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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 2006

Page

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Foul-mouthed folk poll shows profanity in public

A recent poll of 1,001 adults on March 20-22 finds Americans hear profanity often in public and vary in use in conversations. The survey asks how often people encounter profanity, how often they swear, and how much it bothers them with margins of error around 3.1 points.

Age of Profanity in Public Discourse

Nearly three quarters of Americans see public profanity worsening according to an AP poll. The study finds 74 percent encounter profanity in public settings and 64 percent say the F-word is used by many, with examples from a Fort Dodge bartender and others.

Associated Press Ipsos Joe Cormack Cormack Fort Dodge Iowa

Nimitz pants policy sparks parent concern at school

At Nimitz Junior High, a dress code crackdown on low rise and oversized pants angered about 75 students. Freshman Lauren Crosby says her pants violated rules for being too far below the belly button, while boys faced similar issues with waist sizes. Some students were sent to In School Suspension or called to parents for changes.

Nimitz Junior High Lauren Crosby Nimitz Lauren

UT campuses set higher tuition in system plan

UT System regents approve increases at all nine undergraduate campuses with fall 2007 Austin tuition at about 4100 per semester for residents. The rise funds higher energy costs, faculty retention, and inflation gaps. Odessa UT Permian Basin adds 12.40 per 15 credit hours for Fall 2006, with Spring 2006 totaling 2074.

Austin University of Texas Board of Regents Texas UT System Mark Yudof Odessa University of Texas of Permian Basin UT Board of Regents University of Texas System David Watts UTPB Watts Odessa University West Texas

Retired ECISD principal Grady ends controversy with resignation

Former Crockett Junior High principal Grady, 57, has submitted a retirement letter to ECISD Superintendent Wendell Sollis amid an investigation into a February 24 gun incident. Indicted by an Ector County grand jury, Grady has been on administrative leave after officers found two pistols in his car on campus.

van Grady ECISD Board of Trustees Crockett Junior High Grady Wendell Sollis Ector County Independent School District Bonham Junior High Ector County

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