Timing and Turmoil Behind a Newspaper Edition
A columnist recalls the editing grind behind a print edition, where Charley near miss moments, deadlines, and a late flood update in Del Rio forced removal of a light hearted piece. Sharp copy editors nip misprints and gaffes, keeping the product credible. Ken Brodnax’s column runs Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays.
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San Angelo
Charley
Weather Channel
Angelo
Permian Basin
Bet
Huh
del Rio
County weighs in house fines agency to boost collections
County officials consider creating an in house collection agency to recover up to 300000 in unpaid criminal fines and court costs. Judge Jim Bobo says the plan would allow partial payments and immediate warrants for non payment, with five staff and a three year pilot. County Clerk Barbara Bedford backs it, suggesting a three person team and starting small.
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Bob Bryant
Bryant
Jim Bobo
Bobo
Ector
Barbara Bedford
Bedford
Spat at drive in ends with lifesaving CPR rescue
An argument between Stars Drive-In employees Karmen Barraza and Melissa Thompson led to Barraza suffering a severe asthma attack. Thompson performed CPR, reviving Barraza before EMTs arrived. Barraza credits Thompson with saving her life and says she does not blame her coworker.
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Karmen Barraza
Melissa Thompson
Barraza
Kim Chandler
The
Stars Drive-In
1402
North West County
Chandler
Melissa
Thompson
Karmen
Medical Center Hospital
State chides DOE on plans for waste drums at WIPP
New Mexico regulators say the Department of Energy failed to submit adequate plans showing contents of disputed radioactive waste drums bound for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad. Officials from Los Alamos National Laboratory and DOE offices met with state staff to receive fixes, while noting 1,228 drums at Los Alamos were previously deemed free of hazardous chemicals.
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Albuquerque
US Department of Energy
New Mexico
Environment Department
DOE
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos
Carlsbad
Nathan Wade
Wade
Laredo braces as Rio Grande flood waters rise
AP dispatch reports hundreds evacuated as floodwaters from Del Rio advance toward Laredo. Officials warn 25 to 27 feet crest near midnight with about 2,000 residents near the river urged to flee and 800 seeking shelter. Flood watchers and gawkers line blocked streets while Nuevo Laredo residents watch in disbelief.
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Riverside Mall
Gene Garza
Laredo
U.S. Customs Service
Betty Flores
Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Juan Bautista
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Freedom.com
Spat
Darwin Weigel
Odessa
Wipp
Clinton
Val Verde County
Paula Vanes
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