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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2006
Page
10
Parents cite disparities between TAKS targets and district curriculum while teachers praise instruction. State results show varied passing rates across grades with Odessa high schools at 89 percent and ECISD elements posting several strengths in reading and writing.
ECISD eighth graders excluding Crockett Junior High beat state science averages in the first year of eighth grade testing. District leaders, including Joe Gallegos, vow strategic planning start in June with campus Improvement Plans due in October and ongoing support to raise achievement across TAKS and related assessments.
Former Senator and U S Representative Phil Gramm lauds Lloyd Bentsen as a distinguished Texan who witnessed history and contributed to it, crediting Texas and America with being better places to live and work because of his impact.
The article recalls Lloyd Bentsen as a man of honor who pursued bipartisan solutions. It outlines his 1976 presidential bid, brief withdrawal, and Senate focus on tax, trade, economy, and foreign affairs, then notes his 1988 selection as Michael Dukakis’s running mate and the contrasting VP contenders.
The tribute recalls Lloyd Bentsen as a great Texan and public servant who served as senator and Treasury secretary and earned respect across party lines. It notes his role in Dukakis campaigns, the famous Kennedy-John response, and his six years as chair of the Senate Finance Committee defending business and oil interests.
Texas candidates Penwell west of Odessa and Jewett between Waco and College Station were chosen as the two submissions for FutureGen. Proposals naming 12 sites in seven states were submitted May 4 to the FutureGen Industrial Alliance. A short list will be announced this summer with a final site chosen in 2007, with plant operation planned by 2012.
A vehicle motorcycle crash Tuesday evening near Dixie Boulevard and University Boulevard left a male rider hospitalized at Medical Center Hospital. The motorcycle was heading north when it collided with a Lincoln Mercury driven by two women who had pulled from a private lot. The Mercury driver was cited for failing to yield the right of way.
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