Center expands crisis advocacy role in Ector County
The Center for Crisis Advocacy broadens its mission to assist violent crime victims alongside sexual assault cases. Officials note existing protocols, immediate hospital response, and partnerships with Safe Place and Harmony Home will guide services. Expect increased community awareness and utilization of counseling and crisis intervention resources.
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Center For Crisis Advocacy
Sue Arrington
Ector County
Arrington
Safe Place
United Way
Harmony Home
Harper
Cundee Broadie
Broadie
Doctors handwriting a risk in Odessa drug errors
Odessa pharmacists stress unreadable handwriting can mix up prescriptions. A pharmacist recounts calling doctors to verify and faxing notes back. A 1995 Odessa case ended in a $450,000 verdict after a misread prescription for Isordil. Experts warn handwriting remains a serious safety issue despite training.
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Odessa
Carl White
Albertson’s
42Nd Street
White
Randy Pack
Golder Professional Pharmacy
Monahans
Ramon Vasquez
Albertson
Food and Drug
Eighth Street
Vasquez
Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences
United States
Barbara Getty
Getty
Inga Dubay
Mike Cohen
Institute For Safe Medication Practices
Dewhurst Highlights Unspent Funds and Office Reforms
Texas Land Commissioner Dewhurst notes Available School Fund unspent $600,000 in 1999, the second year of returns. He cites office downsizing and efficiency gains cutting staff 10 percent and reducing the budget by $17.9 million since 1998 99. He also praises the Texas Veterans Land Board for expanded loan terms and borrower options. Dewhurst is midway through his first four year term.
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Dewhurst
Land Office
George W. Bush
Texas Veterans Land Board
Texas Veterans
Lawsuit Alleges Misplaced Funds in Treat Case Ahead of Election
Greene accuses Treat of withholding funds tied to a bank CD. First Bank of Odessa allegedly placed the CD as security for Treat’s personal obligations, causing a 30 day delay in release. June payments left $111,324.54 unpaid while Treat denies any wrongdoing and plans to run for tax assessor. The civil case is not expected to reach trial until spring 2001.
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Greene
Treat
First Bank of Odessa
Scott Tidwell
Tidwell
Lea Taylor
John Smith
Trent
Monster Robots Inc builds Robosaurus in 1988
Melewicki joined Hays and Cerveny to form Monster Robots Inc in 1988 with a $2.1 million project. Hays and Cerveny funded about half. The first show was January 1990 and the team notes Robosaurus is the sole true transformer, folding into a 48 foot trailer via hydraulics and computers.
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Melewicki
Hays
Cerveny
Monster Robots Inc
Robosaurus
Robosaurus Pilot Describes Monster Robot Dragster Display
Gary Cerveny of Monster Robots Inc explains piloting Robosaurus at Airsho 2000. The driver sits in 145 degree heat, uses a remote to control the 40 foot tall creature, and views via a 5 inch monitor while the vehicle launches and fire roars. Robosaurus appears Saturday and Sunday at the airshow with contact Tina Corbett for details.
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Robosaurus
Cerveny
Tina Corbett
TV forum lineup invites voters to hear candidates
Royce Bodiford of KOCV-TV says all contested candidates were invited and about half committed. The one hour forum features one minute statements, audience questions, and multiple airings starting October 20 at 8 p.m. UT Permian Basin hosts a 7 p.m. October 24 forum at the UTPB gym with three minute statements per candidate and a closing remark phase. West Odessa hosts a 7 p.m. October 26 event at West Odessa First Baptist Church with countywide candidates invited.
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Bodiford
KOCV
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Political Science Organization
UTPB
Mike Barker
Kmid-Tv
Ector County
West Odessa
West University Blvd
Movie Listings Include Action and Family Titles
The list features community cinema with titles such as Where Dark Me, Myself and Irene, Big Momma's House, Patriot, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Mission Impossible, Shaft, and Disney's The Kid. R ratings noted for mature content.
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Myself
Irene
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