Bushpinsage of endurance in campaign diary tale
The article portrays George W. Bush in a candid hotel room scene with wife Laura and friend Don Evans as he contemplates the New Hampshire nominating race. It notes his early morning fatigue, plan to run against John McCain, potential general election with Al Gore, and his decision to quit drinking in 1986. It highlights his health focus and disciplined routine, including treadmill workouts and rest.
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Laura
Don Evans
Bush
New Hampshire
Arizona
John McCain
al Gore
Gore
Richardson urges grid reform to avert outages and stabilize prices
Energy secretary Richardson warns of summer power failures from grid restructuring and rising oil and heating oil costs. He backs Congressional action for reliability, meets with OPEC ministers to discuss production curbs, and rules out using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to influence prices. He hints at future political runs.
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Congress
Richardson
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Venezuela
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Louisiana
Northeast
al Gore
Gore
U.N
New
New Mexico
Boss Band Encore Tour Dates and Europe Run
The Boss and his band announce an encore tour through June starting February 28 at State College Pennsylvania with tickets on sale February 5. The five night stand at Madison Square Garden closes the run on June 12 15 17 and 20 following a 44 city Europe and US trek that drew over 1.8 million fans.
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New York
the Boss
State College
Madison Square Garden
Europe
United States
Odessa park phases and regional energy project updates
City plans Phase III for a park expansion with rest rooms, lighting and a four field softball complex plus concessions, playgrounds and security lighting funded at 705000. Odessa Chamber and TIE discuss a 300 million electric plant, 175 million financing, and cross border highway studies to ease truck routes through Chihuahua and Ojinaga.
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van Hagan
City Parks and Recreation
Steve Patton
Patton
Neil McDonald
Odessa
McDonald
Ector County COPD deaths far exceed state average
Data show 1997 COPD fatalities in Ector County reached 93 with a rate of 48.3 per 100 000, well above Texas 22.8. Other Permian Basin counties Howard and Midland also topped the state rate, while 1995 and 1996 figures kept Ector above average. Experts link smoking and petrochemical pollution to the high mortality, noting aging residents and air pollutants as possible factors.
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Ector County
Permian Basin
Howard
Midland
Hendrickson
Texas
American Cancer Society
National
Centers For Disease Control
NOAA
Richardson
Cugell
Medical Center Hospital
Andrea Wade
MCH
Wade
Neil Carman
The
Texas Sierra Club
Ector
Carman
Texas Air Board
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Odessa
TNRCC
Patrick Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Texas Department of Health
TDH
Emily Palmer
Spencer
Dewhurst expands clean up and veteran programs led by Mauro
Texas land office sponsor Dewhurst touts expansion of the Adopt A Beach and Texas Clean Up Day programs started by former land commissioner Garry Mauro. More than 10,000 students joined a one day event collecting 139 tons of trash as part of efforts to involve youths and raise awareness about litter such as body bags and cars. The office also highlights veterans loans, increasing the house loan limit to 203000 and offering low interest assistance for alternative teaching certificates. Dewhurst addresses a use tax notice, noting possible political motives and urging Legislature to set a threshold to inform taxpayers. He also notes potential candidacy for lieutenant governor alongside Gov Bush and Lt Gov Perry.
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Garry Mauro
Dewhurst
Land Office
Carole Keeton Rylander
Southwest Airlines
Comptroller’s Office
Santa Fe
Texas
Carole
Rylander
George W. Bush
Rick Perry
Wild world notes and Q and A from L M Boyd
A mosaic of trivia and quotes on TVs in bedrooms lizards breathing moon seas dogged tasks and maggots in wound care. It threads pop culture queries with curious facts such as polar bears behavior and Dalmatian duties. contact details for L M Boyd are included.
Odessa American Address for Changes
The Odessa American prints a notice directing readers to send address changes to PO Box 2952 in Odessa Texas 79760 2952.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Readers' Guide Advertising Contacts and Numbers
Advertising director reachable at 333 7750 with ADFAX 334 8644. Classified department and fax lines listed as 333 7777 and 333 7619 for 24 hour classifieds.
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Bill Salter
John Kerr
Tammye Mineo
Bill Mills
Frances
Frances Irvineeeneneeneeee
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