Committee Urges OC and UTPB to Study Partnership
A nine person business group petitions Odessa College and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin to commission a feasibility study on a possible partnership. Kirk Edwards says the goal is to see if such a alliance could work and how it would operate to keep Odessa students and workers local amid leadership changes at OC.
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Odessa College
UTPB
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Kirk Edwards
Residents celebrate Cinco de Mayo parade despite cloudy skies
Maggie Rodriguez watches her son Moises as Odessa residents enjoy a Cinco de Mayo parade. She stresses the importance of cultural pride and exposure to dancing music and traditional clothes, as the Odessa High School band and Mariachi band perform.
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Odessa
Moises Rodriguez
Maggie
Odessa Barrio Lions Club
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Grant Avenue
Puebla
Odessa College
Andrews Highway
Ninth Street
Lee Avenue
Maggie Rodriguez
Moises
Odessa High School
U S helicopter crash kills 10 in Afghanistan
Ten American soldiers died when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations in Kunar province Afghanistan. Officials say no enemy action caused the crash and the incident marks the deadliest US loss here in a year amid Operation Mountain Lion with about 2,500 troops involved.
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Afghanistan
Kabul
Tamara D. Lawrence
Associated Press
Kunar
Pakistan
USS
al-Qaida
Twilight in the Desert: Peak oil debate stirs Midland crowd
Author Matthew Simmons challenged beliefs that Saudi Arabia sits on endless oil reserves. He warned Ghawar and other fields may be in decline, pressuring global plans for future energy and independence. He urged decisive action akin to wartime responses to fuel shocks.
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Midland
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian
Ghawar
Matthew R. Simmons
Simmons
Midland College
al G. Langford Chaparral Center
Mark Sterkes
Odessa
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