Year 1999 Remembered in OA Newsroom Losses
In a reflective column Sonya McGillivray recalls 1999 as a year of loss for the OA newsroom. The deaths and departures of George Van Dam Paula Hayward Kirk Baird and Gary Newsom mark a difficult year. The writer laments the absence of friends and colleagues and hopes for new beginnings in 2000.
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George van Dam
George
Paula Hayward
Paula
Nashville
Kirk Baird
Las Vegas
Gary Newsom
San Antonio
Gary
Imine
Ranger Candidate Braly Investigated for Impersonation
Texas Rangers opened an inquiry into Don Braly a Republican sheriff hopeful in Ector County after he allegedly posed as a Texas Ranger and claimed CPS case involvement. Braly said he knew of a complaint but was not the investigation focus. He retired in April linked to personal loss and other plans, while TSCRA officials cited internal policy on comments.
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Don Braly
Ector County
Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association
Texas Rangers
Braly
Texas
Rangers
TSCRA
Mike Cox
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cattle Raisers Association
CPS
Cox
Jess Malone
Malone
Thomas
Hap” Roberts
Larry Gray
Gray
Fire damages apartments at Quail Run in Odessa
A fire started in the attic of building 11 at Quail Run Apartments on 5335 N Grandview Ave displacing six families. A fire academy student and an Odessa firefighter upstairs smelled smoke about 5:45 pm and called the fire department around 5:50 pm. officials could not determine the source.
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Odessa
City of Odessa
Quail Run
Grandview Ave
Fire Academy
Matt Hanson
Hanson
Roy Barner
Fire Department
Stanton uneasy as Union Pacific raises train speed to 60 mph
Stanton city officials express concern over Union Pacific moving trains through the city from 40 to 60 mph. City manager Danny Fryar warns it could heighten danger and notes attempts to slow trains have failed. Union Pacific argues higher speeds are safer and reduce crossing wait times, citing a one mile train crossing time decrease of about 30 seconds.
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Stanton
Union Pacific Railroad
Danny Fryar
Fryar
Union Pacific
Mark Davis
Davis
Memphis
California
Odessa teen wins South Central Division composition award
Odessa High School senior Gilbert Galindo won the South Central Division Composition Competition for his violin and piano piece Rhapsody for Violin and Piano. The 18 year old will compete nationally against division winners, with judging by a panel of musicians and professors.
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Odessa
Gilbert Galindo
Galindo
Permian High School
Adam Christenson
Music Teachers National Association
Jennifer Martin
MTNA
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Martin
Katherine Tobey
Tobey
Odessa High School
Ward County Race Centers On Waste Issue In Ward County
In Monahans Western Ward County debates over Envirocare of Texas seeking a license to store low level radioactive waste near Barstow spark political divisions. Democratic candidates Ron Widdess and Melvin Craft seek the Precinct 3 seat vacated by Larry Hunt and call for public education and voter polls on the project amid local concerns about water quality and economic development.
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Monahans
Ward
Texas
Larry Hunt
Ron Widdess
Melvin Craft
Widdess
Envirocare of Texas
Ward County
Craft
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Sonya McGillivray
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Texas Ranger
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Joe Wells
Salado
Outback
Wells
Sand Hills
Mark Sterkel
Henry Cutbirth
Cutbirth
David Cutbirth
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