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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2000
Page
9
Ken Brodnax notes the Internet boosts reading interest despite print challenges. He highlights Stephen King releasing The Plant installments online for a dollar each and argues online access may pry readers from screens while newspapers fear lost revenue.
Ector County Commissioners declared a state of emergency after a three day outage of the courthouse air conditioning. They approved Johnson Controls to buy new AC units for 400000 without competitive bidding due to emergency. The jail operated by Civigenics faces potential temperature compliance issues under Texas standards.
A bomb threat prompted a courthouse lockdown, with 220 prisoners kept inside the detention center in the Ector County Courthouse. Sheriff Sgt Roy L Gladden reported two explosive devices were suspected, while Judge Jerry Caddel ordered staff and attorneys home as bomb technicians swept the building.
A bomb threat closed the Ector County Courthouse briefly on Monday. Brenda the Belgian Malinois and her trainer Leslie Alexander searched three floors without finding explosives. The dog arrived after a Permian Chapter of Credit Unions donation spurred by prior threats and Columbine concerns.
The Texas Water Development Board region F faces irrigation water demand exceeding projected supply in 11 of 32 counties. The finding was presented by Phillip Johnson, director of Texas Tech University's Thornton Agricultural Finance Institute, to the regional water planning group.
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