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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 2008

Page

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ECISD Board Candidate Stephen Sparks Withdraws

Stephen Sparks has withdrawn from ECISD Position 2 board race. District officials say write-in candidates must file by Monday, with withdrawals by Tuesday. If no write-in opposes incumbent Fay Batch, she will run unopposed in May.

Stephen Sparks ECISD Sparks Mary Franco Fay Batch Ector-County

First responder Lt Keegan to speak at Roughnecks opener

First responders Lt William Keegan Jr will address attendees at 5 30 p m Saturday before the Odessa Roughnecks season opener at Ector County Coliseum He wrote Closure about the Ground Zero recovery operation Keegan will also meet Odessa Police Department members and families of three officers killed on Sept 8 West Texas Opportunities has a 130 000 grant via TRIAD to aid veterans and families in Ector Midland Andrews Borden Dawson Fisher Gaines Glasscock Howard Martin Mitchell Nolan Scurry and Upton counties.

William Keegan Jr World Trade Center Odessa Roughnecks Ector County Coliseum Keegan Ground Zero Odessa Igertale.com West Texas Opportunities Iraq Afghanistan Texas Resources For Traq TRIAD Ector Midland Andrews Borden Dawson Fisher Gaines Glasscock Howard Martin Mitchell Nolan Scurry Upton Gowto.org

Tryon Lewis Responds To West Staff Accusations In District 81 Race

Tryon Lewis disputed an accusation from Erin C. Tresner, Buddy West’s chief of staff, that he lied at the Odessa College candidate forum. The runoff will have no West Lewis debate, as Tresner cited the prior debate and refused further word exchanges. Lewis urged public forums, noting candidates should face voters beyond sound bites.

District 81 Tryon Lewis Buddy West Odessa College Erin C. Tresner West Lewis Tresner Presidential Museum Austin UTPB

Legal clash over First Basin conversion to bank begin

Petition filed in 358th District Court seeks depositions from Letty Moreno Carol Uranga and Sylvia Acosta as part of a dispute with the National Center for Member Trust based in Raleigh over a proposed conversion of First Basin Credit Union to a savings bank. The suit accuses Save First Basin members of directed calls to threaten members to vote yes. Moreno denies involvement.

First Basin Credit Union Shem Culpepper First Basin Bill McCoy Letty Moreno Carol Uranga Sylvia Acosta Culpepper National Center For Member Trust Save First Basin The National Center Tional Moreno

Culpepper disputes Save First Basin posts on board pay claims

Culpepper said he could prove calls happened in court but would not reveal how until trial. The petition accuses Save First Basin of false posts claiming $40,000 to $50,000 yearly board compensation. Moreno cited stock-issuing banks and a second conversion vote, while Culpepper noted Texas law allows credit union board pay and denied plans for stock conversion. See FIRST BASIN Page 8A.

Culpepper Save First Basin Moreno Texas First Basin

Hospital may drop Blue Cross network in Odessa

Medical Center Hospital threatened to leave the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas network over payment disputes for services to Blue Cross beneficiaries. Negotiations in Dallas failed to bridge gaps, with MCH demanding higher reimbursements and risks of nonparticipation, which would push patients to incur higher out-of-pocket costs.

Medical Center Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas Dallas Blue Cross MCH Robert Abernethy Godbey Group M. Shannon Stansbury Stansbury Margaret Jarvis Abernethy

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