Salgado wins ruling over Ector County ISD firing
A state appointed hearing examiner found no cause to fire Bowie Junior High coach Jaime Salgado and urged restoring his contract. The six page report challenged nine district allegations including improper student contact. District trustees may accept the finding or proceed with termination. Salgado plans to contest.
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Ector County
Bowie
Jaime Salgado
Big Spring
John Rheinscheld
Salgado
Rheinscheld
Lonnie Hobbs
James Rush
Rheinscheid
Odessa
Board of Trustees
Chuck Hornung
Hornung
Sul Ross State University
Hobbs
Diesel truck overturns blocks Loop 338 intersection in Odessa
Emergency crews shut the Loop 338 and University Boulevard intersection after a diesel fuel truck flipped onto its side and caught fire. The driver, treated for minor injuries, refused transport. Police expect a multi hour closure while fuel is washed away and the area secured. The driver will be cited.
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Loop 338
University Boulevard
Odessa
John C. Foust
Faust
Robert Hammerman
Postal workers protest in Odessa over sorting machines
Odessa postal workers join a national protest to oppose automated sorting that they say slows deliveries and lengthens workdays. Union leaders cite billions spent on machinery while officials insist service standards are rising, with 90 percent of local mail delivered within 24 hours.
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Odessa
Postal Service
Penny Smith
National Association of Letter Carriers
U.S Postal Service
Smith
Ces
Ramirez
Juan Martinez
American Postal Workers Union
Janice McCreary
Mark Sterkel
Larry Price
U.S. Postal Service
UTPB Course Keeps Olympic History Alive
University of Texas of the Permian Basin students study the Olympics in a summer course titled Olympic Games taught by Lois Hale. The class explores politics nationalism amateurism and drug use while using World Wide Web sources to trace historical themes from Soviet participation to language and cultural values.
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Atlanta
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Lois Hale
Hale
International Olympic Committee
Elicia Leach
Ted Ward
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