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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 2004

Page

9

A Diary Singes Dora and the Dentist Chair

A humorous essay vents dental fear through a maidens clash with Dora the Explorer. The narrator mocks the cheerful cartoon through dental anxiety and a wish for an emergency root canal to dodge more childhood TV. It contrasts Dora’s upbeat style with the narrator’s grim humor.

Hannibal Lecter Dora Wally Nick Seeries Wieikiecika Chek Wace

Basin area sales tax receipts rise for 15th straight month

Texas Comptroller reports January sales tax results for the Permian Basin show rising receipts in Odessa and 14 of 15 area cities. Odessa will receive 1,039,690 with city and Odessa Development Corp divides from a 1.25 cent levy. Ector County Hospital District up 6.3 percent to 834,034. Goldsmith up 31.2 percent driven by Capstar Drilling and Anadarko projects. Midland and other cities note varying gains and losses.

Odessa Permian Basin Texas Comptroller’s City Odessa Development Corp ODC James Zentner Ector County Comptroller’s Zentner Midland Twin City Goldsmith Vickie Emfinger Capstar Drilling Anadarko Petroleum Alpine Andrews Big Fort Stockton

Moving President Bushes' Odessa Homes to Museum Grounds

Angel Ramos watches as Doubit Movers transfers the last remaining George H W Bush Barbara Bush and young George W Bush home from 916 E 17th St Odessa to a site near the Presidential Museum. Carey Behrends says the Bush family lived there 1948 49 and moved when George H W Bush was about 24. The museum bought the structure and UT Permian Basin will allow placement on land across the footbridge from the museum.

Angel Ramos Doubit Movers Incorporated Odessa George H.W. Bush Barbara Bush George W. Bush E. 17Th St Carey Behrends Presidential Museum University of Texas of the Permian Basin Mark Sterkel

Big Spring woman killed in shooting probe widens

Big Spring police continue the investigation into the death of Cathy Hunnicutt 40 found shot in her bedroom Tuesday. Her husband Tim was injured and hospitalized in critical condition. Autopsy ordered. funeral plans set. Local obituary notes her pharmacy career and community involvement.

Big Spring Catherine Carson Cathy” Hunnicutt Indian Ridge Hunnicutt Tim Hunnicutt Scenic Mountain Medical Center Ed Corson Corson Cathy Hunnicutt Stessa Miles Hunnicutts Miles

Odessa Mayor Delivers State of the City Address

Odessa Mayor Larry Melton presented the state of the city at a Rotary Club meeting at Odessa College. He noted Odessa’s growth from about three square miles to more than 36, saying the city has come a long way in 75 years and that Midland is chasing Odessa’s business.

Larry Melton Midland Odessa Odessa College Melton

Mission Dorado Voters Frustrated By Polling-Place Move

In Mission Dorado the primary voters faced a long trek after Precinct 406 was moved from Links Clubhouse near Faudree Road to Fairmont Park Church of Christ at 3813 N. Midland Drive, combining with Precincts 401 and 407. About 200 homes in the northeast part of town were affected as state and county ran elections previously and party sponsored primaries moved the polling site over 13 miles away.

Ector County Midland County Mission Dorado Links Old Mission Country Club Faudree Road Texas Senate Fairmont Park Church of Christ N. Midland Drive

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