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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2000
Page
7
In a candid chat at the Crawl On Inn Ken Brodnax records Bubba Gravelhauler's grievance over being left out of a first edition 2000 future feature. Bubba seeks a column, mulls topics from the Cowboys future, honky tonks, and longneck bottles while acknowledging his limits and promising to stay in mind for 3000.
Odessa's 1999 homicide total reached four, two more than 1998, with three cases solved quickly and detectives turning to cold cases. Metro Homicide, a joint unit including Odessa Police, the Ector County Sheriff's Office, the Medical Examiner, and the Texas Rangers, investigated five deaths that year including Nance, Hailey, Melling, Heard, and Cadena. Newport in Monahans was the other homicide investigated in Ector County, with two Monahans men later indicted in July.
In Houston 16 percent of HISD students are homeless, a share higher than Austin Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio. Briana Robinson 11, lives in a shelter with her mother and sister while hoping to become a veterinarian. She notes embarrassment yet persistence as she attends classes and rides a city shuttle daily.
The Heritage of Odessa Foundation and the Odessa American will host the 16th Community Statesman Award dinner on February 17 at the Holiday Inn in Odessa. Thirteen Odessans and four Distinguished Former Odessans will be honored across 13 categories including arts, business, education, government, and health. Tickets are $20 and information is available by calling 334 8800.
Rio Grande Valley judge Joe I. Cardenas resigned Weslaco bench after criticism for nonbinding suggestions that some non English speaking defendants take English lessons at the library. He defends the policy saying it would have continued had he remained in office. He received 25000 as part of a severance agreement and will not sue.
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