Highway Habits Drive Permian Drivers to Scrutiny
A Permian Basin survey by Progressive Auto Insurance finds high rates of dangerous driving habits. 76 percent eat while behind the wheel and 54 percent use cell phones. 43.1 percent admit road rage, with women more likely to shout and men to gesture. 29,981 nationwide respondents, May 17 to July 1. Texas and Odessa patterns mirror national results.
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Progressive Auto Insurance
Permian Basin
Progressive
Odessa
Texas
Odessa-area
Crime down in Odessa Midland FBI reports 1999 decline
FBI crime data show for the Odessa Midland MSA a continued drop for the eighth straight year with a 1.6 percent fall in total Part I crimes to 4,273.4 per 100,000 residents and a 23.7 percent decrease in violent crime to 417.8 per 100,000. Property crimes also declined 10 percent while ranks improved in violent crime.
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Odessa-Midland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Odessa
James H. Jenkins
Jenkins
MSA
Texas
Odessa- Midland
Cable One Launches Free 12 Month Digital Upgrade in Odessa
Cable One announces a free 12 month digital upgrade for Odessa customers starting November, offering over 200 channels with digital audio. No contract. after the year, existing customers pay 8.95 monthly for the upgrade, with an extra receiver at 4.95 per month. An orientation week begins Nov 6.
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Cable One
Odessa
Dennis Edwards
Edwards
Tom Might
First of three Texas victims of Cole attack laid to rest
Timothy Gauna, one of three Texans killed in the USS Cole bombing, was buried with full military honors during a Wednesday ceremony in Ennis. Speakers recalled his patriotism as a man proud to be American, noting his willingness to sacrifice for freedom.
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Ennis
Timothy Gauna
Texas
Edwin Lipsey
Gauna
Lee Greenwood
USA
Tim
Lipsey
Girl Scouts Fun with a lesson in Odessa Adison Alvarado and Alli Morgan
Odessa Girl Scouts offer more than cookies director Susan Rutherford says scouts provide fun and personal growth. The article notes that Girl Scouts help meet girls needs beyond cookies and previews activities at a Fall Fiesta meeting with troop 96 members Adison Alvarado and Alli Morgan.
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America
Susan Rutherford
Odessa
Girl Scouts
Adison Alvarado
Alli Morgan
Susan G Rutherford Leads Regional Girls Agency
The agency, founded nationally in 1912 and in Permian Basin in 1947, joins United Way as a charter member. It operates with 20 full time and 3 part time staff across 15 counties plus seasonal camp staff and about 1,000 volunteers annually, with a budget of $989,060 and United Way support of $43,710 (5%). Programs focus on career exploration technology and self discovery for today’s girls.
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Susan G. Rutherford
United Way
Permian Basin
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