First Five Permian Basin education series continues
QUICK hits highlights a continuing series on First 5 Permian Basin an education and health program under the UT Permian Basin College of Education. It notes kindergarten readiness efforts and parent as first teacher programs with page 7A concluding tomorrow. An event by Area Agency on Aging runs 9 to 3 at Midland College Carrasco Ave to discuss Medicare and seniors services.
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Midland College
Carrasco Ave
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Swanson Sworn In as 43rd District Judge in West Texas
Mike Swanson is to be sworn in as the 43rd District Judge for Ward Loving and Reeves counties replacing the late Judge Bob Parks. Swanson praised Parks as a friend and the most knowledgeable fair judge, and pledged to continue Parks' work in a fair thoughtful forum for the public’s business.
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Loving
Reeves
Mike Swanson
Swanson
Bob Parks
Abbott
County judge hopefuls discuss new courthouse and crime
Three candidates for Ector County judge addressed overcrowded jail issues and a proposed new courthouse at a forum in Odessa. Attendees included Clay George Ron Eckert and Chet Bales with fourth candidate Josie Petty disqualified for living outside the county.
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Ector County
Clay George
Ron Eckert
Center
Chet Bales
Republican Women’s Meeting
ORMC
Susan Redford
Odessa Regional Medical Center
Republican
Josie Petty
Southlake
Eckert
New Texas judge Sara Kate Billingsley sworn in
William Shoobridge chief justice of the Fifth Judicial District of New Mexico offered a joke filled aside to Sara Kate Billingsley at a University of Texas of the Permian Basin Library Lecture Room event. The tale of a hunting dog named Lawyer illustrated a quip about misnaming and authority before the audience. See BILLINGSLEY Page 54
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Sara Kate Billingsley
New Mexico
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Sara
75 Years of the Odessa American and Friday Night Lights boom
The Odessa American marks 75 years with a feature on the book Friday Night Lights and the 2004 film’s Odessa shoot. Peter Berg and stars Tim McGraw and Billy Bob Thornton drew crowds, while a charity premiere highlighted education. A separate two month wait followed police notes on Odessa’s prostitution scandal and the release of a list of names.
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Tim McGraw
Billy Bob Thorton
Odessa
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Medicare
AAAPE
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Texas Legal Services Center
Social Security
Adult Protective Services
Abby
TIA
AIM Media
Mark Sterkelione
Com
Sara Kate
University of Texas of the Permian Basic
Library
Mark Sterkel
Dess American
William Shoobridge
Fifth Ju
Shoobridge
Billingsley
FNL
John K
Garfield Ave
Beene
Midland
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