Ambulance decision nears as AMR subsidy hike eyed
Terry County Ambulance Board weighs AMR subsidy and rate increases before a March 31 contract expiry. BRMC or Brownfield Fire Department may take over. two aging ambulances will need replacement, and local officials schedule meetings for final action.
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Terry County Ambulance Board
BRMC
Brownfield Fire Department
American Medical Response
AMR
Mike Click
Terry County
Fire Department
Ambulance Board
Doug Ryburn
Brownfield
Wayne Taylor Named New BISD Board Member
Wayne Taylor was appointed to Brownfield Independent School District board of education seat 5 at the last Monday meeting to fill the vacancy. He was sworn in officially at the courthouse a few days later and said he was excited to serve. Taylor pursued the post after Matt Adams resigned the remainder of his term.
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Wayne Taylor
BISD
Taylor
Brownfield Independent School District Board of Education
Matt Adams
If You Ask Me Zack Buys Time to Speak Up
A brief note features Zack offering his view on a topic, signaling a cautious stance and prompting readers to weigh his words as a reflective comment in a public discussion.
Brownfield Regions See Boost in 2001 Sales Tax Rebates
Brownfield posted a 2001 sale tax rebate total of 815334.88, with 37350.02 to Brownfield city and 19240.92 to BIDCorp, up 10.21 percent from 2000. Meadow and Lamesa showed mixed results while Levelland rose 15.54 percent to 1557848.66 year to date. Local figures include October Meadow receipts of 150.21 and Lamesa totals of 888237.47.
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Brownfield
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Bidcorp
Terry County
Meadow
Lamesa
Dawson County
Levelland
Levelland Industrial Development Group
Hockley
Man of the Year picks stir debate across media
The piece surveys the annualMedia tradition of naming a Man of the Year. It notes Time Magazine’s controversial potential pick of Osama bin Laden and recalls past controversial selections including Hitler and Stalin.
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Time Magazine
Osama bin Laden
Time
Hitler
Stalin
bin Laden
Notable 9/11 Heroes Nominates Public Figures and Citizens
The author proposes various figures as heroes ranging from President George W. Bush and Rudy Giuliani to First Lady Laura Bush and media hosts Jay Leno David Letterman Rush Limbaugh and ordinary workers. He frames them as good guys opposing evil forces and acknowledges acts of courage by passengers on the hijacked flight.
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George W. Bush
Rudy Giuliani
New York City
Good Morning America
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Capitol
D.C
Defense Rumsfeld
Soviet Union
Donald Rumsfeld
Laura Bush
Afghanistan
Jay
Mavis
David Letterman
Leno
Las Vegas
Mavis Leno
Rush Limbaugh
Rush
bin Laden
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Chuck Fisher
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Mike Bean
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J.T. Churchwell
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Ryker Allison
Morgan Murry
DeNell
Duncan
Derrick
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Goodfellows
Pat Perry
Maudie Kidd
Lynn Brisendine
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