Volunteer Ronnie Mullins Aids Memorial Effort and Homeless Outreach
Ronnie Mullins, a veteran, raises funds for the Vietnam War Memorial along Interstate 27 and Georgia Street. He also conducts outreach to help the homeless and writes letters to Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisoners.
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Interstate 27
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Mullins
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Guest Opinion on Hospice Volunteer Service by Diane Freeman
Diane Freeman of Crown of Reach Out Texas Hospice explains her motivation for volunteering. She describes personal fulfillment, community impact, and the rewards of helping patients and families.
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The
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Dean Weese to enter Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame
Globe News Sports Editor Jon Mark Beilue notes coach Dean Weese as a pioneer of girls basketball in West Texas. Weese is among three inductees into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame today amid a day of partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures.
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Jon Mark Beilue
Weese
The
Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame Today
Potter escapes nabbed along Canadian River
A man who escaped from Potter County Detention Center in October was captured Friday night at his campsite in the Canadian River bottoms about five miles west of U.S. Highway 287. Larry Allen Blackburn Jr., 32, was nabbed by deputies as he rested inside his sleeping bag at about 10:30 p.m. He had escaped Oct. 19 from the Potter County Detention Center while in the yard for recreation and faces a third degree felony charge of felony escape. He is held in administrative segregation as bond is expected to be set this week. The investigation notes possible lines of travel and care for the escapee, with deputies continuing searches and prior efforts involving dogs, horses, and air support.
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Potter County Detention Center
Canadian River
U.S. Highway 287
Larry Allen Blackburn Jr
Potter County
Mike Shumate
Blackburn
N.E
10Th Ave
Dennis McManaman
McManaman
Shumate
Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Amarillo's B-acreage gas field and the first call deal
The B-acreage in the West Panhandle, from Channing to Fritch, under Pioneer and Energas contracts, shaped Amarillo’s gas supply. The 1920s B-contract tied Energas to Pioneer, fixing half the gas at a fixed rate of 2.65 per mcf while the rest moved with market prices, yielding concerns about price stability and future supply for Amarillo.
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Texas Panhandle
Channing
Fritch
Amarillo
West Panhandle
Dennis Fagerstone
Pioneer Natural Resources
City Commission
T. Boone Pickens
John Ward
Energas
Pioneer
Fagerstone
Roy
Amarillo Oil Co
Wayne Hughes
Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Hughes
Amarillo Oil
Jerry Hodge
Hodge
Texas Railroad Commission
Pioneer to FERC on acreage price deal amid city talks
Pioneer officials discussed reaching a change with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission before approaching Amarillo city leaders. The move appeared in lawsuit papers but not City Commission records. C. David Culver noted the city could save time by consulting FERC rather than hiring a consultant. The reference cites the late city manager John Please see HISTORY.
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Ward
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Amarillo Daily News
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Culver
John
Rumsfeld assures allies missile defense poses no threat
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told European allies in Munich that Bush's national missile defense will be a threat to no one except aggressors. He offered no timetable but signaled support for proceeding while voicing concern over a proposed European crisis force within NATO.
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Donald H. Rumsfeld
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Richard Burt
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