Air travel frustrations and a Texan homecoming
In this column Lisa Haiss laments airport chaos from missed luggage to long delays and de-icing, then finds joy in returning to Texas and planning family visits. She recounts a wallet mishap, a stand-by elderly couple, and a couple traveling with an infant, ending with news of three cousins due to birth days apart.
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Green Bay
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Dallas
Midland
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Four killed in Houston store shooting
In Houston a business man fatally shot Chung Chang and two family members at Amko Trading then killed himself. Chang Jong, 58, wife Hyun, 54, and daughter Kathy, 23, were found shot in the wholesale shop. The wife’s body later found in a cooler at a Stop By Market store.
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Houston
Chung Chang
Hyun Chang
Kathy Chang
Amko Trading
Harris County Medical Examiner
Ruben Zuniga
Changs
Zuniga
Richard Holland
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Odessa Council Approves Two New Fire Stations
Odessa City Council voted to fund two new fire stations with a 1.58 million bid by J.C. Roberts Construction. Station 5 moves to East Ridge Road and Colorado Avenue, while Station 8 relocates to Yukon Road and Highway 385. Completion planned for December, with existing stations repurposed. Public parking restrictions were also discussed for four sites.
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East 38Th Street
Dixie Boulevard
Rainbow Avenue
Steve Pollack
East Ridge Road
Colorado Avenue
Yukon Road
J.C. Roberts Construction
Pollack
Board ends ServiceMaster contract at Medical Center Hospital
Ector County Hospital District board voted unanimously to terminate its integrated services agreement with ServiceMaster after years of employee complaints about working conditions and safety. Wini Moore, a long time hospital buyer, welcomed the move and criticized the company as the worst.
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Medical Center Hospital
Wini Moore
ServiceMaster
Ector County Hospital District Board
Service Master
Sex crimes prosecutor handles cases in Ector County
Susan Redford, deputy district attorney in Ector County, prosecutes sex crimes against women and children and handles sex offender registration issues. Hired 18 months ago by District Attorney John Smith, she has tried four sexual assault cases and estimates 65 cases yearly, with dismissals and pleas affecting jury trials. Redford led the child sexual assault case against 29 year old Joe Julian Ornelas, whose charges were dropped after the victim’s mother waived prosecution. Ernesto Gonzalez, previously defended by Justin Low, was sentenced to five years for indecency with a child, and Low compared Redford to her career.
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Susan Redford
Ector County
John Smith
Redford
Joe Julian Ornelas
Ornelas
Justin Low
Ernesto Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Low
Ector County District Attorney's Office
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