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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2003
Page
2
Reports describe a surge of disinformation and propaganda aimed at undermining the U S presence in Iraq. Iraqi loyalists march with US trained cadets while electricity cuts fuel unrest and insurgents claim responsibility. U S officials push retracts and counter narratives amid alarming rumors.
Lawmakers wrestle over a $785 billion portion of a $2.2 trillion budget affecting Medicare, drug benefits, and medical savings accounts. The House advances a measure 216-215 after GOP defections while Senate Democrats resist privatization and income linked caps, amid a broader fight over liability awards and entitlement spending.
Charles attends a concert benefiting the Prince's Trust as teenagers fill the audience. Tom Shebbeare notes the prince's insistence on attendance despite options to skip. Nearby, residents fear the presence of a reality show in their neighborhood and a lawsuit accuses Bunim Murray of zoning violations as NBC airs the program this fall.
Odessa High School welcomes Leach to a top administrative role amid ties to the school district and family history. Roy Garcia, Hood Junior High assistant principal, and ECISD administrators form a 22-member field, reflecting Leach’s long involvement as teacher, coach, and leader. The family remains rooted in Odessa as Leach begins a new school year.
Ron Leach earned a 1980 education certification at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and a 1973 BA from West Texas State University after Andrews High School in 1969. He served as principal at Hood Junior High in 2002 03 and Bowie Junior High from 1998 2002, with prior roles at Odessa High School from 1986 1998 and teaching/coaching there 1975 1986. He earned the Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Association outstanding administrator award (2000 01) and the Texas Classroom Teachers Association outstanding administrator award (2001). He is married to Vicki and father to Jon and Rick, and collects buffalo imagery.
On June 15 a 13 year old boy in West Bengal began producing quarter inch winged beetles in his urine after eggs hatched inside him per Dr Chittaranjan Maity. In Hooghly a 9 year old girl was ceremonially married to a stray dog in a tribal custom to protect a child when her first tooth appears. the ceremony was non binding and delayed for years.
The Odessa American lists its mailing address at 222 E. 4th Street Odessa Texas and P.O. Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 2952. It provides main contact numbers for weekday hours 337 6262 and a toll free line 800 375 4661. For missing papers call 337 7314 or 888 375 OAOA during specified morning and weekend hours.
The Odessa American lists delivery and subscription rates, with monthly and multi month options. It notes hours for placing home delivery orders and provides contact numbers for subscriptions and production staff along with a liability disclaimer regarding content.
A jumbled column notes Arnold Schwarzenegger in Baghdad backing war strategy, Bush golf at Andrews, and global political spins. It weaves pop culture, politics, and scandals with mixed claims about beaming stages, legal woes, and celebrity musings, ending with Argus Hamilton hosting at The Comedy Store.
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