Cup of Joe on the Rise as Chains Test Gourmet Brew
In Seattle AP reports the gourmet coffee trend spreading to chain restaurants. Some diners miss the old diner coffee as chains add upscale blends and flavors, with Denny’s denying a change to regular coffee and McDonald’s testing higher quality brews in Seattle.
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Seattle
America
Rose Mary Crane
Hollister
Calif
Denny’s
Debbie Atkins
McDonald’s
Bill Whitman
Redd family mourns lost brother on anniversary
Randy Redd, 38, Odessan, was killed by Odessa Police officers after a 12 hour standoff last July on his home lawn. A grand jury ruled the shooting justified as Redd allegedly charged with a metal pipe. His family sues, argues he had mental health issues and stopped meds, trial set for September in U S District Court. Janet Redd, 33, and friend Doris Webster recall a gentle giant who shouldered family duties from a young age.
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Randy Redd
Redd
Odessa
U.S. District Court
Randy
Janet
Doris Webster
Webster
Joseph
Reeves County Detention Center Expands to House 1000 Inmates
Reeves County plans to add 300 federal inmates to the county operated Detention Center raising capacity to 1,000. The $2 million expansion will create 40 jobs and convert dorm dayrooms to beds. Warden Rudy Franco cites increased federal housing and local economic impact. County Judge Jimmy Galindo notes growth from 500 to 1,000 inmates since 1995.
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Reeves County Detention Center
Pecos
Reeves County
U.s.-Mexico
Rudy Franco
Franco
Jimmy Galindo
Galindo
DPS Concealed handgun safety draws questions
In Texas more than 1,600 of 184,262 concealed carry licensees were arrested for alleged crimes, including 14 murder related charges. Austin licensee Paul Saustrup is charged with murder in a shooting. Legislators debate screening and impact of the law amid arrest rates.
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Austin
Texas Department of Safety
DPS
Paul Saustrup
Eric Demart Smith
Smith
Saustrup
Jerry Patterson
Pasadena
Patterson
Elliott Naishtat
D-Austin
Father Kills Children and Himself in Jasper Shooting
In Jasper Indiana a man recently divorced from his wife murdered his children and then killed himself at the home. Theresa Ritzert confronted him as he shot one child with a shotgun before she called police from a neighbor’s house after discovering the phone line had been cut. Names released include John M Ritzert 30 and his children Jarod William Ritzert and others.
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Jasper, Ind
Theresa Ritzert
Jasper
John M. Ritzert
Jarod William Ritzert
Blair offers to arrange Northern Ireland talks
Prime Minister Tony Blair proposed indirect contact talks to mediate a Protestant march through a Catholic Garvaghy Road neighborhood in Portadown. The Orange Order and Catholic residents accepted the offer as tension rose over the banned procession and potential clashes.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Tony Blair
Blair
Jonathan Powell
Orange Order
Garvaghy Road
Portadown
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