ECISD Names Sollis Sole Finalist For Top Post
ECISD board 4-2 with one abstention moves to negotiate a contract making interim chief Wendell Sollis the district's next superintendent. Sollis has served since July after Roy Benavides exited, with trustees Berryhill Foreman Woodall and Randy voting in favor while others voiced concerns about the process.
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ECISD
Wendell Sollis
Ector County Independent School District School Board
Floy Hinson
Hinson
Sollis
Mike Atkins
Renda Berryhill
Butch Foreman
Berryhill
Atkins
Roy Benavides
Foreman
Doyle Woodall
Randy
Bush earns four more years with Bush twins on stage
Laura Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger praised President Bush as strong and compassionate at the Republican National Convention. Schwarzenegger lauded Bush as steadfast in crisis and welcoming to immigrants. The event highlighted a softer GOP image with Jenna and Barbara Bush joining briefly, introducing the president.
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New York
Laura Bush
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bush
California
Jenna
Barbara
Protesters target Texans Halliburton at N Y hotel
Protesters calling themselves Hallibacon greeted Texas Republicans at a New York hotel during the GOP convention. They staged a money protest with fake $100 bills featuring a Cheney portrait, accusing Halliburton of war profiteering in Iraq.
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Jason Moore
Texas
Odessa
Dick Cheney
Marriott Hotel
New York
TXU Energy
RNC
Hallibacon
Houston
Halliburton Co
Iraq
Ben Franklin
Cheney
Budget hearing on tax rate increase set for Sept 16
A budget hearing and a hearing on a proposed tax rate increase will start at 5 p.m. September 16 in the boardroom of Medical Center Hospital.
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Medical Center Hospital
Hospital narrows budget shortfall
The Medical Center Hospital unveils a revised 2005 budget showing a $355,905 deficit, far down from $2.8 million noted in August. Board members remain uneasy about a ongoing deficit while CFO Abernethy cites $1.5 million positive cash flow and an $8 million turnaround. President Thompson emphasizes the effort and concerns.
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Medical Center Hospital
MCH
Ector County Hospital District
Judy Hayes
Hayes
William Hetzler
Robert Abernethy
Mary Thompson
Renovation under way at Marketplace Center in Odessa
WK Investments has acquired the Marketplace Shopping Center on East University Boulevard and John Ben Shepperd Parkway and begun a makeover. Harrigan's steakhouse will reopen as part of the renovation under a new investment group led by Odessa businessman Tom Tucker. The restaurant closed in October 2003 after its parent company filed for bankruptcy.
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Marketplace
Gary Whitehead
Richard Kelly
WK Investments
Odessa Real Estate Investment Group
East University Boulevard
John Ben Shepperd Parkway
Whitehead
Harrigan’s
Odessa
Tom Tucker
Phillip Carrasco
MK Ste
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N.Y. Hotel
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Freedom
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CBS
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