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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 2004

Page

10

Alpine Faces Traffic Surge From NAFTA Truck Route

Alpine, Texas, fears hundreds more trucks on the main street as the Gateway to the Pacific route expands. Officials warn of noise, pollution, and highway wear while Presidio sees short-term economic benefits from Mexican trucks. Residents push for bypasses amid concerns over preserving the town’s tourist character and smaller community feel.

Alpine West Texas Brewster County Val Beard Pacific Mexico Pacific Coast Odessa-Midland Supreme Court U.S Alan Gerson Gerson Big Bend National Park Peggy Martin Kiowa Presidio Marfa Odessa Midland Texas Department of Transportation Chihuahua Interior California Dallas Chicago St. Louis Denver Tom Nance United States

Education board weighs four year science graduation rule

Dallas AP report details a 200 million plan by the State Board of Education to require four years of science for high school graduation, doubling the current three year rule. Supporters cite weak TAKS science scores and the need for rigor, while critics warn of teacher shortages and higher costs for new labs and classrooms across financially strapped districts.

Dallas State Board of Education Texas Cynthia Thornton Dallas Morning News

Texas Tech chancellor named as UW leadership contender

Texas Tech University System Chancellor David R. Smith emerges as a top candidate to lead the University of Wisconsin System. The Wisconsin State Journal cites unnamed sources on a short list for replacement of outgoing president Katharine Lyall. Smith confirms candidacy and says he may learn if he is on the finalists list. he notes no notification yet. The search committee has met privately to narrow the field, amid past publicized tensions with a basketball coach.

Madison Wis Texas Tech University System David R. Smith University of Wisconsin System Wisconsin State Journal Smith Katharine Lyall Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Texas Tech Bob Knight Lubbock Knight Indiana University

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