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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2000
Page
9
Ken Brodnax notes that earlier campaigns were more colorful and brutal, with voters wooed by booze, bribery, and bold slogans. He recalls illicit absentees, attempted ballot manipulation, and chaotic polling scenes, contrasting them with calmer modern elections and persistent dirty tricks.
Odessa Regional Hospital moves medical records and outpatient services to new spaces to make way for a 130,000-square-foot expansion adding more than 100 rooms. Construction begins soon with private postpartum rooms and full third-floor inpatient conversion planned by 2002 at an estimated cost around 10 million dollars.
The Ector County Library in Odessa reopens with full automation including Internet access, an online catalog, and automated checkouts. Patrons will use PINs to view accounts and e mail notices for holds and fines, with plastic cards replacing paper. Funding came from a $100,000 TIF grant and support from the Junior League of Odessa, the county, and Friends of the Library.
Pecos County Texas officials project major investment as Enron Wind plans Indian Mesa Power Partners I at Wilson Brothers Ranch near Girvin. First stage is 25 megawatts with 17 turbines, CPS San Antonio to buy over 103000 megawatt hours annually. Second phase could reach 135 megawatts, while a separate 73 million dollar project includes Orion Energy and National Wind Power Limited.
Alpine residents clash with a new city lighting ordinance aimed at preserving dark skies around McDonald Observatory. The four wallpack lights at the Alpine post office violate full cut off rules, as opponents warn continued light pollution risks astronomy and UT Austin research funding.
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