Odessa housing pressure sparks rent concerns in oil boom
A reader view argues gouging as Odessa and Midland rental rates rise amid oil boom. Citing occupancy near 98 percent in July 2012 and average rents from 664 for one bedrooms to 1,160 for three bedrooms, the piece urges responsible pricing, notes petitions for rent stabilization, and warns profit motives harm workers and local businesses.
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Permian Basin
Odessa
Midland
Chamber
Texas
ALN
United States
Nicole
Peace Principle Speech by Laura Dennis Editor
Pulitzer Prize 1988 winner Laura Dennis delivers a call for self-control as the path to freedom. The editorial emphasizes freedom as a divine gift, not political grant, aligning with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Akin remarks spark bipartisan clash over abortion debate
The column surveys Todd Akin's controversial "legitimate rape" remarks and the ensuing backlash. It contrasts Akin's misstatements with liberal abortion defenses and notes debates on stress effects on fertility, hormone dynamics, and speculative links to testosterone. The piece questions media reaction and party stances without endorsing a side.
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Todd Akin
Senate
Alan Guttmacher Institute
Akin
Good Morning America
George Stephanopolous
Margareta D. Pisarska
Center For Reproductive Medicine
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
Webmd
Kevin Williamson
National Review
Andrew Sullivan
Democratic Party
United States
Texas Supreme Court narrow view harms nurses rights
Guest column laments a 6-3 Texas Supreme Court ruling in Texas West Oaks Hospital v Williams that binds injured nurses and other health care workers to the Texas Medical Liability Act limits. The piece argues the act, passed in 2003 amid a supposed malpractice crisis, reduces access to the courts and favors high wage earners, urging readers to contact state legislators to correct the decision.
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Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Lature
Texas West Oaks Hospital
Frederick Williams
Williams
Laureen Bagley
Ray Hatcher
Glenn Perry
Alan Robertson
Longview
Odessa American readers thumbs up for Jackalopes return
The Odessa American invites reader opinion on current topics with a thumbs up or thumbs down. Submit ideas by emailing onletters 0a0a.com and indicate a thumbs nomination for or against the topic.
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