Adults discuss teen sex education priorities in Midland area
A Midland Odessa focus on sex education features Planned Parenthood support for responsible choices and calls for parent child talks. Local officials describe abstinence based school programs, with debate on birth control and church school integration. Public resources include brochures and videos from Planned Parenthood.
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Planned Parenthood of
West Texas
Karen Pieper Hildebrand
Planned Parenthood
Texas
Midland
Odessa
Helena
Sally Navarro
Ector County Independent School District
Board and Health Education Advisory Council
Centers For Crisis Advocacy
Lupe Molina
St. Mary’s Central Catholic
Molina
Hildebrand
Holeva
Funds Rush Details Campaign 2000 Donations Mix Odessa
Funds Rush notes that 5 to 8 percent of Campaign 2000 comes from designated money while about 90 percent flows to the general fund. He highlights diverse donors including retirees and professionals and invites contributions via United Way in Odessa Texas. Cowen explains United Way serves as a hub for community solutions.
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Rush
United Way
Uwodessa
Cowen
Odessa CHEAT HEAT program details and sticker access
Odessa resident CHEAT says no cars stolen in seven years under the HEAT program. Echols notes the rear glass sticker deters theft and warns sticker visibility can restrict Mexico access. Participants must bring proof of insurance license and vehicle ownership to restaurant locations to register.
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Odessa
Echols
Mexico
Essay contest at Presidential Museum displays memorab
Behrends notes donations flow in and describes a Missouri couple with 27 years of collecting presidential memorabilia. The essay contest aims to engage area seniors who can vote, highlighting voting as a privilege. For details call 332-7123.
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Missouri
Behrends
Baylor ousts director of Polanyi Center in judging clash
Baylor University president Robert Sloan removed William Dembski, director of the Michael Polanyi Center, after a report critiqued his collegial conduct. Bruce Gordon will serve as interim director as the center faces controversy over intelligent design and academic freedom.
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WACO
Baylor University
Robert Sloan
Sloan
William Dembski
Michael Polanyi
Beaty
Dembski
Polanyi
Institute For Faith and Learning
Bruce Gordon
Baylor
Satcher outlines shifting AIDS epidemic in minority communities
At a San Antonio conference, Health Secretary Satcher says new infections disproportionately affect blacks Hispanics women and youths. He cites 48 percent of new cases among African Americans and 50 percent of new HIV infections, with Hispanics at 19 percent of HIV and 20 percent of AIDS cases. He urges culturally tailored outreach and partnerships with community leaders to educate and prevent, stressing the virus not the infected.
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Satcher
San Antonio
Unhappy with prepaid funeral plans study says many complain
A Consumer's Union study of nearly 300 complaints from 1998 to 1999 found prepaid funeral contracts unfair to buyers. The review notes that interest is kept by funeral homes, plans are hard to cancel, and terms lock families into single providers. Recommendations urge 30 day cancellations and standardized transferable contracts.
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Strauss
Consumer’s Union
Consumers Union
Rob Schneider
Consumers Union Southwest Regional
Odessa Fire Chief John Brown to retire on December 15
After five years leading the Odessa Fire Department chief John Brown announced plans to retire on December 15 to spend more time with his wife Staci and their daughter in Albuquerque New Mexico. Brown praised his tenure and said future ventures may lie outside firefighting.
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Odessa
John Brown
Albuquerque
N.M
Albuequerque
Brown
Staci Brown
Main Street
New Mexico
Bill Hext
Hext
Jane
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