Familiar sounds and the impact of hearing loss
Sonja McGillivray reflects on how familiar voices comfort and connect family, from a long distance call with her husband in China to her father’s growing hearing loss. She notes the power of hearing loved ones say I love you and the challenge of communication without clear sound.
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Perry unveils plan to punish pushers in Texas race
Texas Republican Rick Perry proposed a plan to punish drug traffickers who use minors with a minimum 25 year prison term. The plan would also set 11 year minimums for leaders or direct drug delivery to youth and allow parents to keep dependent minors in treatment until age 18. An anti-drug unit would aid local authorities, prosecutors, and educators.
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Odessa Day Nursery offers affordable childcare for families
An Odessa American United Way feature profiles Odessa Day Nursery as a low cost option for low income families single parents or students. Head teacher Dian Gouard describes a fee scaled program with daily rotation through reading music science and learning centers.
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Longhorn Pipeline promises 295 jobs in Permian Basin
Longhorn Partners Pipeline executives told MANO Odessa Hispanic chamber members a new 700 mile pipeline from Houston to El Paso will create 295 permanent jobs in the Permian Basin and pump about 65.9 million into the regional economy by 2003. The 18 inch line will carry refined fuels such as gasoline and diesel.
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Candidates tout work approach in Justice of the Peace race
Democratic Eddy Spivey and Republican Don Mathews campaign for Precinct 4 JP. Spivey notes a 25 000 case four year total and an open door policy while highlighting a jail release form to speed releases and save county costs. Mathews pledges equality and justice and vows to work for fair civil disputes.
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