County withholds GRW payment over faulty jail kitchen AC
Ector County Commissioners voted unanimously to withhold a 4800 May rent payment to GRW Inc for the temporary jail kitchen at the Law Enforcement Center after the air conditioner failed to cool the kitchen on hot days. Maintenance Director Gerald Dunlap said interior temps reached 104 degrees. GRW official Mike Montgomery supported withholding if standards were not met as contractor Hill worked on repairs.
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Ector County
Law Enforcement Center
GRW Inc
Gerald Dunlap
Dunlap
GRW
Paul Hill
Hill
Mike Montgomery
Montgomery
Mike Patton
Patton
Bryson Tank
Larry Johnson
Johnson Seefeldt Architects
Rebates Rise in Odessa Sales Tax Refunds
Odessa June state sales tax rebates rose 9.87 percent to 618,050.90, up from 562,513.88 a year before, offsetting weaker totals in prior months. The rebate reflects April purchases in Odessa and leaves year to date slightly above last year’s figure, per city finance official James Iner.
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Odessa
Texas Comptroller's Office
James Iner
City of
San Angelo
Big Spring
State Comptroller of Public Accounts
Tax rebate status in Odessa aims to steady revenue
Debra Simpson, rector, reports Odessa’s tax rebate efforts remain steady as this month’s increase offsets declines in previous months. The city has collected about $8.9 million in revenue to date, projecting similar totals to finish the fiscal year.
Scientists push male birth control in India study
In New Delhi researchers led by Sujoy Guha at IIT work on a reversible male birth control using two injections scrotal sterilization and fertility restoration. The plan aims to surpass vasectomy if proven effective though years of testing remain and progress is uneven across nations.
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New Delhi
India
Sujoy K. Guha
Center For Biomedical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Teens risk online dangers lure teens from home
Two teen runaways illustrate online perils as a 13-year-old from Louisville was found in Los Angeles after weeks apart from family and explicit images appeared on her computer while a Seattle teen was lured to Sansort by a gay chat contact. The exposes highlight parental shock, internet pornography, and unsafe chat rooms.
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Louisville
FBI
Los Angeles
Tara Noble
San Francisco
Seattle
Sansort
America
Bill Montgomery
Maple Valley
Wash
Daniel
San Francisco International
Montgomery
Supreme Court tightens limits on affirmative action
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, said federal programs must meet strict scrutiny when aiding minorities and evaluating reverse discrimination. The ruling affects federal and local programs, including minority business aid, and signals tighter scrutiny of desegregation plans in school cases. Justice O Connor notes the playing field will shift, with more challenges likely.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Colorado
Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia
O'Connor
Kansas City
C. Stephen Ralston
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Obsession Drives Teacher to Slay Ex-Girlfriend
A former Odessa elementary gym teacher, Patrick Trueblood, 38, shot his ex-girlfriend Pamela Draper, 35, in Coppell, Dallas area, in front of her two young sons, then killed himself. Neighbors and Draper’s mother described Trueblood as obsessed. Draper reportedly knew of the fixation but did not foresee danger.
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Odessa
Coppell
Dallas
Patrick Trueblood
Pamela Draper
Draper
Ross
Jan Penn
Trueblood
Penn
Jean Patrick
Hodges
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Kelli- Tarnacliff
Permian Basin Community Center
Tarnacliff
Freedom Park
Nathan Dean
Asa
Debra Simpson
Andrews
Lubbock
International Planned Parenthood Federation
O.A
Fun & Games
Ken Brodnax
Teacher
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