Ivan Devastates Caribbean, Strengthens to Category Five
Hurricane Ivan slammed Cayman Islands with 150 mph winds tearing roofs and trees, killing at least 65 across the Caribbean. The storm intensified to Category 5 threatening western Cuba and possibly docking in Florida as Mexicali issued watches for the Yucatan Peninsula and over a million Cubans evacuated.
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Hurricane Ivan intensifies as it nears Cuba and Cayman Islands
A powerful storm formerly battering the Cayman Islands has grown from Category 4 to Category 5 and moved toward Cuba. Reports cite at least 65 deaths and warnings from NOAA and ESRI outlining potential tracks and advisories for affected regions.
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Health texts draw debate at state education board
The Texas State Board of Education weighs including contraceptives in ninth and tenth grade health books as ECISD parents and officials offer opinions. Parent Sondra Boff urges home instruction and abstinence only approaches while Elena Golla argues for school-based sex education to prevent ignorance.
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Texas State Board of Education and ECISD book adoption timeline
In November the Texas State Board of Education determines books that conform to school standards. In late fall or early spring the ECISD textbook committee attends publishers hearings and reviews books approved by the state board. In spring the committee recommends books to the School Board for adoption for use the next fall. Proposals include Essentials of Health and
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Odessa mom fights for skate park after loss of son
Susana Pier of Odessa leads volunteers and city effort to build a skate park to give teens a safe place to skate. Her son Ruben Kasper Pier was killed in Odessa on September 13, 2003 when a car struck him while he rode his skateboard in the 1600 block.
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Kasper Memorial Skate Park Fund in Odessa
Susana Pier raises funds to build an Odessa skate park named for her son Ruben Kasper Pier, who died on September 13, 2003. Donations are accepted at Bank One, 1607 N West County Road, to the Kasper Memorial Skate Park Fund.
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Witness Recalls Fatal Night Accident on Golder Avenue
A driver struck a 16-year-old on Golder Avenue at about 8:40 p.m. on September 12. The teen died in hospital the following day, and a related account notes a subsequent incident involving a 12-year-old entering PARK, with further details on Page 2A.
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Mother seeks skate park memory after son Ruben Pier dies
A year after Ruben Kasper Pier was killed in a pedestrian vehicle crash on Golder Avenue Odessa mother Susana Pier works to memorialize him with a skate park. She believes skaters are regular kids and aims to change public perceptions.
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