Odessa American Names and Staff Credits
The Odessa American lists its staff including Ray M. Stafford publisher Gary L. Newsom editor Ken Brodnax editorial page director Mike Powell business manager Lori Ellington advertising director Robert E. Braswell production director Jack Grimes circulation director. The paper proclaims a mission to improve the Permian Basin with contact via P O Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760.
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Ray M. Stafford
Gary L. Newsom
Ken Brodnax
Mike Powell
Lori Ellington
Robert E. Braswell
Jack Grimes
Texas party poopers save state jail project
Texas editorial notes Lt. Gov Bullock and Bush clash over state jail delays. A planned Aug. 5 celebration near the Goree Unit in Huntsville for finishing 15,000 beds was canceled as Bullock criticized delays and lack of a director. Richards defends record while Bush attacks mismanagement. The two party system helps taxpayers by refocusing the program.
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Bob Bullock
George W. Bush
Texas
Texas Board of Criminal Justice
Bullock
Young Bush
Ann Richards
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Goree
Huntsville
Bush
Gov. Richards
Vandals Force Big Spring Field Closure for Repairs
The Big Spring Independent School District closed Blankenship Field for three weeks to repair vandalized watering systems. Officials say the damage adds costs and will delay preparations for the upcoming football season, warning that vandalism harms everyone who uses the field.
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Big Spring Independent
Blankenship
Big Spring Herald
Discrimination in government in hiring and promotion
The article notes that fewer than 2 percent of intelligence community employees are Hispanic and criticizes CIA NSA and DIA hiring and promotion practices for racial bias. It predicts House hearings with intelligence officials to determine if discrimination is systemic and calls for immediate change.
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Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
U.S. House
Congress
Texas Supreme Court weighs rules to curb discovery abuse
Judicial changes under consideration aim to limit discovery before trial to reduce abuse. Discovery helps evaluate cases but leads to endless paper demands, driving up costs and overburdening courts. Justice Nathan Hecht warns the system cannot survive in its current form without reforms.
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Texas Supreme Court
Nathan Hecht
Sokeng
Ivins blasts health reform and state single payer ideas
Molly Ivins denounces the Clinton health plan and argues against corporate influence in crafting legislation. She cites Hawaii's low uninsured rate, contrasts Texas figures, and defends a child health insurance mandate while criticizing Congress for favoring MetLife and big corporations. Ivins writes from a Fort Worth Star-Telegram viewpoint.
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Michael Jackson
Elvis Presley
Congress
Pepsico
Pizza Hut
Japan
Germany
Hawaii
Texas
Western bias and Africa's massive injustices collide
Walter E Williams argues liberal outrage is misdirected by focusing on white oppression in South Africa while ignoring vast African human rights abuses. He cites Rwanda Burundi Uganda Nguema and Ayittey estimates, condemns foreign aid feeding corrupt regimes, and urges Africans to solve their own crises with freer trade and noninterference. Williams teaches economics at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia.
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Rwanda
Burundi
Watusis
South Africa
Uganda
Idi Amin
Milton Obote
Tito Okello
Equatorial Guinea
Macias Nguema
George Ayittey
American University
Kenya
Tanzania
Zambia
Zanzibar
Malawi
Mauritania
Africa
Williams
George Mason University
Fairfax, Va
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George Mitchell
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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