City considers raise with tax increase and threatened referendum
The city weighs raises for police and firefighters across Midland Lubbock Amarillo Wichita Falls Abilene and San Angelo. A 1 to 3 cent per $100 valuation tax hike is proposed if an agreement is reached, with a September 13 referendum possible if talks fail. The petition drive by the police and firefighter associations shapes the process and council approval remains required.
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Amarillo
Wichita Falls
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San Angelo
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Odessa Fire Fighters Association
Diversity in TV Falls Short for Hispanics in Fall 2003
Network fall lineups show two Hispanic comedies joining George Lopez, while other shows like Kingpin and Greetings From Tucson are canceled. ABC defends commitment to diversity as Census data highlight rapid Hispanic population growth and $926.1 billion buying power by 2007. The UCLA study finds white characters dominate screen time at 81 percent, with Hispanics underrepresented at 12.7 percent of the population.
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Luis
George Lopez
ABC
Kevin Brockman
Nogales
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Census Bureau
Selig Center For Economic Growth
University of Georgia
Darnell Hunt
UCLA
Ralph J. Bunche
Streisand Sues Over Malibu Photos On Internet
In Los Angeles photographer Barbra Streisand seeks 10 million dollars from Kenneth Adelman and others for privacy violations over aerial images of her Malibu estate posted online. The suit targets Layer42.net and Pictopia for disseminating photos using enhanced technology. A July 14 hearing is set on the motion to dismiss. In New York Snoop Dogg criticizes Girls Gone Wild for lacking women of color and says he will create his own version to feature women of color and topless participants.
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Malibu
Kenneth Adelman
California
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Adelman
Layer42.net
Pictopia
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Californiacoastline.org
Associated Press
Snoop Dogg
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Cap Rock to lose hybrid status under SB 1280
Cap Rock will be regulated as a normal investor owned utility in Texas starting Sept 1 the day the bill becomes law. The PUC plans to begin framing a timetable to bring Cap Rock into the regulatory fold while customers may gain the ability to switch providers.
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Perry
Texas
Terry Hadley
PUC
Hadley
John Sims
Sims
Gardendale
David Pruitt
Kelly Mcbeth
Randy Braden
St. Lawrence Cotton Growers Association
Braden
Ronnie Lyon
Lyon
Securities and Exchange Commission
Internal Revenue Service
American Stock Exchange
Foam blamed as likely cause of Columbia disaster
Investigators state the strongest link yet between the January foam shed from the external tank and the February shuttle crash. Board member Roger Tetrault cites damage on the left wing leading edge near carbon panel No. 8, noting the 1½ pound foam piece struck during liftoff. All seven astronauts died in the disaster.
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Columbia
Roger Tetrault
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Tetrault
Readers Guide Odessa American notices and contact details
Odessa American readers guide lists contact numbers for delivery, missing paper support, and general inquiries including hours for advertising and subscriptions. It provides office addresses in Odessa Texas and a toll free line for out of town callers.
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Oaoa
Dimbulbs in France and other oddities flash by
Argus Hamilton riffs on pop culture and global headlines from a wild weekend. Harry Potter sales soar while Hillary Clinton remains top author as Weather Channel links witchcraft interest to Solstice. A bin Laden impersonator crashes William Windsor party, sparking yard apologies and comic chaos. Camp fires blaze in Arizona, gas prices edge up, Bremer frets on Baghdad elections, and Mars rovers search for water. The Eiffel Tower lights up anew to lure US tourists as jokes fly about dim bulbs and royal mischief. Hamilton headlines a week of celebrity mischief and world affairs with sharp wit.
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Hollywood
Order of the Phoenix
Hillary Clinton
Weather Channel
Ambulance Driver Ticketed Twice Over High Speed Run
36 year veteran Mike Ferguson rushed a donor liver from Leeds to Cambridge on the A1 when cited for 104 mph. Cambridgeshire police dismissed the ticket after his explanation while Lincolnshire police sent the case to prosecutors. a court date was being set.
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Leeds
Cambridge
England
Ferguson
Cambridgeshire
Lincolnshire
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