Remembering 9 11 and the Afghanistan War
A personal reflection on the 9 11 attacks and the U S response in Afghanistan. The author recalls watching airshows during fear and seeking human connection, the shock of the World Trade Center hits, and the ensuing military actions. References to family, friends, and the cost of freedom frame a somber, era defining moment.
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Afghanistan
America
World Trade Center
Mom
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Eric
United States
Great Britain
Odessa adopts redistricting plan 5B after public hearing
Odessa City Council voted five to zero to adopt redistricting plan 5B praised for fairer minority majorities in three of five districts. Districts 1 and 5 retain high minority shares, District 3 rises to near sixty percent, and lines are clearly drawn, easing district identification. Council members Bodiford and Calzada supported the redraws as cleaner and less confusing.
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Odessa
Gene Collins
The
NAACP
Royce Bodiford
Berta Calzada
Bodiford
Moss interchange and Loop 250 project completed
Two major state highway projects in the Odessa Midland area wrap up. The Moss Avenue interchange opens west Odessa to I 20 and improves access to the meteor crater site after a future Murphy Street railroad crossing finish. The Loop 250 frontage road rehab also completed.
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Odessa
Midland
Moss
West
Dan Dalager
Texas Department of Transportation
Dalager
Txdot
Murphy Street
Moss Avenue
Ector County
TxDOT launches highway condition hotlines in Odessa
TxDOT provides statewide road condition info via a toll free 1 800 line. Odessa spokesman Glen Larum says motorists can call 1 800 452 9292 for statewide updates and a local Odessa line at 915 498 4696 for district reports, dialed Monday.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Glen Larum
Txdot
Odessa
Larum
Medical Center improves billing and seeks to recruit nurses
At the Ector County Hospital Board meeting, Medical Center Hospital outlined billing upgrades that place it among advanced hospital business offices. The board noted a monthly profit over 721000 dollars and a year-to-date profit above 4735000 dollars. The hospital leads two projects to address the nationwide nurse shortage, including a Health Careers Consortium with local institutions to steer students toward health careers and an in-depth nurse recruitment plan offering flexible hours and benefits to become nurse friendly.
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Ector County Hospital Board
Medical Center Hospital
Karen Hutson
MCH
Hutson
Nora Wilson
Odessa Regional
Ector County
Pendent
Texas Tech Health Science Center of
Odessa
Odessa College
Ector County Medical Society
Wilson
Permian Basin
Mary Thompson
ECISD boards aims to meet long term scholastic goals
ECISD administrators and board members held a Tuesday night workshop to review 1996 curriculum survey initiated reforms. Superintendent Roy Benavides outlined initiatives like administration reorganization, curriculum mapping, instructional monitoring, policy updates, staff development, and strategic planning, stressing ongoing adjustment beyond the original recommendations.
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Ector County Independent
Roy Benavides
Benavides
Junior high athlete stabilizes after Friday head injury
Franklin Calderon, a ninth grade Bowie Junior High student, remained in stable condition after a head injury sustained in a Saturday football game at Ratliff Stadium. He underwent five hours of brain surgery and was transferred to Medical Center Hospital by ambulance. His uncle and father described him as foggy but responsive as donations poured in from the community.
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Bowie
Medical Center Hospital
Ratliff Stadium
Franklin Calderon
Bill Bradshaw
Ector County Independent School District
Mch
Calderon
Robert Morris
Morris
Medical Community Credit Union
West Texas
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