Close Mexican presidential race leaves result uncertain
Mexico's presidential contest between Felipe Calderon and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador remained too close to call as officials conducted a rapid tally. Polls opened late at some stations and eight of more than 130,000 polling places failed to open, with exit polls withheld due to small margins.
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Mexico
Felipe Calderon
Vicente Fox
National Action Party
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Democratic Revolution Party
Luis Carlos Ugalde
Federal Electoral Institute
Patriotic Celebrations At First Baptist Odessa
A Sunday Patriotic Celebration at First Baptist Church in Odessa featured a statue model of the Statue of Liberty plus choir barbershop quartet orchestra and armed forces members. Laura Bush's mother Jenna Welch attended the second event. A mother and child waved flags as the program honored veterans and those serving today.
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First Baptist Church
Odessa
Laura Bush
Jenna Welch
UTPB students to Chihuahua on Spanish and culture exchange
Thirty University of Texas at the Permian Basin students will travel to Chihuahua, Mexico, for a three week exchange with the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua while 30 Chihuahuan students visit UTPB. The trip aims to boost Spanish fluency and cultural understanding amid maquiladora activity and regional history.
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Chihuahua
Universidad Autonéma de Chihuahua
Rey Lascano
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Alyssa Lascano
Lascano
Anita Absher
Reagan Elementary
Mexico
IF YOU GO Immunization Clinics Schedule
Immunization clinics run from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays except July 4. They operate 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 5 to 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month.
Health Department urges parents to beat long lines for vaccines
The Ector County Health Department urges parents to immunize children early this summer to avoid back-to-school rush. Two extra immunization clinics were added on Thursday to help families, with directors noting the goal is to ease parental scheduling rather than workers’ hours.
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Ector County
Gino Solla
Farris
Laura Mathew
Ecisd Health Services
Mathew
OA Summer Scrapbook Vacation Photo Contest
Enter the OA Summer Scrapbook Vacation Photo Contest by August 14. Send 8 by 10 photos to OA, 222 E Fourth St, Odessa Texas 79761, or email oaphoto@oapa.com. Include name, address and daytime phone. Photos will not be returned. Call 333 7774 or 333 7740.
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