This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2000
Page
1
Nationwide protests demand new patient protections to address medical errors. estimates show 44,000 to 98,000 hospital deaths annually. A 62-year-old woman seeks clemency from Gov George W Bush claiming self defense after prolonged domestic abuse in a case set for review next week.
George W. Bush rallies conservatives in Columbia to beat Sen. John McCain in South Carolina with about 54 percent of the vote as turnout breaks records. McCain concedes and calls for renewed choice between reform records versus slogans. Alan Keyes trails in third.
Sociologist Joanna Hadjicostandi of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin gathers oral histories to preserve Odessa’s African-American past on the south side. Her goal is racial equality and to prevent history from slipping away after the deaths of figures like Wheatley Stewart, Odessa’s first Black physician, who died in January 1998.
Local attorneys and bondsmen criticize Sheriff Reggie Yearwood's jail over delays in processing bonds and releasing clients. They recount hours of waiting for bond confessions, with one case spanned from noon to 2 a.m. and another 24 hours due to computer problems. Attorneys say the practice violates constitutional rights and hurts clients.
A new book titled The Little Southwest Conference Texas Greatest High School Football Rivalry documents over seventy years of West Texas football. Compiled by the Odessa American and published by Epic Sports of Birmingham Alabama, it highlights District 4 5A and the Canton Akron rivalry noted by Epic Sports founder Mike Bynum.
A Houston man injured no one in a 1998 fender bender created DefensiveDriver.com after discovering state law allows ticket clearance via a six hour home course. Nearby Dallas entrepreneurs launched Txdriving.com in December with about 1000 completions, expanding the idea with Comedy Driving to teach the course via humor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.