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Anyone live in the Midland/Odessa TX area? (Prophecy Fellowship Forums)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:56:54 GMT

My DH is going there for a few weeks. He works for the oilfields and they have a job coming up there after Labor Day. I'm hoping someone can tell me what the area is like and what he can expect while he's there. He won't have that much time off they'll be working 6 days a week but if there is...

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Portland police chief readies for new job in Texas (Boston Globe)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:08:45 GMT

Portland Police Chief Tim Burton says he has accepted a conditional offer to head the police department in the city of Odessa, Texas.

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BRADSHAW READY TO RETURN TO TOPEKA AND HIS WINNING WAYS (Motorsports Blog)

Wed, 28 May 2008 05:06:04 GMT

TOPEKA , Kan. (May 27, 2008) Top Fuel driver Alan Bradshaw is no stranger to the Winner's Circle at Heartland Park Topeka. In fact the Odessa Texas resident has won two times in his three final round appearances at Heartland Park while driving in the Top Alcohol Dragster category. Bradshaw's 2003 victory even helped him secure his 2003 TA/D World Championship while driving for Randy...

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Odessa Incumbents Ousted (Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:23:00 GMT

In a replay of what happened in Dover, the school board members in Odessa, Texas who voted for the NCBCPS Bible curriculum have been voted out of office . A reader from Odessa informs me that all four board members who favored that curriculum who were up for reelection are now off the board. Renda Berryhill was ousted last year because she didn't live in the school district. Randy...

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University of Chicago surgeon pioneers closed-chest, totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery (University of Chicago News Office)

Thu, 01 May 2008 22:44:11 GMT

Since July 2007, the University of Chicago Medical Center has taken coronary artery bypass to a whole new level. That's when Sudhir Srivastava, MD, a pioneer in the development of robotic heart surgery, left his practice in Odessa, Texas, to join the faculty at th ...

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Texas Correctional Charge Nurse 1327LAX (GadBall.com)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:27:00 GMT

Odessa, Texas. The Charge Nurse implements unit objectives and administrative policies. This position is under clinical supervision of the Unit Director of Nurses. The charge nurse supervises other subordinate clinic nursing personnel. Work is performed in a correctional facility clinic. The Charge Nurse assists the physician in complex and diagnostic procedures. Relocation assistance...

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Grieving the loss -Odessa (TX) (NC Mental Hope News)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:25:00 GMT

April 24, 2008 BY DANIEL SKOLFIELD Funeral services have passed, but the siblings of Noel Richard Lopez plan to keep the memory of the slain man strong. Adelita and Gabriel Lopez said Thursday that they want to start a foundation for research of bipolar disorder - a condition of manic highs and depressive lows that Noel Lopez suffered with for years. "We chose to honor his life by raising

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Lena Guerrero (Burnt Orange Report)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:35:55 GMT

(I awoke this morning to the news that Lena Guerrero had passed away after a long battle with cancer. I thought I'd share some of my memory of her.) Growing up a Democrat in Odessa Texas, I was starved for outside Democratic connection so I made it a point to go to every function possible that involved a Democrat from anywhere else. When I was about 17 or 18, I heard that someone was...

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Kim Smith (All Celebs 4U)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:03:00 GMT

Kimberly Katherine Smith (born March 3, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress/fashion model. She has appeared in the film Catwoman with Halle Berry, and has modeled for Victoria's Secret and Guess'. Smith, a graduate of Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, got her big break into modeling when she accompanied a friend to a Model Search of America contest. She was changed...

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All American Chevrolet of Odessa Earns General Motors ''Mark of Excellence Award'' (Business Wire)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:09:00 GMT

ODESSA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Motors continues to recognize superior performance and takes great pride in rewarding dealerships for their hard work and dedication. That

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BRADSHAW LOOKING TO MAKE THE GATORNATIONALS A MEMORABLE EVENT (Motorsports Blog)

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:48:21 GMT

GAINESVILLE , Fla. (March 10, 2008) Top Fuel driver, Alan Bradshaw will be making his inaugural Gatornationals appearance this weekend during the 39th running of the historic event held in Gainesville, Florida. The Odessa Texas driver has waited a long time to try his hand at the quarter-mile that has played such a huge part of drag racing history.

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Odessa, Texas Bible Curriculum Lawsuit Settled (Religion Clause)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:49:00 GMT

The ACLU announced yesterday that a settlement has been reached in a 2007 lawsuit challenging a course in The Bible in History and Literature offered by two Odessa, Texas schools. (See prior posting .) According to the ACLU's release, the current curriculum calls for "true" and "false" answers on matters of religious faith, and asks students to memorize Bible passages and discuss their...

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Settlement: Texas School District Agrees to Abandon Controversial Bible Curriculum (Blog from the Capital)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:09:44 GMT

A suit filed against Odessa, TX by the ACLU and People For the American Way will be settled. The school district, according to the NYTimes, has agreed to change its curriculum away from the "National Council on Bible Curriculum in...

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Texas School Board Agrees To Stop Teaching Unconstitutional Bible Class In Public Schools (ACLU)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:00:00 GMT

ODESSA, TX – The Ector County School Board agreed today to stop teaching a course in its public schools that unconstitutionally promotes a particular interpretation of the Bible that is not shared by Jews, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and most Protestants.

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Husband claims exorcism in wife's death (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:02:00 GMT

A 60-year-old man from West Odessa, Texas, charged with killing his wife, reportedly told police she died while he was exercising a demon from her.David Clark told police he held Susan Kay Clark's face down on their carpeted bathroom when she died, the Odessa American reported Sunday.Police found the woman's body wrapped in a bed sheet with a cross and a sword placed on it.Clark...

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Man in Odessa, Texas, says devil entered his body and caused wife's death during exorcism (Star Tribune)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:42:04 GMT

ODESSA, Texas - A man accused of killing his wife says he was trying to exorcise a demon from her when the devil entered his body and caused her to die, according to a police probable cause statement.Jan David Clark, 60, was arrested Friday after authorities went to his home and found Susan Kay Clark's body wrapped in a bed sheet with a cross and sword on top of it.Officers had gone to the home after...

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Call center site director for ‘The Call Center Netwrok’ [BPOTiger] (Know More Media)

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:20:50 GMT

Before you apply (link at the end of the post) please remember that the position is based in Odessa , TX . This is a senior level executive kind position who will not only plan but also will direct and control “ the total operational and administrative functions of a call center that provides customer care per client contract(s) requirements in Texas ,” thus reads the ad. Compensation is in...

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Julian Orozco from Odessa Texas (Late Rounds: A Boxing Blog)

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:37:31 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pdI0anXxsc Golden Gloves Author: melapelan88 Keywords: Boxing Added: January 28, 2008

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Podcast217: Making the Case for Blended Learning (Moving at the Speed of Creativity)

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:01:45 GMT

This podcast is a recording of a thirty minute skype connection I made to GT teachers in Ector County Schools, Odessa, Texas, on January 18, 2008. The focus of my presentation was making the case for using and supporting blended learning tools and learning methodologies in the 21st century classroom. There are an enormous array [...]

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Clairvest Group Inc.: Clairvest Announces US$23.4 Million Investment in Texas Based Oilfield Service Company (Market Wire)

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:37:00 GMT

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Clairvest Group Inc. (TSX: CVG) and Clairvest Equity Partners III Limited Partnership ("CEP III") today announced a combined US$23.4 million investment in Light Tower Rentals, Inc. of Odessa, Texas. Light Tower is a fast growing oilfield equipment rental company, operating in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. It is the regional leader in the support...

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