Statewide human services shift roils Odessa residents
The CUTS proposal would close most local aging and disability offices in favor of in state call centers or Internet applications to determine eligibility for benefits. Local nonprofits would absorb much of the work, raising concerns about access for elderly and low income users and funding gaps.
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Sabo
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Center For Public Policy Priorities
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Earnestine Claiborne
Rush
Iraqi toll rises as attacks kill more U S troops
The report details ongoing violence in Iraq with 11 American soldiers killed in separate strikes, bringing U S casualties to 151 since April 1, and 753 since the 2003 war began. It covers attacks near Ramadi Kirkuk Najaf Amarah Basra and ongoing abductions and responses involving U S and Iraqi forces.
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Iraq
Ramadi
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Anbar
Kirkuk
Amarah
Sharon faces referendum on Gaza withdrawal plan
Israel's prime minister says he will consult with Likud and government officials after a referendum urged by opponents to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. White House backs the plan, while supporters vow to push ahead despite rising violence.
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Gaza
Sharon
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White House
West Bank
Scott McClellan
Yale ties in Kerry and Bush at Yale campus life
Yale figures Kerry and Bush emerge as multi sport students with deep campus roots. Kerry led the Yale Political Union while Bush, a Yale legacy, joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and played baseball though not as a starter. Students note Kerry’s liberal campus support and Bush’s humor and revived campus Republican activity amid 2000 election dynamics.
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Connecticut
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Texas
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Animal House
Jim Latimer
United States
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Green Party
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Robert Chung
Yale Students For
Yale College Republicans
College Republican Club
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Los Angeles
Scorsese Introduces East of Eden Print at Tribeca Film Fest
In a crowded school auditorium in New York hundreds gathered to see director Martin Scorsese's personal print of East of Eden. The 1955 film influenced him growing up on Manhattan's Lower East Side and its portrayal of working class people resonated with his own experiences. He spoke before Saturdays screening as part of Tribeca Film Festival.
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Aniston Says No Plans to Work With Pitt on Film
Jennifer Aniston told TV Guide she has no plans to star with Brad Pitt, citing negative repercussions for couples in films. She plans to act in two 1960s inspired projects including a Gambit remake and an untitled drama about a woman recalling her parents influence on The Graduate. Celebrity speeches noted by sources.
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Jennifer Aniston
Brad Pitt
Aniston
TV Guide
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Jennifer Lopez
Gigli
Actors mark North Little Rock centennial with Steenburgen and Danson
Actress Mary Steenburgen and her husband Ted Danson helped North Little Rock celebrate its centennial during the weekend. Steenburgen, a North Little Rock native, and Danson, star of Becker, arrived early to raise money for Jimmie Lou Fisher who is paying off a $102,000 debt from her 2002 gubernatorial bid.
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Ark
Mary Steenburgen
Ted Danson
Steenburgen
Danson
Becker
Jimmie Lou Fisher
Sam Malone
Joyner Hosts Savannah State Scholarship Benefit
Nationally syndicated radio host Tom Joyner led a benefit in Savannah to raise funds for 180 full academic scholarships at Savannah State University. He urged inventive teaching efforts for students at historically black colleges, stressing the need to support HBCU education.
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Savannah
Ty Tom Joyner
Savannah State University
Joyner
Savannah State
Fort Worth woman dies in Big Spring rollover crash
A 24 year old Fort Worth woman Amanda Alvarado was pronounced dead at Scenic Mountain Medical Center after a one vehicle rollover east of Big Spring. Lazaro Tetox of Santa Ana California was treated and released. Tetox says he fell asleep while driving a 2003 Ford east of Big Spring and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll. Both occupants were not wearing seat belts per the DPS report.
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California
Amanda Alvarado
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Howard
Lazaro Tetox
Santa Ana
Calif
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Tetox
Interstate 20
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Alvarado
Trading Eli Manning Sparks San Diego Fallout
The piece notes Eli Manning’s refusal to play for the Chargers leading to a Saturday trade rumor. It also references a Sea World area seafood restaurant, a Life of Brian re release, Michael Jackson legal woes, Billy Joel car wrecks, and a federal gun safety demonstration in Orlando with a self inflicted leg injury amid a U.N. inspector remark.
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Ole Miss
Eli Manning
San Diego Chargers
Sea World
Orlando
U.N
Odessa American contact and service hours notice
The Odessa American lists contact numbers for news sports and editorial desks and provides subscription rates and mailing details across carrier and mail plans. It notes post office box contact and hours, with weekend timings and holiday observances implicit in the calendar.
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