Safe Zones designated by Odessa Police Department
Odessa police designate Safe Zones each week to boost traffic enforcement focusing on red lights stop signs speed and other moving violations. This week Safe Zones cover East Eighth Street blocks 2000 to 2700 Andrews Highway blocks 2700 to 4200 and East 42nd Street blocks 4100 to 5300. Authorities urge adherence to laws to reduce crashes injuries and fatalities.
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Texas Book Festival invites Texas students to Fiction Writing Contest
The Texas Book Festival seeks original fiction up to 2000 words from Texas junior high and high school students for its 12th annual contest with three divisions. Deadline July 27. First place ships cash prizes 250 plus plaque and festival panel invite. Call 512-477-4055 or see texasbookfestival.org. Also MS Bike: Cactus & Crude Ride 2013 invites riders 12 and older with a $250 fundraising minimum, starting in Midland and ending in Post. Registration ongoing. bikeMStexas.org.
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Texasbookfestival.org
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Do it yourself ice cream sandwich buffet guide
A backyard barbecue idea offers a DIY ice cream sandwich setup using graham crackers cookies gelato and sherbet for versatile flavor pairings. The Food page promises ideas and combinations to craft the perfect dessert bar.
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Graham
Texas child poverty rates and county rankings report
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kid Count report places Texas at 27 percent child poverty in 2011, with 1.8 million children impoverished. Ector County scores low compared to Midland and Andrews Counties. Nationally, child poverty is 23 percent, while uninsured children in Texas fell from 18 percent to 13 percent over three years. Frances Deviney notes progress but work remains.
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Center For Public Policy Priorities
Austin
Associated Press
Lone Star
Child poverty rates by county in Texas 2013
Report shows county and state poverty figures from 2013 with Ector County at 21 percent, Midland 19 percent, Andrews 18, Tom Green 25, El Paso 34, Texas 27, US 10 percent. Source Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. United States figure cited. notes Ector County above normal.
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Annie E Casey Foundation Data Center and County Health Rankings
Annie E Casey Foundation data center and Kids Count link, plus County Health Rankings site cited for health statistics. The brief references indicate sources for demographic and health data without additional context or events.
UTPB students turn jeans into paper in class demo
Christopher Valenzuela and Connie Kile demonstrate pulp based paper making at UTPB. Students create sheets for two book types and begin three dimensional paper projects during the Wednesday class.
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Connie Kile
Students Turn Blue Jeans Into Paper in UT Permian Basin Class
In an accelerated summer art course at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, students including Sarah January use smartphones to note materials for a paper making project. Under Assistant Professor Mario Khan, they transform recycled jeans and sheets into pulp then sheets for ink or charcoal studies.
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Who is the weaker sex in health pursuit
The piece argues men neglect health prevention, citing fewer regular checkups, higher hospitalization for preventable illnesses, and a 4.5 year shorter average life. It notes embarrassment and fear of seeming less masculine as barriers, with risks like high blood pressure and cancers of the prostate and testicles highlighted alongside contact details for ORMC resources.
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Casey Foundation
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Mark Sterkel
Visual Arts Department
Tinyurl.com
Levi Stone
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Iasishealthcare.com
Odessaregional Medicalcenter.com
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