Cargo fire stalls traffic on I 20 near Grandview Ave
A fire on a flatbed trailer halted westbound traffic on Interstate 20 around 6 p.m. Monday. Parked tractors lined the highway east of mile marker 119 near Grandview Avenue while Odessa Fire Department officials noted the soda ash cargo was not toxic. The cause remains unknown, with firefighters suggesting the load ignited during loading in Midland and spread by wind once on the highway.
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Grandview Avenue
Odessa
Kavin Tinney
Tinney
Midland
Mark Sterkelj
Interstate 20
First Amendment Plays Role in Terrorism Trial
U S District Judge Leonie Brinkema suggested free speech issues may shape the case of Ali al Timimi, an Islamic scholar accused of urging followers to fight U S troops in Afghanistan. Prosecutors link him to the Virginia jihad network, whose members faced convictions and plea deals.
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Alexandria
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Leonie Brinkema
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Ali al- Timimi
United States
al-Timimi
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Posse battles county over lease ending at airport
The Posse faces eviction as the commissioners court moves to terminate its lease for the $4.5 million airport project begun in 2002. County Attorney Cathy Linch said negotiating costs ran into hundreds of thousands. Posse attorney Gary Bridges warned the action could end the organization. The court also approved in house janitorial services, audited claims, hiring procedures, and several contracts and notices across county operations.
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Lilly Plummer
Linch
Gary Bridges
Commissioners Court
Benefit Partners Inc
Group Resources Inc
Lesli Barber
District Attorney's Office
Texas Public Health Association
Ector County
Ector County Health Department
Permian Basin Regional Council On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
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Ector County Utility District
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Ponderosa Estates East
Desert Willow
Bible based Bible class in schools sparks debate in ECISD
ECISD trustees weigh a Bible based elective amid legal concerns about proselytizing and bias. Parishioners and educators argue for world religions focus or careful objective study while safeguarding constitutional limits and district mission.
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People For the American Way
U.S. Supreme Court
Lee County
Florida
National Council On Bible
Schaeffer
Ector County
Bill Rutherford
Rutherford
ECISD
Ing
Floy Hinson
Hinson
Mike Atkins
Washington D.C
Butch Foreman
Doyle Woodall
Foreman
Woodall
Randy Rives
Rives
Steve Jenkins
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Jenkins
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