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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 2011
Page
1
Colorado River Municipal Water District reports a water use figure of 725 units with a usage limit set at 22.4 percent. The note lists the metric as usage in millions of gallons and attributes the data to the district.
Odessa College will host Brad Meltzer at 7 30 p m on October 21 in Deaderick Auditorium for an author talk and book signing. Meltzer of The Book of Lies will discuss his work. Admission is free and books will be available for purchase.
Odessa Police designate safe zones on Sun set Boulevard North Dixie Boulevard and West Eighth Street to patrol school zones crosswalks and loading areas. BBB Shred Day offers free document shredding for identity theft prevention at Staples locations and Complex Community Federal Credit Union events across Texas with specific times and addresses.
Selena Forte, 55, from Cleveland, says a recruiter refused to consider her for a temporary FedEx driver position because she has been unemployed too long. She previously lost her bus driving job and now works as a part time substitute driver while seeking work. The case echoes broader concerns about employers favoring currently employed or shorter unemployment spells, amid Obama’s jobs bill proposal to curb such practices. Forte emphasizes the frustration of being told to simply seek any job despite qualifications.
Becky Christensen, a survivor, places a pink flag among 50 at Freedom Park on Sunday afternoon. The flags stay through the month. Her pink ribbon hat pin marks 24 years cancer-free and each year she adds a pin for the five Komen races she attends annually.
Freedom Park turned pink for the first Pink The Park tribute, with 50 flags planted along East University Boulevard. About 25 flags honored survivors or loved ones, raising roughly $1,200 for the American Cancer Society’s breast prosthesis program through $25 flag releases.
Dr. Steve Ponder of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center explains that birth weight relative to gestational age influences later obesity and diabetes risk. He notes that both small and large newborns face health dangers and urges early awareness for prevention.
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