Information avalanche overwhelms newsroom clutter
Ken Brodnax laments the flood of mail, faxes, and emails from agencies, Congress, and activists that bombard the Odessa American desk. He voices frustration at junk mail and spam while noting useful data arrives daily, and he savors a private email bin as a rare sanctuary in the noisy information age.
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Arbor Day Foundation
Congress
Rip van Winkle
Odessa
West Texas
Odessa American
County clerk earns state registrar award in vital records
Ector County Clerk Barbara Bedford and deputy Brenda Moore were named among 27 of about 80 registrars statewide to win the Texas Vital Statistics award. Bedford accepted the honor at the 43rd Annual Vital Statistics Conference in Austin, credited to hospitals and funeral homes for accurate filings. Harris noted the program judges speed, accuracy, quality, conference attendance, and security-paper samples. Harris said Waco earned top honors at the convention.
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Texas
Ector
Barbara Bedford
Geraldine Harris
Texas Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Harris
Health Department
Bedford
Brenda Moore
Brenda
Austin
Moore
Waco
Trim A Tree for Charity Angles at Lack's Odessa Store
Five Odessa nonprofit groups decorate Lack's Furniture Center Christmas trees for a charity vote to win cash prizes while collecting non perishable foods for the West Texas Food Bank. Votes and food donations accepted through December 20 at the Odessa location. Last year statewide donations surpassed 85 000 items with Odessa collecting over 3 000 and two years ago topping 9 500. Esther Espinoza of Lack's North Grant outlets urges donations and voting to support hungry families. Dolly Neff of the West Texas Food Bank notes ongoing food drive. results pending.
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West Texas Food Bank
Lack
Furniture Center
Odessa
Texas
Esther Espinoza
Lack’s Furniture Center
North Grant
Burleson
Bonham Junior High School
First Church of God
Highway Temple
Missionettes
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Espinoza
Dolly Neff
Missing professor found dead at plane crash site
The body of Norman Tilford, 62, a Texas A M University professor reported missing after a Nov 13 takeoff from Bryan, was found by deer hunters near Johnson City. The Travis County medical examiner ruled blunt force injuries from the crash and the Civil Air Patrol aided a weeks-long search.
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Johnson City
Texas A&m University
Blanco County
Bill Guthrie
Travis County
Norman Tilford
Tilford
Bryan
van Horn
Mike Cox
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Cox
Civil Air Patrol
Georgetown
Fort Stockton
Guthrie
Debbie
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Iink
Freedom.com
Larry Beckner
Food Bank
Darwin Weigel
Barbara Cox
Rusty Ridge
Barbara Parnell
Bank One
Children’s Protective Services
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