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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2002
Page
2
A new strip will replace Brenda Starr on Thursdays page after transmission issues delayed its start. Non Sequitur appears in 500 newspapers and has won four Reuben Awards since its 2000 launch. Readers may send opinions to the editor at OA link.freedom.com or Odessa American PO Box 2952 Odessa 79760-2952.
The project saws concrete at Tanglewood Ave and 42nd into 3 foot squares to induce cracks for movement. Repairs at Grandview and 42nd are not expected to pose problems, with completion planned to last 30 years. Estimated repair cost is 7000 dollars, paid by the state. Businesses report hardship as construction continues since April 1.
City council may pick an overpass design for the JBS Parkway area within four months. TxDOT notes six options and estimates costs up to 11 million, with funding gaps and homeowner concerns over traffic and property values. Officials cite 3,000 daily eastbound I-20 trips rerouted and master-plan aims to extend JBS south.
VH1 confirmed plans to develop a weekly reality series following Liza Minnelli and her husband producer David Gest. Minnelli, 56, wed Gest in a star filled ceremony in March. The report notes other celebrity reality efforts including Anna Nicole Smith and Sean Combs.
Commissioners consider funding a water tank for Family Dollar in Odessa at about 128000, far below the initial 300000 estimate. The court seeks state-law compliant financing as construction could start August 5 with all five taxing entities pledging abatements or incentives, including Odessa city and county bodies.
The Dow retreats 740.31 points over six straight losing sessions after last week's 694.97 loss. Nasdaq climbs 9.12 to 1382.62 while S&P 500 falls 3.46 to 917.93. Analysts note markets driven by fear rather than economy, with no major index weekly gains since mid May. Hugh Johnson comments on the emotional market pullback.
Duke Energy shares fell to a 52 week low as three brokerages downgraded the stock amid federal probes into energy trading practices. A senior manager in Duke's Houston trading unit was placed on leave as investigators seek access, while El Paso and Dynegy report charges and accounting reviews. The Enron fallout drives broader scrutiny of round trip trades across the sector.
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Argus Hamilton notes a boiling family feud over Ted Williams burial amid oddball bits about Allen Iverson jail plans and Anna Nicole Smith engagement. He jokes the Yankees top wealth lists while Martha Stewart proposes trades. Biden? No. The piece riffs on politics and sports with satirical one-liners and a plug for his Comedy Store act.
Shawn Eric Bird, 40, allegedly mailed over 100 envelopes to medical offices and other sites in Belleville Ontario containing notes with insults and smeared feces and urine. He was arrested in May after calling a police station while posing as Spiderman and Green Goblin, tipped off by background noise.
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