Deadline set to name consultant for Hobbs racetrack review
Hobbs New Mexico awaits a consultant to assess four racetrack license applicants TM Zia Park Artie Hubbard Saddlebrook Park Ken Newton TM Lea Downs Shawn Scott The chosen consultant will judge strengths and weaknesses to ensure a fair process with an aim to finish a report in 30 to 60 days and possibly award a license by late fall or year end with state Gaming Control Board investigation and 2005 race start anticipation
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N.M
Zia Park
Artie Hubbard
Palm Desert
Calif
Saddlebrook Park
Ken Newton
Santa Fe
Lea Downs
Shawn Scott
Las Vegas
Racing Commission
India Hatch
New Mexico Racing Commission
Hatch
Gaming Control Board
Uranium Plant may Move to Lea County
A consortium of U.S. and foreign firms will decide within a month whether to build a 1.1 billion uranium enrichment plant in Lea County. Louisiana Energy Services LES, based in Washington, D C, considered several sites. See PLANT on Page 2A.
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N.M
U.S
Wne
Lea County
Louisiana
Energy Services
LES
Washington, D.C
No business like pet business kicks off by English major
Keira McCain, a 2001 Southwestern University graduate from Georgetown, Texas, turned unemployment into entrepreneurship by launching a pet-sitting service in Odessa in spring 2002. After months of job searching, she saw a market gap for hands on care, leveraging her love of pets and a practical summer project.
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Keira McCain
Lamas
South Odessa
McCain
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Texas
Critter Sitters Elevates Pet Care to Full-Time Venture
The story follows a young woman who built a pet sitting business after a bird rescue interest. She formed an online e-support group of about 700 sitters, bought insurance with Pet Sitters Associates, distributed 1000 fliers, and reached local veterinarians in Odessa. Her service expanded from feeding and exercising pets to watering plants, pool care, and mail pickup, turning a summer project into a full-time occupation.
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Odessa
McCain
Two new Texas redistricting maps spark partisan clash
In Austin the Senate's top mapmaker unveiled two additional congressional boundary plans. Democrat Royce West declares redistricting finished this session while Governor Perry signals another special session if a map isn’t approved by July 29. Republican Staples backs the maps as fair but avoids predicting outcomes.
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Senate
Royce West
Dallas
Rick Perry
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GOP
Texas
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Mount Pleasant
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