School board candidates debate issues in live forum
At a KOCV-TV live forum, Ector County School Board candidates for Precincts 2 and 5 tackled teacher salaries morale and proposals to relocate ninth grade to high school while weighing middle school concepts. Incumbent Delma Abalos backed ninth grade move as feasible with finances. challengers Fierro and Berryhill urged new voices and better communication amid concerns on room, funds.
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Ector Junior High presents Into the Woods musical
About 30 junior high cast and crew stage three shows in the Ector auditorium. Drama department head David Thomas notes a $4,000 production budget and a newly renovated space with upgraded lighting, seating, and curtain. The Broadway Junior adaptation blends fairy tale characters as a baker and wife seek a cure for a curse.
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Rapunzel
Ector Junior High Drama Presents Into the Woods Play
The Ector Junior High drama department stages Into the Woods at 7 p.m. tonight and Wednesday with an 8 p.m. show Thursday in the school auditorium. Students have worked after school since February and describe the production as a lot of fun.
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Texas House debates school finance plan crossfire
In Austin the Texas House prepares to debate a plan to cut property taxes for schools while replacing revenue with a 1.25 percent payroll tax and other increases. Gov. Perry opposes higher taxes on wages, calling job creation the key, as Craddick backs the bill and the chamber moves toward a conference with the Senate.
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Odessa draws travelers seeking health care from mobile home life
Betty and Paul Hudson travel the United States in a motor home but return to Odessa for medical needs. They rely on Dr. Daniel O Hearn for primary care and Dr. Dana Walker for dentistry, with eye care from Dr. Nalin Tolia who performed cataract surgery on Betty. The couple, originally from Odessa, keep a mailbox in Elgin and stay connected to Odessa through familiarity and routine.
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