Gorbachev Calls for Global Community At Westminster College
Mikhail Gorbachev spoke at Westminster College linking today’s divides to the North South and rich poor gap. He urged a broader world government to tackle ecological crime and terrorism, arguing democracy must extend beyond nations to a democratically organized world community.
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Odessa cited by Keep America Beautiful for litter decline
Odessa is named among 122 U S communities with major litter reductions in a three year period, the Photometric Index showing a 71 percent drop. Beatrice Nebraska tops at 99 percent with Odessa Litterbusters and local officials crediting public involvement and cleanup efforts led by Odessa Public Works and the Texas Department of Transportation.
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Texas cities cut litter 60 percent plus says Keep America Beautiful
Angelina County 84 percent Austin 72 percent Brazos College Station 78 percent El Paso 75 percent Fort Worth 87 percent Greenville 77 percent Lake Jackson 92 percent Mesquite 73 percent Midland 90 percent Odessa 71 percent Plano 85 percent Port Aransas 67 percent Richland Hills 89 percent Waco 88 percent Keep America Beautiful Inc provides the figures for Texas locales showing substantial litter reductions across multiple cities and counties.
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Link Found Between Low Mood and Smoking Dependence
Washington study suggests a single vulnerability may underlie both major depressive episodes and nicotine dependence. People with current or past smoking dependence showed higher risk of first mood episode over 14 months, while those with prior depression history were likelier to deepen nicotine dependence. Breslau notes a possible biological vulnerability and calls for further research.
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Naomi Breslau
Higher education suit to go before State's high court
The Texas Supreme Court set an Oct. 13 hearing on a Brownsville judge's ruling that the state higher education system violates the Texas Constitution by denying Mexican Americans equal educational opportunities. The League of United Latin American Citizens contends underfunding harms Hispanics across 411 counties from Brownsville to El Paso.
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Film legend Marlene Dietrich dies at 90
Paris AP reports Berlin born star Marlene Dietrich died at 90 at her Paris home after a long career defined by a husky voice and dramatic screen presence. Attorney Jacques Kam said she died of old age, lucid to the end, surrounded by family and friends. Burial is planned in Berlin near her mother’s grave per her request.
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