Odessa TX DOT worker earns environmental achievement award
An Odessa district employee for the Texas Department of Transportation received an environmental achievement award at the East Business 20 office on Tuesday. The event highlighted the agency’s ongoing environmental efforts and community impact.
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Viking Jarl Billy Goudie Leads Harbor Escort in Lerwick
The Guizer Jarl Billy Goudie of the Jarl Squad raises his axe aboard the 30-foot Viking longship as the squad guides the vessel to Lerwick harbor in Shetland Islands Scotland.
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Lerwick
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Scotland
Elevator plunge at Empire State Building injures two
An Empire State Building elevator fell 400 feet after a cable snapped, but an emergency braking system stopped it on the fourth floor. Passengers Shamika Peterson and Joe Masoraca were aboard on Monday. Peterson was treated for neck and shoulder pain, Masoraca refused care.
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Empire State Building
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Peterson
Joe Masoraca
Masoraca
ClearSource wins first Odessa City Council approval for 15 year cable deal
The Odessa City Council unanimously approved on first reading a 15 year franchise with ClearSource Inc to provide cable, phone and Internet service. The plan calls for fiber optic construction to begin soon with completion by November 1 2007 and possible earlier full service. ClearSource will pay 5 percent of gross revenues and offer up to 150 channels and 512K bps Internet. Final reading set for February 8.
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ClearSource
Scott Smith
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National Cable Television Association
JC. Roberts Construction
Midland
Tate
Bush ponders fate on campaign trail in New Hampshire
Gov George W Bush says his moment in time may have come as he heads toward the New Hampshire primary after winning Iowa. He reflects on past near misses and credits sobriety with keeping him in the race, while on the campaign plane he longs for home and his routine.
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Bush
Texas
New Hampshire
Iowa
Energy leader says oil reserves won’t be used
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson told the AP he does not plan triggering the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ease oil price spikes. He emphasized market-determined prices and said reserves are for emergencies. The White House announced extra heating oil aid for low income families as a northeast blizzard hit and New Hampshire voters prepare for the presidential primary.
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New Hampshire
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Lung disease high in Odessa tied to COPD dangers
In Odessa 66 year old Harold Richardson relies on a plastic oxygen tube and respirator for COPD, a lung disease killed over 100000 annually. COPD is mainly caused by smoking with links to environmental pollutants. The Texas Department of Health notes Odessa counties as high risk.
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Texas Department of Health
Ector
Dewhurst maps out new preservation program for Texas documents
Texas Land Commissioner David Dewhurst announced an Adopt A Document Adopt A Map initiative to fund restoration of the state’s 35 million historic documents and maps. He cited the original Spanish land grants and the 1901 Ector County map, urging civic groups to participate and educate the community through Keep Odessa Beautiful events.
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David Dewhurst
Stephen F Austin
Dewhurst
Keep Odessa Beautiful
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