TV nostalgia and the boom bust of game shows
Ken Brodnax surveys trends in television remakes from Dragnet to Millionaire, noting how familiar formats recur with modern twists. He argues the appeal lies in viewer participation and wishful wealth, but warns networks may abuse the formula until audience fatigue sets in.
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Nypd Blue
Sgt. Friday
Andy
Perry Mason
Ally McBeal
Sean Penn
Dr. Kildare
Ben Casey
Casey
E.R
City of Angels
the Bear
Wally
Ozzie and Harriet
al Bundy
Malcolm
ABC
NBC
Fox
Joe
Jane
SandHills Rodeo draws $1.5 million to community
SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo injected an estimated 1.5 million into the area despite a financial loss for the rodeo itself, with 916 entries and a total prize money of 149,778. Ben Clements, the event's media coordinator, cited Y2K concerns and attendance drops as factors.
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SandHills
Clements
Ben Clements
Sandhills Rodeo
West Texas drought sparks red flag for grassfires
A continuing drought has prompted a red flag warning across west and central Texas including Ector County. Texas Forest Service fire prevention officials warn dry dormant vegetation, low humidity, and strong winds create ideal, fast spreading grassfire conditions. Forecasters say little rainfall is expected in the near term, leaving West Texas dry and fire-prone.
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West Texas
Ector
Texas Forest Service
Texas
Mahlon Hammetter
Ron Perry
Perry
Barnhart
San Angelo
el Paso
del Rio
Lamesa
Hammetter
Perry Martin
National Weather Service
Midland
Houston firm to study area transit need
A Houston consulting firm named LEC will study the need for mass transit in Odessa and Midland this spring. The aim is to justify a bus or other service and pursue federal funding, with a completion target in April or May. Officials emphasize verified local needs and plan meetings with authorities.
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Houston
Odessa
Midland
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
LEC of
Jerry Tschauner
Planning Commission
Tschauner
Sand Springs Couple Deaths Declared Murder by Own Action
Howard County Justice of the Peace Bennie Green ruled the Dec 17 unattended deaths of Carroll Oates 55 and Ronda Oates 33 in Sand Springs a murder by self-inflicted action after autopsy results from Lubbock. Green said Ronda shot Carroll then herself. He was unavailable for comment.
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Big Spring
Sand Springs
Howard County
Bennie Green
Carroll Oates
Ronda
Lubbock
Green
Ronda Oates
Austin
Oates
Midland truck driver dies in one vehicle crash
A 59 year old Midland County truck driver Abraham Valdez Gonzales died in a one vehicle crash 20 miles north of Ozona on Crockett County Road 204 near State Highway 190. Fog wet roads and high speed contributed. The tractor-trailer skidded across lanes, cleared a ditch, became airborne, and rolled. Gonzales was ejected and not wearing a seatbelt. The crash caused an oil spill drawing in DPS and Commission staff.
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Midland County
Ozona
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas’ Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Abraham Valdez Gonzales
Sutton County
Norbert Ortiz
Gonzales
Justice of the Peace
James Hearne
Ortiz
Crockett County
Barrow Ditch
County revises nepotism policy in third reform this year
Ector County Commissioners adopt a DPS type nepotism policy allowing relatives to work in the same departments if not involved in supervision or hiring. Elected officials hiring relatives remain prohibited. Judge Caddell casts the decisive vote amid opposition from Commissioners Todd and Simmons citing weakened rules.
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Ector
Jerry Caddell
Texas Department of Public Safety
Tom Todd
Greg Simmons
Simmons
Ector County
Commission
Pat MacAllister
MacAllister
County Commission
Sheriff’s Department
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