Odessa Council Deliberates City Manager Candidates
The Odessa City Council met in a 20 minute closed executive session Tuesday to discuss qualifications of three potential city manager candidates none of whom had formally applied. Mayor Larry Melton noted no official applicants and said some candidates were Odessa employees or not, without naming them. District 5 Councilwoman Berta Calzada confirmed three were discussed, one recommended by Melton and two by Councilman Jim Morris, with identities withheld. Interim City Manager Richard Morton said he plans to apply but was not interviewed. The session contradicted Melton’s earlier Monday prediction.
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Odessa
Larry Melton
Melton
District 5
Berta Calzada
Jim Morris
Calzada
Richard Morton
Merton
Perry Uses Small Town Platform In Paint Creek Stop
Gov. Rick Perry launched his 21 city statewide swing in his hometown Paint Creek amid longtime friends and supporters. He appealed to values from his boyhood gym, noting his heart was branded with Texas virtues, while critics questioned his 1984 party switch and current campaign stance.
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Paint Creek
Perry
Max Stapleton
Texas
Haskell County
Ray Perry
Rick Perry
Haskell
MCH Ends Year Stronger as 2001 Finances Turn Positive
Medical Center Hospital finished 2001 $8.5 million in the black after an $11.3 million deficit in 2000. Deloitte & Touche presented the figures to the Ector County Hospital Board. CFO Robert Abernethy credited lower spending and a $3.1 million reduction in supplies from the VHA Novation contract, with $10.15 million collected from patients, 96 percent of bad debts recovered, and a $981,000 early 2002 profit.
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Medical Center Hospital
Ector County Hospital Board
Deloitte & Touche
Robert Abernethy
MCH
VHA
VHA/Novation
Abernethy
William Webster
First juror chosen in trial of Andrea Yates
A Houston juror pool began selection for the capital murder case of Andrea Yates. The first juror, a married part time foster worker, said she had seen little coverage and would remain fair. Attorneys questioned 60 candidates as potential jurors were narrowed.
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Andrea Yates
Houston
Belinda Hill
Wendell Odom
George Parnham
Harris County
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Gary Payne
Paul Rael
Odessa College
Rael
Hill
Joe Owmby
District Attorney's Office
Yates
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