Early voting runs through March 10 for Texas primary
Voters may cast ballots at five locations including the Ector County Courthouse Annex open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday plus 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Other sites operate 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. OC hours vary with Saturday Sunday limits. In Suphanburi, stork parents feed chicks at Tha Sadej sanctuary as Siberian migrants arrive seasonally.
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Ector County
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Odessa College
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Suphanburi
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Siberia
Odessa approves 1 million grant for First American call center
The Odessa Development Corp grants 1 million to First American Home Buyers Protection Co to locate a customer care call center in Odessa with up to 350 jobs. Building at 4044 Penbrook St. may be purchased. City Council to discuss first reading March 14. Job and payroll targets set with potential 12 month extension if unmet.
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First American Financial Corp
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Odessa
CDC
Neil McDonald
Corporation
First American
Penbrook St
Southwestern Bell Billing
ODC
Severe weather returns to Permian Basin with hail and storms
In Basin the return of heavy storm activity brings rain, hail up to golf ball size, and strong winds after a long dry spell. Hydrologist Michael Young notes a series of systems may affect the area for weeks, with gusts near 47 mph and possible thunderstorm events this weekend.
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Michael Young
National Weather Service
Odessa
Young
North Dixie Boulevard
Oil ministers urge higher crude output to curb prices
Saudi Arabia Venezuela and Mexico called for increased production to ease a world crude shortage and rising heating oil and gasoline costs. They offered no timing or quantity details, signaling a decision at the OPEC Vienna meeting on March 27.
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Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Mexico
Peter Gignoux
Salomon Smith Barney
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
Ali Naimi
OPEC
Ali Rodriguez
New York Mercantile Exchange
United States
U.S
Age of accountability debated after Mount Morris tragedy
A 6-year-old boy allegedly shoots a classmate in Mount Morris Township. Police believe the 6-year-old acted to scare his peer, while Genesee County Prosecutor Arthur Busch contemplates involuntary manslaughter charges against a 19-year-old man who possessed the stolen gun. The prosecutor notes the boy may not be charged. The incident raises questions about child responsibility and handling by authorities.
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Mount Morris Township
Mich
Genesee County
Arthur Busch
Kayla Rolland
Busch
McCain and Bradley face uphill messaging climb in debate run
Arizona Senator John McCain rails against Bush tactics and evangelical advisers while an aide passes a note about Social Security. He shifts to focus on policy, saying Americans dislike negative campaigning as Gore and Bradley visit New York ahead of the GOP debate.
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