Final Impression Turns Sour at Edgewater Laughlin
Ken Brodnax recalls a Las Vegas style miscue at Laughlin Edgewater where room rates misled and a cashing delay ruined a guest’s stay. A $20 bet yielded $23, but a cashier's held ticket forced a mailed submission, triggering a vow to stop recommending the casino and damaging years of goodwill.
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Evada
Laughlin
Las Vegas
Edgewater
Vegas
Weg
Ken Brodnax
Jorya Sano
OA@link
Freedom
Library keeps downtown home with air system overhaul
Ector County commissioners decided to keep the Ector County Public Library at its 321 West Fifth Street downtown site and will spend 417000 to upgrade the building's air conditioning. They had considered moving or merging with Odessa College or UT Permian Basin but space and parking issues blocked those options. The five story building, purchased in 1981, was formerly medical offices and officials prefer a single story for easier access.
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Ector County Public Library
Commissioners Court
Public Works
Don Bonifay
Odessa College
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Bonifay
W. Fifth St
Odessa
Darwin Weigel
Erika Hernandez
Ector County
Hernandez
No arrests in graduate's West Odessa stabbing death
West Odessa investigators say no charges have been filed in the stabbing death of 19-year-old Jerry Bryant, a Odessa High School 1996 graduate. Bryant died after being found in a friend's pickup near West University Boulevard and Moss Avenue around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The neighbor in a confrontation near Moss and Lockwood is not charged. autopsy in Lubbock was normal. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Temple Baptist Church with viewing at Easterling Funeral Home and interment Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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West Odessa
Jerry Bryant
West University Boulevard
Moss Avenue
Ector County
Bryant
Odessa High School
Lockwood Street
Mark Donaldson
Lubbock
Donaldson
Randy Wise
S & W Tackaberry Supply
Temple Baptist Church
Easterling Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Odessa shopper battle ends in draw
In Odessa a courtroom battle between Mr. Pennysaver owner Bill Eggar and Want Ads of Odessa president Tim Engelgau ended with temporary injunctions by 161st District Judge Tryon Lewis. The orders bar both publishers from altering or removing the other’s display racks and publications as the dispute over supermarket cabinet displays continues.
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Ector County
L61st
Tryon Lewis
Pennysaver
Want Ads of
Odessa
Thrifty Nickel
Lewis
Bill Eggar
Eggar
Tim Engelgau
Want Ads
Engelgau
Albertson
Midland
Mexican truckers halt Texas border cargo protest
About 700 truck owners and drivers protested near the international bridge to Brownsville, halting cargo flow as they demand relief from U S safety inspections and fines. The action stops most cross border traffic. only a few trucks crossed the bridge by afternoon, with 800 daily crossings typical. Local brokers warn of layoffs while organizers cite NAFTA safety concerns and border zone limits.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Texas-Mexico
U.S
Frank Parker
Parker and Company Customs Brokers
Brownsville
Texas
International Bridge
Jorge Flores
U.S. Customs Service
National Association of Truck Company
U.S. Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Public Safety
Minority enrollment rises at Odessa College and UT Permian Basin
National trend mirrors local gains as Odessa College reports Hispanic students growing from 24 to 29 percent in 1995 96 and Black enrollment stabilizing at 5 percent. UT Permian Basin sees 55 percent growth in minority students from 1990 to 1995 with Black population up 35 percent. Officials credit outreach and a student centered approach to serve all.
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Greg Williams
Odessa College
Williams
University of Texas of
UTPB
Thie
Rune Seee
Ee Kelis Inaiaistinle
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Larry Beckner
Robert Schorovsky
Freddie
West 10Th Street
Schorovsky
Richard
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