Seniors weigh costs and care at Parks retirement living
The Odessa article profiles residents and staff at Sears Methodist Retirement System Parks. It notes monthly rents from 1,546 to 2,456 for single occupancy, rising with care level, and outlines funding gaps when Medicaid ends. Residents stress planning for health costs and staying in place. LaDonna Gatlin will headline a Sept. 23 fundraiser at Odessa Country Club to support the campus luncheon fund.
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Matthews
Parks
Kristin Billalba
Sears Methodist Retirement System
Billalba
Odessa Country Club
LaDonna Gatlin
Seventh annual Parks retirement luncheon at Odessa Country Club
Community luncheon supporting Parks Methodist Retirement Village set for September 23 at 11 45 a m at Odessa Country Club 1 Fairway Drive Former Odessan LaDonna Gatlin will speak Tickets 35 in advance Proceeds aid charitable care Roy and Mary reminisce on active later years and the value of community On the Net Resources: www aarp org finance
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Parks Methodist Retirement Village
Odessa Country Club
Fairway Drive
LaDonna Gatlin
Sally Matthews
Parks Methodist
Parks
Online poll on plans for old age sparks varied options
Readers share plans for aging from living independently to moving into retirement villages or moving in with children. Some favor staying in their own home, while others joke about not growing up or relying on family care. Vote online at WWW.Data.com.
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Parks Methodist
Data.com
Lawsuit Targets Farmers Branch Rental License Plan
MALDEF and the ACLU sue the Dallas suburb over an ordinance requiring rental license applicants to prove legal residence and pass a federal immigration check. The suit follows prior court actions that halted enforcement of Farmers Branch efforts to oust tenants lacking licenses. The city contends it will screen non U S citizens via a federal database, risking eviction for renters without licenses.
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Dallas
Civil Liberties
Lisa Graybill
ACLU
Texas
Council
Michael Jung
Farmers Branch
River draws a muddy line along Texas Mexican border
In West Texas the Rio Grande curves around the Big Bend creating a broad unfenced frontier. Locals recount shared life across the river as new walls rise elsewhere, while 373 agents cover 510 miles, migrants and smugglers adapt, and rescues rise with record numbers.
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Redford
Rio Grande
West Texas
United States
Mexico
Big Bend
U.s.-Mexico
Enrique Madrid
California
Arizona
New Mexico
South Texas
U.S
el Paso
Esequiel Hernandez Jr
Texas
America
Hernandez
Border Patrol
Bedford
Amado Bustamante
el Mulato
Marfa
Interstate 10
John Smietana
IBWC Directors Missing After Rio Grande Flight
Plane carrying U S and Mexican IBWC heads to Presidio vanished after 10 am takeoff from El Paso. Commissioners Marin and Herrera, plus Rio Grande Council of Governments executive Brisbin Jr and a pilot were aboard heading to assess flooding. Searchers scoured rugged desert about 60 miles west of Presidio near Candelaria after 3 pm arrival window.
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Marfa
U.S
International Water and Boundary Commission
Carlos Marin
Arturo Herrera
Mexico
Presidio
el Paso
Rio Grande
Jerry Agen
Agen
Candelaria
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Ci. Farmers-Branch
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Eckel Job Fair
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