Drought Shaped a Texas Life and a Newspaper Career
Ken Brodnax reflects on a 1950s Texas drought that uprooted family farms near San Angelo, pushed youth to urban work, steered him toward journalism, and shaped his career. He recalls mentors, local sports, and the broader life paths changed by dry spells, concluding with a fond view of the newspaper life and its people.
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Anata
Texas
San Angelo
Wall
Bobcat
Bob Milburn
San Angelo Standard-Times
Milburn
Ed B. Cole
Wall High School
Bobby Layne
Mickey Mantle
Roger Staubach
Terry Bradshaw
George Halas
Art Rooney
O.J. Simpson
Ukraine
Austria
New York City
TAAS exam stirs nerves for Ector County students
More than 2,000 Ector County ISD students begin exit level TAAS testing as administrators warn the Math section will be challenging. Officials note 10th graders and others must pass to receive diplomas with reading and writing results already strong at Odessa High and Permian High Schools.
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Melissa Busillos
Busillos
Ector County Independent School District
Sue Ferguson
Texas Essential
Con Odessa
Eddy Palmoy
OHS
Permian
TAAS
Ferguson
Fowler
Temple Beth El Sisterhood Dinner Promotes Brotherhood
More than 100 people attended the 33rd annual dinner at Temple Beth El to educate about Judaism. Pixie Glass organized the event noting National Brotherhood Week. Traditional foods were served and holiday ritual items were displayed as the Sisterhood of about 50 women presented community outreach.
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Jim Ketcham
Midland
Jan Laskey
Temple Beth el Sisterhood
Temple Beth el
Pixie Glass
Death row inmates take hostage at Livingston Terrell facility
Two armed death row inmates Panchai Wilkerson and Howard Guidry grabbed a 57 year old female correctional officer at the Terrell unit in Livingston. They were among seven inmates in a 1998 Thanksgiving escape attempt from Ellis Unit Huntsville. Officer uninjured, handcuffed, kept in a recreation area as warden seeks a resolution.
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Livingston
Terrell
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Larry Todd
Panchai Wilkerson
Howard Guidry
Ellis Unit I
Huntsville
Martin E. Gurule
Todd
Wilkerson
Guidry
Death Row
New workforce center opens in Odessa with open house
The Permian Basin Workforce Development Board debuts an 18000 square foot center at 2626 John Ben Shepperd Parkway Blvd building D. Texas Workforce Commission Chair Diane Rath will attend and discuss services as Willie Taylor notes a one stop approach consolidating 18 offices into five locations to aid job seekers.
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Permian Basin Workforce Development Board
Odessa
John Ben Shepperd
Willie Taylor
The
Workforce Development Board
Permian Basin
Taylor
American Job Bank
Governor's Job Bank
Odessa College Pecos extension renovation plan approved
Odessa College trustees meet tonight to discuss an 800000 dollar renovation of a 37000 square foot Pecos extension center. The project adds five learning labs and more than 30 classrooms. 400 students expected to use the facility in summer. The board will review the Odessa College Foundation plan to aid freshman costs.
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Odessa College
Odessa College Extension Center
Pecos
Cheri Dalton
Vance Gipson
Gipson
Dalton
Odessa
Odessa College Foundation
Linda Ward
Permian
Odessa High
Career Center
Ward
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Lara Meckfessel
Midland- Odessa
OC Board
James Industrial Contractor
Louisiana
JIC
Interstate 20
Jonn Ben Shepperd Parkway
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