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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2013
Page
1
The 2013 Odessa High senior class voted on having an invocation prayer and benediction at graduation. Of 379 votes, 344 were in favor and 35 against. Voting ran two weeks with all students eligible, per Vice Principal Ramon Bertoza Jr. ON THE NET.
Early voting ended Tuesday with 898 people casting early ballots in the election. Polls will be open 7 30 a m to 7 30 p m Saturday at specified poll locations. Voters will elect four Ector County Independent School District board members and two Odessa College board of trustees. The Odessa American will publish polling locations in Thursday edition. co.ector.tx.us/ips/cms/countyoffices/elections.htm
Odessa College presents its annual Spring Concert and Dance by the Odessa College Jazz Band from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the OC Sports Center in the 600 block of University. General admission is $10, OC students faculty and staff free. Odessa High School and Permian High School jazz bands also perform. Refreshments available. Contact band director Eric Baker at 335-6623.
Photos surfaced showing Ector County ISD trustee Luis Galvan 32 with three clear bags containing a green plant. Galvan acknowledged the images and claimed they were Photoshopped while suggesting a framing attempt. Odessa Police reviewed the tip. no investigation against him was opened. The article notes Texas marijuana possession penalties by amount.
The Dow Jones industrial average finished above 15,000 for the first time, two months after recovering the last losses from the 2008 crisis. Strong earnings, solid economic data, and central bank support fueled the surge, defying fears of a spring setback seen in recent years.
Forbes ranks Midland and Odessa as the top two small U S cities for jobs based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2001 to 2013. The oil boom drives growth with Midland at 8.8 percent and Odessa at 8.1 percent, while housing and traffic pressures rise.
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