Humor as coping after 9 11 and the jokes that followed
Ken Brodnax notes how humor helped people cope after the September 11 attacks and discusses reactions to his columns. He cites Osama bin Laden jokes and Taliban renaming gags, along with classified ads and media jokes as examples of how humor persisted amid tragedy. He encourages balanced humor while acknowledging varied responses.
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Argus Hamilton
Osama bin Laden
Afghanistan
Taliban
Odessa family offers 11000 reward for Moore case tips
The Moore family offers 11000 dollars in addition to CrimeStoppers 1000 for tips leading to arrest in the September 14 2001 shooting death of 70 year old Lynn Floyd Moore at his Dover Drive home in Odessa. Darrell Moore announced the 30 day offer at a news conference at the Odessa Police Department.
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Odessa
Lynn Floyd Moore
Dover Drive
Moore
Darrell Moore
Susan Rogers
CrimeStoppers
Sue
American Legion Lodge
Ellen Noel Art Museum Receives $25000 MetLife Grant
The Ellen Noel Art Museum earned a $25000 grant from the MetLife Foundation for education programs. The Museum Connections grant funds the 8-year Art Express project, training children from pre kindergarten to high school to enjoy and discuss art. Michael Austin, development and marketing officer, said 18 institutions nationwide were chosen from over 120 applications.
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Ellen Noel Art Museum
MetLife Foundation
Museum Connections
Art Express
Carmen Lomas Garza Retrospective Opens at Ellen Noel Museum
The Ellen Noel Art Museum in Odessa opens a new exhibit titled Carmen Lomas Garza A Retrospective running today through April 18. The artist will visit educators and students with a gallery talk and docent training Saturday 9 11 a.m. a paper picado workshop 1 4 p.m. Sunday features a Community Family Day 1 4 p.m. with talks book signing mariachi performances and dance. About 5 000 local youngsters are expected to view the exhibit as Permian Basin Child's Play Inc and Ector County Independent School District help host the event. Register sessions at 550 9696.
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Carmen Lomas Garza
Ellen Noel Art Museum
Garza
Michael Austin
Ellen Noel
Lomas
Odessa
Austin
Permian Basin
Educators to debate bilingual education at UTPB event
Author Kathy Escamilla promotes bilingualism and will speak at the University of Texas Permian Basin in February. The event covers English as a Second Language, bilingual classrooms and language teaching innovations under the theme Success Through Unity. Admission varies by preregistration.
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University of Texas
Permian Basin
Kathy Escamilla
la Frontera
Escamilla
University of Colorado In
Boulder
Mesa Building
Mesa
UTPB
Odessa council weighing city manager search and consultant use
Odessa City Council could discuss hiring a city manager and whether to hire Waters Consulting Group to assist. The session may be open or in executive, depending on whether any individual candidate is on the table. The council has not begun accepting city manager applications.
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Odessa
Joe] Roberts
Roberts
Larry Melton
Waters Consulting Group
Melton
The
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Anti-Defamation League
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Freedom
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Association of Bilingual Educators and Midland
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