Ector County commissioners approve 3 percent raise for 08-09
In Ector County the commission votes a 3 percent raise for themselves and county workers for the next fiscal year mirroring the pay hike for most staff. They note prior years had larger boosts but taxpayers will bear higher costs amid rising fuel and food prices. Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Simmons opposed the full package.
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O Ector
Commissioners Court
Precinct
Greg Simmons
Lawmakers and federal officials contact list
A compact directory lists U S representatives and senators with office locations in Washington and regional offices in Midland Odessa Lubbock Hobbs and San Antonio. It provides street addresses and phone numbers for Rep Conaway Neugebauer Rodriguez Pearce and Senators Cornyn Hutchison for constituent inquiries and district outreach.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
U.S
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Quote on Peace and Freedom From Editorial Page Poem
The piece presents a statement on peace and self-control as foundational to freedom. It frames freedom as a God given gift incompatible with anarchy, aligning it with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Stealing From Each Other Prompts Economic Debate
Economics professor Edgar Browning argues welfare state policies reduce growth and inflate inequality. He cites 2005 welfare expenditures of 620 billion and a 37 million official poverty count, asserting nonpoor receive most benefits and GDP could be higher without redistribution. He echoes biblical and Madisonian objections to government income transfer.
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Edgar K. Browning
Texas A&m University
Browning
America
National Defense
James Madison
Congress
Mark A. Zupan
Gas prices misread by skeptics on oil markets
Gasoline price discussions by Tibor Machan challenge media narratives about oil crises. He notes that despite high posted costs, consumer share of income spent on gas may be lower than decades ago, cites Europe’s smaller cars, and questions investigative coverage and incentives in newspapers facing economic strain.
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New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Europe
U.S
America
Latter Rain Center Donates 300 Backpacks for Local Students
Odessa American notes the Latter Rain Worship Center assembled and distributed 300 backpacks to neighborhood schoolkids. Readers are invited to submit opinions on current topics via email, labeling submissions with a thumbs nomination.
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Latter Rain Worship Center
Odessa
Freedom.com
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Point County
Federal
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MER
OLCM
Rlaeetor Caa
Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Ken Brodnax
Walter Williams
Williams
George Mason University
Amazon.com
Chuck Asay
Obama
TIBOR
Machan
Freedom Communications
Chapman University
Orange, Calif
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Libertarianism
Tmachan
Freedom
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