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See our website for more information. m Protected Wellborn Road pedestrian crossing at south end of Kyle Field - 3.5 hours before game time and until I hour after game ends. 847-RIDE www.ptts.tamu.edu 862-PARK ; >£' X'J i 6A Thursday, November 7, 2002 i\VS [nUe BATTALI ™E BATT^jf GOP sweeps Texas electioi (AP) — The Grand Old Party pulled off a grand display of political power, taking all statewide offices in a Texas-sized show of allegiance tor President Bush. Incumbent Gov. Rick Perry easily won election Tuesday to the post he assumed when Bush was promoted to the White House. State Attorney General John Comyn was tapped to fill the seat of U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm, who is stepping down. David Dewhurst moved from the land commis sioner’s office to lieutenant governor, perhaps the most powerful position in state government. With most of the votes counted. Perry polled 58 percent to 40 percent for Laredo banker Tony Sanchez, who spent at least $59 million of his own money. Comyn had 55 percent to 43 percent for Ron Kirk, the former Dallas mayor who would have been the first black senator from the state. Sanchez declined to concede late Tuesday because he still expected a close finish - final totals were delayed because of problems counting ballots in two of the state’s most populous counties, Bexar and Tarrant. But in a Wednesday morning speech. Sanchez said he had called Perry to congratulate him. Kirk acknowledged Tuesday night that the vot ers had spoken. Not this Election Day. when Republicans flexed their muscle across the country. In Texas, they ral lied behind their presidential native son, who appeared in the state as late as Monday to sb, port for GOP candidates. Texas Democrats put together a racially, ticket with a business-friendly attitude b clearly wasn’t enough to offset wann feel President Bush. The gubernatorial earn recent weeks centered on the state’s growintl owners' insurance crisis, questions atai business dealings and respect forlawenfo Comyn maintained that Kirk is too i to out-of-state liberals and soft on defense; Kirk countered that he forged a bipartisanreptia as mayor and was better suited to work witfi of both parties. In the race for lieutenant governor, fet depicted Sharp as an out-of-step liberal,i touted support from business leaders. Dewhiraf paced John Sharp 52 percent to 46 percent In legislative races, the GOP won contra Texas House for the first time in 130 yet retained control of the Texas Senate. Texans voted on 32 U.S. House races, in six in which an incumbent was without major-p opposition and three more that were The result: Democrats won 17 ofthe32HoKi in the Texas delegations w ith one race si ed. That was the District 23 race Republican incumbent Henry Bonilla Antonio and lairedo Democrat Henn, Cuellar. Mass roadkill grave angers official STOCKB RIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The discovery of a mass grave for roadkill in the median of the Massachusetts Turnpike has outraged officials in this pic turesque community. Town officials said they were unaware that the broad, wooded median held thousands of car casses of animals killed along the roadway and that the site had apparently been in use for decades, until recently. “1 want to know why the Turnpike Authority would drive dead animals 50 to 100 miles to dump them in our town,” said J. Cristopher Irsfield, who chairs the Board of Selectmen in Stockbridge. At their Monday night meeting, selectmen direct ed their attorney to research the disposal site’s legality. Engineers hired by the Turnpike were scheduled to I want to know why the Turnpike Authority would drive dead animals 50 to 100 miles to dump them 99 tn our town. —). Cristopher Irsfield Chairman of Stockbridge Board of Selectmen report to the town’s Conservation Commission next week on possible damage to protected wetlands surrounding the site, described by town offi cials as being 300 feet long, 150 feet wide and 45 feet deep. Turnpike spokesmaa Bliss said Tuesday tta Stockbridge median was only active central dep remaining along the t the Pike stopped bringing animals there twomonilisa Preliminary findingsstoi pollution from the site.es ed to contain the rei® 4.000 deer. bear, moote other animals, Bliss sill said the carcasses hadbeet^ ered with sand and gravel! town officials questioned! well the carcasses had beer,: ered. Irsfield. who lives neff site, told The Berkshin\ his dogs had sometimes( home huge chunks of to casses that he now M came from the site, a:// neighbors said they haw smells. ^ A IfAIRFAX, Va jrginia prosec liper suspects Jlihammad anc hn Lee Malvc jrder Wednesda an FBI anal) he has ,ice to go to trfr Muhammad ar |ve been accuse in four ashington, D.C. murder in ating of Line parking dec! [pot store. Th arged with usir commission o Fairfax Coi (tomey Robert |d he waited lot isecutors to 1 :ause he want lidence in the ca :ision to act nc /as satisfied I h ice to go to tri; It remained ui isdiction will t Attorney ihcroft said V :ision will be ict-driven anal secutors have and the be iut the death p “1 think it’s w my part that I late penalties fi rocities that ha to includ iction of the c shcroft told repi The two me jcused of killing [ounding five m\m. Mary Washing 7/mad wa (County b was charg< Hirt petition, aui Horan, who w ecific evidenct jected the idea rs have been bo will try the s bled it “absolut Tfs the duty / r a jot* CalltlK City’s job line at 764-3704 The \ Brought to you by the City of College Station. . ;•( ...v. ' ’ , ... 6-V ' ■ . ■ - vT’V V. y J City offices will he closed on November 28 - 29 for Thanksgiving! ri Thursday's residential & commercial waste routes will be collected on Friday, and Friday routes collected on Saturday! NOfUKT, NO snort RCQUmrD! In fact, don’t wen hot her to get dressed. And if the phone is nearby, you don’t even need to get up. m r rout? unuTYbiu. onune 080 VEB THE TELEPHONE! epay. ci.coUege-station.tx. us or just pick up the phone and dial! 764-ePAY Mastercard, Visa and Discover accepted xmisjvi -A -Street Is your group, organization or t h ^ sl '’“jn'^aulify in a community service project ‘ . the city? The City of College f or you. “Adopt-A-Street” program may be ju Adopt a city street for the pvj'P® 56 0 controlling and p0St signs For your commitment, the Ci > ^ na mesoth al prominently displaying your gioup s the public is aware of youreffbrt^ For more information or to obtain an application, call the Department of Public Works at 764-3691. Shomaker Econ 203 ardson Looking for a Holiday Crafts Class? fine 309 Joyner fine 341 Joyner Info 303 info 305 Buffa info 364 Anthony Registration for C , Xtra Education Fall Classes is m« schedule, call 764^ To obtain a course *5%. Special Notice Regarding November S an( l December City Council Meetings... Due lo the holidays, City Council meetings will be held on the first and third Thursdays of November and December. Workshops begin al 3:00 p.nr. and Regular Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact the ('itv W..Vx,'firi*:.,.. ... * .... City Secretary’s Office at 764-3541. 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