Mediation Nears in ECISD Desegregation Talks
Assistant Superintendent Hector Mendez reports mediation progress in the ECISD desegregation case while Hinojosa cautions about discussing specifics until a formal agreement is reached. MALDEF urged continued court supervision, highlighting minority teacher shortages and ESL challenges, with a federal hearing set for August if mediation fails.
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Hector Mendez
Mendez
Hinojosa
Maldef
ECISD
Ector County
Rob Juwell
John Ben Shepperd Journal of Practical Leadership Debuts
The JBS Public Leadership Institute at Odessa announces the John Ben Shepperd Journal of Practical Leadership, a refereed annual publication. It features 15 articles on leadership, with submissions from across the country including Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. The inaugural issue was ready after six to eight months of work and will be available in Mesa Building room 4242 at UTPB.
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John Ben Shepperd
Public Leadership Institute
Practical Leadership
Jack Ladd
The
Leadership Institute
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute
Tom Parks
JBS Leadership Institute
Mesa
Utpb
Parks
Indigent Funeral Buried After Family Could Not Pay
The Ellard family faced difficulty paying for John Ellard and Allan Ellard of Toronto could not cover burial costs after Ellard's death. Martinez-Smith Funeral Chapels reported the body not yet viewed and the county later agreed to bury him. Ector County Cemetery Director Martha Fierro noted the county funds 15 to 20 indigent burials yearly, with assistance required during life. Odessa attorney Carol Gregg advised prepaying or setting up savings to prevent future hardship.
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Ellard
Martinez-Smith Funeral
John Ellard
Allan Ellard
Toronto
Lorrina Martinez
Martinez-Smith
Martinez
Martha Fierro
Ector County
Fierro
Carol Gregg
Odessa
Prearranged funerals highlighted by county burial aid
The Rev. Raymond Ellard died June 5 at Seabury Nursing Center. Graveside services were held at Ector County Cemetery. The county covered Ellard’s burial when his family could not pay. Funeral costs start at 3500 and rise to about 6500 with casket and vault. cremation from 1000. cemetery plots 500 to 2000. Experts urge advance directives and living wills for medical decisions.
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Raymond Ellard
Seabury Nursing Center
Ellard
Ector County Cemetery
S. Dixie Blvd
Ronny Albritton
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa
Albritton
Gregg
John Ellard
Iraqi Accordance Front spokesman cites Sunni stake in Maliki gov
The analysis spokesman for the Iraqi Accord Front criticizes U S presence as symbolic with little Iraqi gain. Muqtada al Sadr supporters plan a Wednesday protest against Bush visit while Baghdad University professor says the trip aims to show progress including Zarqawi killing. Maliki faces Sunni distrust and Shiite militias blamed for deadly chaos as sovereignty turns two years old. Patrick Quinn of AP notes Iraq’s fragile security and political odds for Maliki before elections.
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Iraqi Accordance Front
al- Maliki
Muqtada al-Sadr
Bush
Hassan al- Robaie
al-Sadr
Baghdad University
Nabil Mohammed Selim
Abu Musab al- Zarqawi
al- Qaida
Iraq
United States
Selim
Baghdad
al-Maliki
Washington
Patrick Quinn
Southeast Europe
Associated Press
Authorities seek 42 year old man with three warrants
Odessa police seek Robert Keith Brooks 42 for assault causing bodily injury and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is 6 1 and 220 pounds, known to frequent Seminole and Houston. Aliases include Bobby Brooks and Bubba Brooks. Tip lines: CrimeStoppers 333 TIPS or 333 8477 or Odessa Police 333 3641.
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Robert Keith Brooks
Odessa
Bob Forbus
Seminole
Houston
Susan Rogers
Brooks
Bobby Brooks
Bubba Brooks
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