Midland Angels to field UA hockey team in WPHL season
Officials defer payments for a year while a fee is set from 34‑game home season utility use. The inter‑local pact expires in seven years or once the city recoups 280000 dollars. Team, owned by Midland Angels, begins WPHL action in October. county to gain about 106000 dollars yearly from concessions if 2700 fans attend each game. over 800 season tickets sold.
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Nightclub debate tests Odessa speaker policy in council
Odessa council discuss its new speaker policy as Graham Brothers Entertainment pushes a 40,000 square foot night club near Music City Mall. North side residents of Esmond Estates fear crime noise and devaluation, while supporters say it serves upscale adults. Graham says petition counts 5000 against 3000, with opening planned summer after meeting approvals.
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Austin outlines tax relief plan from Governor Bush
Gov George Bush proposes major tax relief including raising homestead exemption for school property taxes from 5000 to 25000, rolling back local school tax rates by 20 cents, and exempting business inventories from school taxes. The plan also envisions a $1 billion cut, a sales tax increase to 6.5 cents with up to 2 cents local option, elimination of corporate franchise tax, and a 1.5 percent business sales tax over 500000.
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George Wa
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Tax reform pitfall for property poor districts in Texas
Equity Center leader Craig Foster says new mandates outpace inflation and force districts to raise property taxes while seeking greater state participation. They urge careful tax overhaul to avoid undermining funding equity and potential lawsuits, recalling 1989 and 1991 court victories.
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Nevada honors Ennis Cosby with education scholarship
The University of Nevada at Reno created a special education scholarship in Ennis Cosby’s memory. The foundation and alumni council first contributed 10000 dollars and seek more for a 500 dollar yearly endowment. Ennis Cosby was killed January 16 in Los Angeles while pursuing a doctorate at Columbia. Bill Cosby aided athletic fundraisers in Reno.
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Flexible work time debate grows in Congress and industry
Susan Seitel of Work & Family Connection argues flex time is the workplace future while AFL-CIO lobbyist Peggy Taylor counters that private workers want true flexibility. The discussion spans House and Senate bills by Cass Dalenen and John Ashcroft proposing comp time and flexible hours, with AFL-CIO and federal-expert viewpoints noted.
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Maskhadov wins Chechnya vote amid push for recognition
In Grozny Maskhadov secures 65 percent in a 16 candidate race as Basayev trails under 30. He signals willingness to compromise within limits and aims to make Chechnya an Islamic state and seek war reparations from Russia while Moscow watches for a possible direct dialogue to settle Chechnya’s status within the federation.
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Shamil Basayev
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Who is to blame for teen drug use in ECISD schools
A Texas A&M study links ECISD students to high tobacco alcohol and drug use. Observers fault schools for shifting drug education toward TAAS efforts while others blame parents for lack of control. Readers are invited to respond by Thursday midnight via fax or email.
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ECISO
Commissioners to lease old county jail plan clarified
In the Jan 27 issue the story on leasing the old county jail misstated inmate levels. Only minimum and medium security inmates would be housed. Also corrected is the claim about eliminating the inspector post. A special election would need registered voters’ signatures across Ector County’s four precincts.
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Untitled Horses Case Exposes Wild Horse Adoptions
An internal memo cited BLM official Lili Thomas admitting back-dating documents in the Wild Horse and Burro Program. Since 1990s, 165,635 horses deemed excess were given to adopters for 125 dollars, with about 40,000 wild remaining and 18,000+ adopters. Wheat farmer Sharp sits in federal prison for selling untitled horses. an AUSA says the sentence should deter title-avoidance. The AP found 20 adopters. most had sold or lost their animals.
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John Brenna
Lili Thomas
Brenna
Thomas
Thomas Sharp
West Texas
U.S
Hank Hockeimer
Oklahoma
Sharp
Petrocelli closes five month case with stern verdict words
Simpson showed no reaction as the five month case neared end. Petrocelli delivered a stirring finale after closing arguments amid an hour delay caused by a jury issue. Anonymous sources reported jurors were approached about post trial seating deals. the judge questioned all panelists but did not dismiss anyone. The plaintiffs attacked Simpson and Baker for denying victims' lives and demanded accountability for two deaths.
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Sim
Simpson
Baker
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