Bush critic to speak at UTPB lecture series
Odessa critic Gail Sheehy will headline the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute discussant panel on February 1. The event titled The Next Generation: How Women Can Give Shape and Expression to the New Millennium features four speakers exploring women's issues, with organizers stressing learning over popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Gail Sheehy
John Ben Shepperd
Public Leadership Institute
Sheehy
Vanity Fair
George W. Bush
Texas
Duane Leach
JBS Public Leadership Institute
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Hillary
Gay Christians protest Vatican teachings outside St Peter's
A small band of gay Christians from the United States gathered near St. Peter's Square on Wednesday carrying teddy bears toys and a message for Pope John Paul I to protest Vatican teachings on homosexuality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul I
United States
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican
Jesus Video Project of Texas seeks 21 million mailer rollout
Aimed at 8.4 million Texas households, the Jesus Video Project will mail an 83 minute video about Jesus and the Gospel by year end. Organizers expect up to 4.1 million conversions or rededications, while critics warn unsolicited mail may offend some groups including Jews Hindus and Muslims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jesus
Jesus Video Project of
Texas
Mark Briskman
The
Anti- Defamation League
Wildfires threaten California in wind driven blaze
Hundreds flee a wind driven fire that raced over more than 5500 acres in eastern San Diego County, damaging at least four luxury homes and evacuating about 300 residents. Viejas Indian Reservation near the blaze also cleared its residents and shut its 24 hour casino. One evacuee recalled a harsh start to the year, noting past losses from a 1970 fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Calif
San Diego
San Diego County
Viejas
George Vanek
Congress Opens 107th Congress With Bipartisan Tone
Washington AP report on the 107th Congress opening with a split Senate and House. Hillary Clinton sworn in as New York senator with bid for bipartisanship. Daschle emphasizes cooperation. Hastert leads 433 House members in oath as children fill the chamber. See Congress on Page 2A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dennis Hastert
America
Tom Daschle
Capitol
Hillary Clinton
New York
Strom Thurmond
Hastert
Reeves County funds lobbyists to block nuclear waste plan
Reeves County commissioners voted 35 000 to hire two Austin lobbyists and a communications firm to oppose Envirocare of Texas nuclear waste plans near Reeves County. County Judge Jimmy Galindo said the aim is to prevent the county from becoming a dumping ground with legislators hearing related bills this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos
Texas
Envirocare of
Jimmy Galindo
General Fund
Laura Burnett
Galindo
Burnett
Friends of
Ward County
Envirocare
Leo Aguirre
Amy Spiro
Aguirre
Bob Bullock
John Sharp
Next Legislature to Focus on Radioactive Waste Policy
Nuclear waste politics rise in Texas as lawmakers prepare for the next session following a 1980 compact with Vermont and Maine. Debates center on burial versus above ground storage and whether the state or private firms will handle waste, with Assured Isolation and private contracting debated. Bill Addington of Sierra Blanca notes legislators may consider private operators while keeping state licenses. Envirocare of Texas seeks to act as a private contractor for disposal sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Vermont
Maine
Bill Addington
Addington
Sierra Blanca
Envirocare of Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oklahoma
Florida
Bush
UTPB
By Sharon Denning
Buenos Aires
California Department of Forestry
California
Congress
Hillary Steps
Perry
Party
Adam Putnam
R-Fla
Benjamin Gilman, R-N_Y
R-S.c
By Melanie Maxcey
Ken Brodnax
Donohue
Yoroscope Comics
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!