Local Early Voting Starts Monday in Ector County
Early voting opens Monday and runs through November 3 at multiple sites in Ector County. Listed polling locations include the Administrative Building at 1010 E. 8th St, Lowe's Supermarket, Odessa Police Department storefront, Music City Mall, West University area storefront, West Medical Center Hospital, and Family Health Clinic at 840 W. Clements St, with varied hours and a special Oct. 29 schedule.
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Ector County Administration
E. 8Th St
Lowe’s
W. University Blvd
Odessa Police Department
Music City Mall
West University
County Road West
Medical Center Hospital Family Health Clinic
W. Clements St
Court convicts man of defacing Mary painting at museum
Dennis Heiner, 73, was found guilty of criminal mischief for smeared white paint on The Holy Virgin Mary by Damien Hirst at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, part of the Sensation exhibit. He faces up to a year in jail and a $1000 fine, with sentencing set for November 1.
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NEW York
Dennis Heiner
Heiner
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Rudolph Giuliani
Mary
Jesus
Old rules rewrite campaign map as Gore and Bush clash states
In a shifting 2000 race Gore and Bush redraw the electoral map with Bush pressuring traditionally Democratic states and expanding into California while Gore worries in a tight Minnesota contest. Analysts note new tactics and undecided voters amid a changing political moment.
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Washington
al Gore
George W. Bush
Texas
Stephen Hess
Brookings Institute
Bush
Iowa
Oregon
Washington State
West Virginia
Wisconsin
California
Gore
Minneapolis
Green Party
Ralph Nader
Minnesota
Bowie Junior High Band shines at UIL competition at Ratliff Stadium
Ninth grader Randi Leverett performs with the Bowie Junior High marching band during Saturday’s UIL event at Ratliff Stadium. Crockett Junior High and several area schools also competed in the marching band competition captured by Cori Takemoto Williams.
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Randi Leverett
Bowie Junior High
Ratliff Stadium
UIL
Crockett Junior High
Commissioners to discuss senior citizens center plan
Ector County commissioners will meet Monday to consider using about 50000 to build a wing at the Kellys Turner Community Center Building for senior activities. The proposal, funded from non tax sources, follows earlier hospital board talks and local fundraisers. A separate item approves Series 2000 certificates of obligation for a 2 million energy savings project with Johnson Controls to audit and upgrade old county buildings.
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Ector County
Precinct 1
Freddie Gardner
Kellys Turner
Gardner
Texas
Johnson Controls
Abilene
Ector County Administration
Eighth St
Telescope on jet to probe outer reaches of universe
Engineers prepare a former Pan Am Boeing 747 SP fuselage for a stratospheric mission converting it into the largest airborne telescope. The NASA and German Aerospace Center project aims to lift a powerful instrument higher than many ground based telescopes and larger than Hubble. See WACO on Page 4A.
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WACO
Pan Am
NASA
German Aerospace Center
Arab leaders seek measured path at Cairo summit
At a two day Arab summit in Cairo delegates urged restraint amid rising Israeli Palestinian violence. They signaled a peace focused approach and avoided a final declaration on breaking ties with Israel, prompting a Libyan walkout amid continued anger over Palestinian deaths.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mideast
Israel
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