The General Accounting Office sues Vice President Dick Cheney seeking lists of executives from Enron and other energy firms who met with Bush energy task force, plus records of topics discussed. The White House vows to defend, marking a first for the GAO in its 81 year history to compel disclosure. Comptroller General Walker had requested the information after House Democrats asked him to pursue it.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Dick Cheney
Enron
Bush
Energy Task Force
White House
US District Court
Congressional
Cheney
GAO
United States
David Walker
House Democrats
Official eyes end to continuous fighter jet patrols
Air Force Secretary James Roche proposed ending post 9 11 continuous city patrols and keeping fighters on strip alert at airfields. He cited consultations with NORAD and Homeland Security to set long term defense levels while noting patrols use about 12 000 airmen and 265 aircraft.
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Okla
Air Force
Associated Press
James Roche
North American Aerospace Defense Command
White House
Office of Homeland Security
Roche
Afghanistan
Pentagon
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