West Texas talk of federal jobs and Social Security
In a Ken Brodnax column set in West Texas, Bubba seeks a government job to cash in on Bush era ties. The narrator mocks the plan, notes the high Washington cost of living, and hints at Social Security as the ironic solution. The piece ends with Brodnax inviting reader feedback.
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Bubba Gravelhauler
Bubba
West Texas
George W
Bush
B.S
Honky Tonks
Washington
West Virginia
Denver City
Social Security
Courthouse security under review by Ector County Court
In 1998 the courthouse security chief was the sheriff’s deputy and oversight stayed with the commissioners. Commissioner Greg Simmons now believes the Ector County Sheriff's Office may eventually oversee courthouse security, possibly beginning fiscal year 2002. The court will also consider buying eight-foot Plexiglas shields for the Ector County Coliseum ice rink.
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Ector County
Greg Simmons
Ector County Sheriff’s Office
Commissioners Court
Mark Donaldson
Donaldson
Reggie Yearwood
Yearwood
Simmons
Ector County Coliseum
Stamp price rises to 34 cents in USPS change
Odessa Postmaster Guadalupe Ramirez says a one cent surcharge will apply to snail mail starting today as the USPS raises the price of a stamp from 33 to 34 cents to cover increased personnel costs. Letters lacking full postage postmarked after January sixth will be returned for extra postage.
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United States Postal Service
Odessa
Guadalupe “Chito” Ramirez
Ramirez
Longtime Odessa surgeon Morales retires after 50 years
Dr. Andres Morales, 69, a heart and vascular surgeon, retired after nearly five decades in medicine including 34 years in Odessa. At a Medical Center Hospital reception, colleagues praised him as a pioneer who helped bring cardiac surgery progress to the community.
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Andres Morales
Odessa
ICU
Jennie Petrik
Morales
Fter
Medical Center Hospital
Lawrence Lo
MCH
Monterey
Mexico
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
West Virginia
Dr. Morales
Petrik
ECISD on-site drug testing seen as early intervention
ECISD officials rate the on-site drug and alcohol screening in secondary schools as an early intervention. A task force met in February 1999 to address substance use, with Lynn Burton stating the approach aims to test quickly and involve parents rather than catch many students. Raymond Starnes notes district policy requires students to take tests.
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Ector County Independent
Lynn Burton
ECISD
Odessa
Burton
Raymond Starnes
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Link Freedom
Kara Turskey
Lara Meckfessel
U.S. Postal Service
Thelma Gutierrez
Andelia Ramirez
North Texas Avenue
Cori Takemoto Williams
By David J. Lee
America A
Jeremy O'Neil
Jaclyn
Hal O'Neil
Fort Worth
Lone Star State
National Weather Service
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