Chasing the past with Pepper the Lab and a Pinto wagon
Sonja McGillivray reflects on memory and renewal after spotting a Labrador and a white Pinto wagon alongside an AARP renewal. She recalls Pepper the Lab, past travels, and the pull of old experiences guiding a life now aimed forward, with framed photos and dog tags still at home.
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Pepper
Houdini
New Mexican
Florida
AARP
Kill plan for Balmorhea Lake targets endangered pupfish
Texas Parks and Wildlife plans to kill fish in Balmorhea Lake to halt hybridization threatening Comanche Springs pupfish Leon Springs pupfish and Pecos pupfish. Minnow invasion from the coastal sheepshead minnow prompted stocking of 29,000 channel catfish plus bluegill while removing carp gar and buffalo fish.
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Balmorhea
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Garrett
Pecos
Balmorhea Lake
Sierra Club
Methodists ponder gay marriages in church court
In Irving AP report on the United Methodist Church top court hearing a pastor on trial for marrying two lesbians argues the Social Principles should guide rather than govern ministers. Bishops warn ignoring them would erode church authority as the Book of Discipline enforces code.
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United Methodist Church
Dallas
Jimmy Creech
Omaha
Neb
Bruce Blake
Blake
Louisiana
Dan Solomon
Medical Center summer business exceeds expectations
Ector County Hospital District reports June admissions 1,140 up 17 percent from 1997 and year-to-date admissions 10,373 up 12 percent. Net patient revenue for June 10.7 million, a 29 percent rise, and year-to-date revenue 87.9 million, about 6 million higher than 1997. Officials credit better payer contracts and continued high volume, noting bed space and nurse staffing limits despite improved demand.
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Renee Henderson-Earls
MCH
Roe Garrett
MGH
Ector County Hospital District
Odessa
Garrett
Odessa Regional
Garrett Sai
Medical Center
Year 1992 recalls lows amid Bush Clinton era events
A retrospective recalls 1992 as a year of economic decline and social unrest. It notes the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, political headlines from Washington, and national figures from Clinton to Bush, with local economic strain and cultural debates shaping the year.
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Bushrom
Los Angeles
King
United States
Washington
Dan Quayle
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