BRMC Extends Ambulance Contract and Approves Bioterrorism Grant
Brownfield Regional Medical Center trustees approve a new ambulance contract with local EMS through February 1, 2004. They authorize administrator Mike Click to spend designated bioterrorism funds, totaling about 11 000 dollars, without individual item approvals. The board cancels the scheduled election, endorses the Regional Nursing Peer Review plan, and approves a tax refund to Finley Resources, Inc. The BRMC board meets on the third Monday at 7 p.m. in the Board Room, open to the public.
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J. Merritt
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Emergency Medical Services Agency
EMS
Mike Click
Click
Brmc Board of Trustees
Jeannie Bennett
Finley Resources, Inc
Candidate Forum Set for 19th District Monday
A candidate forum for the 19th Congressional District is planned for 7 p.m. Monday April 28 in the BHS Commons with a 6 30 p m reception. Each candidate will give a self introduction of three to four minutes and answer a question. The public is invited.
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19Th Congressional District
BHS Commons
Brownfield Buy Back program boosts city cleanup efforts
Brownfield Solid Waste Department reports strong turnout for the Buy Back campaign tied to the Clean Up Brownfield effort. Over three weeks 375 items including furniture and appliances were purchased for two dollars each, with 364,450 pounds of refuse processed. Herrera praised community participation and noted savings from reduced pickups.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Brownfield Solid Waste Department
Brownfield
Willie Herrera
Herrera
BHS and BMS bands win sweepstakes awards
The Brownfield High School Spirit of the Plains Band earned First Division ratings from all six judges at the UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest in Plainview on April 16, highlighting top scores for Brownfield and Brownfield Middle School bands.
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Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
Plainview
Red Express earns UIL Sweepstakes at Frenship concert
The Brownfield Middle School Red Express Band performed well at the Concert and Sight Reading Competition hosted by Frenship Middle School on April 10 earning a UIL Sweepstakes Award for their achievement.
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Red Express
Brownfield Middle School
Frenship Middle School
Brownfield Sees Best Rainfall Since 2002 With 1.66 Inches
Rainfall Friday night brought 1.66 inches to Brownfield, the area’s most since December 2002, while parts of the county saw 1.5 to 2.0 inches. Hail was light and some gins reported minimal moisture. Officials cited improvement for planting prospects but noted uneven distribution across the county.
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Brownfield
Meadow Co-op Gin
The
Needmore Gin
Terry County
Scott Russell
Russell
Hope keeps eye to the sky in Iraq
Tim Hope a 33 year old Brownfield native and Staff Sergeant in the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is deployed to Iraq via Kuwait after Christmas visit with family. Based in Twenty nine Palms he works with drones and sends occasional updates to his wife and parents.
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Cerise
J. Merritt
Tim Hope
Brownfield
3Rd Marine Air Wing
Iran
Hope
Sherman
Ann Hope
Palms
California
Cathy
Trevor
Kyle
Jace
Brett
Kuwait
Iraq
Ann
Tim
War Critics Face Comeuppance as War Ends
In this column by Lynn Brisendine, backlash greets Hollywood activists like Janeane Garofalo Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon for predicting a long war with thousands of casualties. The piece argues their protests turned personal and praises the sacrifices of U S service members while criticizing ongoing activism.
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Lynn Brisendine
Hollywood
Bush
Janeane Garofalo
Pentagon
State Department
Iraq
Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon
Garofalo
Michael Moore
Martin Sheen
West Wing
Sanetin
Stee
Bender
No Flowers Argument Against Protests Over Saddam Crimes
Readers argue that opposing the war or boycott measures signal approval of Saddam Hussein s abuses and that protests should show more direct dissent. They reference Desert Storm, Castro, Oliver Stone and defund or boycott tactics while insisting flowers cannot atone for leadership failures or wartime actions.
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Saddam
Iraq
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Dixie Chicks
Cuba
Oliver Stone
Castro
Flowers
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Jarrod Bryant
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Ton Ann Turrentine
Bertha Rodriguez
BMS
Marcos Zamora
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Justin Cabe
Tara Norman
R.J. Rocha
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