Investment gamble pays off for City Brownfield
In 1990 Brownfield built the CRTC and an Intermediate Sanction Facility and leased them to the state. Refinancing in 1996 saved $262,068 in interest. Bonds for both projects were paid off August 15, 2002. City leaders pursued jobs and income as the facilities opened in 2002 with prisoners moved in early August.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Brownfield
C.R.T.C
Court
Jack Cargill
Seagraves Highway
Adult Probation Department
Cargill
Lamesa Highway
Houston
Brownfield City
Experts warn of rising gas costs through summer
The Energy Information Administration forecast a national average near 1.70 per gallon for April through September with a peak around 1.76 as driving season starts. Drivers face higher pump prices due to crude costs, Venezuelan disruptions, cold East Coast weather, and strong demand, with Brownfield at 1.63 per gallon versus the national 1.69.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Energy Information Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
Avera
E.S A
Iraq
Venezuela
U.S
Seerey named Meadow School District superintendent
Garry Peebles reports Mike Seerey will take the Meadow School District helm on March 17 after returning to West Texas. A Texas A&M graduate from Midland, Seerey comes from Paradise School District where he spent nine years as assistant superintendent and ten years prior in Midland as an assistant principal. He and his wife Gail, a kindergarten teacher, have three children and aim to build on Meadow’s success while monitoring state education finances and ensuring diligent use of funds.
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Garry Peebles
West Texas
Mike Seerey
The
Meadow
Seerey
News
Paradise
Fort Worth
Midland
Texas Aggie
Alpine
Meadow School Board
Texas Tech
John
Jennifer
Gail
Amy
Metroplex
Seerey Seeks MISD Leadership Amid Grant Wins and Team Approach
Seerey outlines his weather environment and teaching strategy plans for MISD. He cites past building program experience in Meadow and Paradise grant success, projecting cautious but impactful grant opportunities. He emphasizes a team approach, inclusive decision making, and broad input to stretch limited funds, noting West Texas hospitality and family activities outside work.
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Ing
Seerey
Meadow
Paradise
North Texas
Hybrid power car cuts gas price fears in headlines
Tommy and Betty Hamilton praise their Toyota Prius for high mileage. The couple notes 42 mpg city and 52 mpg highway with an 11.9 gallon tank, and report about 48 mpg in the mountains. Betty commutes weekly to visit her mother, averaging 47 mpg. See Hybrid Car on page 4.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Tommy
Betty Hamilton
Ruidoso
Betty
Midland
Reflections on TV Censorship and Shifting Standards
Lynn Brisendine argues that modern television pushes boundaries beyond the 1950s censorship norms. He notes changes in depictions of sex, drinking, swearing, and violence, especially in late night and daytime programs, and comments on commercials during and after the Super Bowl.
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Branch
Doc
Matthew
Marshall Dillion
Contested ads spark debate over decency and violence in marketing
A skeptical observer critiques a controversial ad aimed at urban youth that used gang imagery and dog fighting metaphors. The piece notes the risky symbolism and questions whether such depictions cross lines of decency while reflecting harsh realities of inner city life. The author calls out the disconnect between marketing aims and social responsibility.
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Mercial
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Renae Wood
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Blythe Carter
Dallas Quintanilla
Steven Pena
Alissa Seaton
Aaron Hudson
Tiffany Holcombe
Lynn Brisendine
Lucy
Sel Beer
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