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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 2013

Page

4

Texas View honors fairness as guardsmen enroll same sex spouses

The Texas National Guard will begin enrolling five facilities' same sex dependent spouses in benefits programs, signaling a shift after prior resistance to Pentagon rules. Governor Perry and others faced a clash with federal orders, while the Supreme Court's act also frames marriage rights as a basic equality issue. The move mirrors nationwide questions on whether all service members deserve equal benefits and rights.

Texas National Guard Texas Guard Texas Pentagon Defense Georgia Louisiana Rick Perry Guard Army Supreme Court

Lawmakers and Officials Contact List for Texas Delegation

A compact directory lists U S representatives and senators along with their Midland Odessa and Austin offices. It includes Mike Conaway Pete Gallego John Cornyn Ted Cruz Tryon Lewis Tom Craddick Kel Seliger and office addresses phone numbers faxes and emails. The compilation covers federal and state officials with district and state office locations in Texas.

U.S Mike Conaway Midland Rayburn House Washington D.C Odessa Eighth St Desta Drive Conaway House Pete Gallego Cannon House Washington, D.C Gallego John Cornyn Hart Senate Fox Cornyn Senate Ted Cruz Dirksen Tryon Lewis West 4Th St Austin Capitol Extension P.O Tryon.lewis State Tom Craddick Republican West Texas Capitol Texas Senate State

Opinion Letter Submissions Include Transfer of Rights

Readers submitting letters or columns assign all rights and interest in the submission to the publisher. Submissions may be mailed to P O Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 2952 or faxed to 432 333 7742 or emailed to onletters oaoa com.

Let Peace Begin With Me Promoting Freedom Message

The piece credits Patrick Canty as winner harnessing a 1988 Pulitzer prize, with Laura Dennis as publisher and editor. It proclaims the paper’s mission to inform readers so they can defend freedom and encourage others to see its blessings. It asserts freedom as a God given self control, aligned with moral guides.

Lanza mass shooting report questions gaming link

A state review of the Sandy Hook massacre questions the idea that video game habits or mental illness alone caused Adam Lanza to kill. The report notes Lanza played both violent and nonviolent games, including Super Mario Brothers and Dance Dance Revolution, and finds little evidence his mental health alone predicted violence. It also says all guns were legally purchased by his mother and questions how firearm laws would have altered the outcome. The report urges avoiding simplistic explanations a year after the tragedy.

Adam Lanza Sandy Hook Newtown Conn New York Post Post Steven Sedensky Lanza American Psychiatric Association The New York Times Connecticut Sedensky

Foden Donates $500,000 to West Texas Food Bank

Glenn Foden directs a half million dollar gift to the Henry foundation for the West Texas Food Bank. The opinion of the OA notes the generosity and potential impact of the donation. Email communications from 0a0a.com accompany the report.

The Henry Foundation West Texas Food Bank

Obamacare and government failure critique by Charen

Charen argues Obamacare exposes government inefficiency with a libertarian tone. She cites education and Medicaid failures, highlighting low high school graduation rates, poor health outcomes for Medicaid patients, and long delays for dental and medical care. She calls for accountability and better alternatives.

Stephan Abigail Thornstrom Deamonte Prince George's County Avik Roy Roy

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