Wise cousin Vince set to become a dad and pillar of love
A personal reflection praises Vince, growing from a sometimes overbearing but well meaning brother figure, now preparing to welcome a child with Angie. The writer recalls past visits, a college setback, and Vince’s encouragement, faith, and wisdom as he and Angie await ultrasound news and decide not to learn the baby's sex.
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Vince
Vinnie
Leesa
Eric
Mount Pleasant
Angie
Texas Grants Concealed Gun Licenses to Convicts
Report states more than 400 Texans with prior convictions received concealed weapons licenses under a 1995 Bush law. The Los Angeles Times notes licenses were issued despite rapes, armed robbery and violence histories, with DPS providing only limited, non disclosed background checks and no public records of offenders.
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Washington
Texas
George W. Bush
Los Angeles Times
State Department of Public Safety
Distinguished lecture on terrorism at UTPB series
The John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin hosts a lecture on Foreign Policy and the Threat of Domestic Terrorism featuring Mary Alice Williams Terry Waite Robert Gates Richard Haass and Scott Ritter. The event begins at 7 30 p m in the UTPB gymnasium with free admission and public access.
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John Ben Shepperd
United Nations Special Commission
Iraq
Duane Leach
JBS
Public Leadership Institute
United States
Leach
America
Soviet Union
JBS Leadership Institute
Utpb Gymnasium
Midland man dies in downtown car pedestrian crash
Midland's Henry B. O Neill, 77, died after a 9:50 a.m. crash on West Ohio Avenue when he was struck by a 1997 Buick driven by Max Schumann, also 77. O Neill died at Memorial Hospital after surgery. no charges were filed per Sgt. Victor Rivera.
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Midland
Henry B. O'neill
O'neill
Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Victor Rivera
West
Ohio Avenue
Max Schumann
Rivera
Federal takeover of Beaumont public housing ends local delay
The federal government assumes control of Beaumont public housing after the local authority impeded desegregation. A federal housing manager will oversee Beaumont while Port Arthur handles day to day operations. Cuomo calls discrimination illegal and vows civil rights protection, noting past integration fights in East Texas.
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Beaumont
Texas
U.S. Department of Housing
Andrew Cuomo
Port Arthur
Cuomo
Housing Authority
Associated Press
William Hale
Texas Commission On Human Rights
George W. Bush
al Gore
Hale
East Texas
Diane Frazier
Magnolia Gardens
Beaumont Housing Authority
Odessa accident victim dies after three wheel crash
Odessa man Jesse Vasquez, 38, died from head injuries after a three wheel motorcycle flipped in a pasture Friday. Investigators say he rode home after the crash and was taken to Medical Center Hospital where he died at 8:20 p.m. Monday. Details remain sketchy as no witness accounts exist.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa
DPS
Judy Alcom
Jesse Vasquez
Medical Center Hospital
B.J. White
Ector County Medical Examiner’s Office
Vasquez
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Cody Peterson
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