Fantasy sports overload and the mental gymnastics it causes
A column details the growing obsession with fantasy baseball, football, NASCAR, and golf leagues. It notes rising stress, rivalries, and the shift from hand calculations to online tools, while arguing fantasy sports can be a healthy, engaging hobby if kept in perspective.
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Jerry Springer
Tiger Woods
Bill Clinton
Odessa American
Bowie
Joe Suffield
Indiana
Terry Labonte
Texas
Terry
Labonte
Odessa contractor warned for trash at Ratliff Ranch site
Fire inspectors issued a verbal warning to Danny Schnaubert for trash and debris at a Ratliff Ranch construction site in Odessa. The warning came after homeowner complaints and prompted cleanup efforts. inspectors stated a written ticket could have followed. Schnaubert and neighbors dispute enforcement, noting plastic bottles and nails remain a concern for residents.
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Odessa
Danny Schnaubert
Ratliff Ranch
Schnaubert
Rob Thigpen
Carlos
Cortez
Thigpen
Ype
Jones
Ives
JR. Ramos
Ector County to hold public hearing on 2.5 cent tax hike
The 2.5 cent increase would raise ad valorem tax to 47.5 cents per $100, as commissioners confront a 1.5 million budget shortfall and adopt a 1998 99 general fund budget of 22.7 million along with road and debt service budgets. Public comments are invited at 5 30 p m in the Commissioners Courtroom.
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Ector County
Eighth St
Jim Jordan
Jordan
Freddie Gardner
Tom Todd
Bob Bryant
Mike Patton
Tom Pace
David Austin
Patton
Bryant
Gardner
First heart surgery shown online by Dr. Cooley
Houston AP reports a live open heart procedure led by Dr. Denton Cooley was streamed to computer viewers via America’s Health Network. About a million expected online watchers logged in as surgeons replaced artery passages with veins from the patient’s leg, while a brief heart pause aided the operation at St Luke’s Hospital.
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Houston
Rena Fluker
Denton Cooley
America
Health Network
Cooley
AHN
Indtanan
Duncan Pe
Jerry Fluker
Fluker
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Center
Ector Junior High Embraces Change During First Week
Ector Junior High staff and students adapt to new teachers classes and schedules amid magnet upgrades. New nutrition health labs technical theater and dance areas expand offerings while construction crews work after hours on a band hall phase two. Principal Maria Chavez says staff and students have rolled with the transitions and remain positive as improvements progress.
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Ector Junior High School
Ector Junior High
Maria Chavez
Norton Os
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