Perry and Sharp woo oil voters in Fort Worth
Republican Rick Perry and Democrat John Sharp addressed about 200 Texas oil producers at their annual meeting. Perry sought severance tax cuts and tougher juvenile crime penalties while Sharp touted Texas Performance Review job cuts and a two year severance tax waiver linked to oil prices. Both stressed backing oil and gas and reducing federal intrusion.
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Texas
Rick
John Sharp
Texas A&m
Sharp
Texas Performance Review
Perry
Dan Morales
End of bilingual education affects California children
California voters passed Proposition 227 ending bilingual education for 1.4 million students with limited English and moving them after one year into English immersion. The measure sparked civil rights lawsuits and local pushback from San Francisco Unified School District while opponents cite research showing three to five years needed to gain academic English.
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Los Angeles Times
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Odessa Death Notices Chronicle Diverse Obituaries
Obituaries from Odessa, Fort Worth and Andrews list Edna Digby 80 Odessa June 7, Annie Duvall 75 Odessa June 1, Cecil Edwards 62 Odessa June 7, Eddie Houston 29 Odessa June 4, Stella Rogers 48 Andrews June 6, Rowena Sparks 82 Andrews June 7. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings and grandchildren. Burials at Sunset Memorial Gardens Greenwood Memorial Park Andrews Old Cemetery planned services and arrangers noted.
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Hubbard-Kelly Chapel
Clydell Chapman
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Meade
Kan
Andrews
Larry Digby
Fort Worth
Annie I. Duvall
Arlington
Greenwood Chapel
Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ
Greenwood Memorial Park
Cecil Howard Edwards
Edwards Body Shop
Medical Center Hospital
Wayne Ziegler
Abilene
Blanche Edwards
Tommy Edwards
Steven Edwards
Susan Percifield
Cynthia Light
Monahans
Alfred Edwards
Eddie Charles Houston
Frank W. Wilson
James P. Bridges
Artesia
N.M
Midland
Ers
Bealls Department Store
Permian General Hospital
Calvary Baptist Church
Mike Henson
Andrews Old Cemetery
McNett Funeral Home
Andrew Glenn Rogers Jr
Lindy Vodron
New Braunfels
Kathrine Ett Sears
Larry Sears
Jerry Sears
Johnny Rogers
Arkansas
Steve Rogers
Lamesa
Wesley Rogers
Lesley Rogers
Dallas
Girl killed by younger cousin in Harris County
A 13-year-old girl, Brittany Jackson, died after a gun stored under a bed was fired while she and a 12-year-old cousin played with it in a family member’s home. Police say the shooting appears accidental though the gun’s owner could face charges. The girl died at Hermann Hospital. The mother urged households to keep guns away from children.
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Brittany
Hermann Hospital
Linda Jackson
Obituary Notice Policy for Odessa American Readers
The Odessa American accepts death notices and paid obituaries from established funeral homes in its 21 county area or for relatives living outside that area. Notices may include life history, pallbearers, and tributes. photos accepted only with paid obituaries. Submissions by 4:30 p.m. appear the next day.
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Tully Russell
Guy Edwards Jr
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Albuquerque
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Bhopp
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Dennis Swanberg
the Swan
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National Religious Broadcasters Convention
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Odyssey Channel
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