Day spent with a celebrity turns into light conversation
A columnist recalls a playful poll where colleagues name dream companions for a day. Marks include John Travolta, Diane Sawyer, Stone Phillips, Mel Brooks, Don Henley, Maya Angelou, James Nachtwey, and Johnny Carson. The writer would prefer an hour with a stranger, but ultimately favors Carson for his breadth of connections.
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Mary
John Travolta
Ben Affleck
Matt Damon
John
Diane Sawyer
Stone Phillips
Dateline” Fame
Ken Brodnax
Larry McMurtry
Dan Jenkins
Texas
Nax
Jenkins
Laura Dennis
Maya Angelou
Laura
Ricky Martin
Darwin Weigel
James Nachtwey
Darwin
National Geographic
Johnny Carson
Murder trial hearsay ruling over key witness Yeilding
A defense challenge to testimony from Jason Yeilding 18 was upheld as hearsay by Judge Gary Watkins in the Leon Hampton Jr murder case. Yeilding testified about the handgun source and Hampton's actions but acknowledged his police statement was built on others stories.
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Leon Hampton Jr
Jason Yeilding
Rhett
Hoestenbach
Yeilding
Hampton
244Th District
Gary Watkins
Watkins
Steve Nance
Redondo Avenue
Dunn Street
Nance
4H Members in Hog Heaven at Ector County Stock Show
Four H and FFA youths compete in goats sheep swine cattle rabbits and broilers at Ector County Coliseum Barn with 115 participants and 80 volunteers. Premium livestock and culinary arts auction begins at 4 p.m. Laura Springer age 15 describes her years in the show and success with goats rabbits and chickens.
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Mark Sterkel
Odessa
Blackshear
Jamie Kawamura
Joe Jackson
Laura Springer
Ector County
Jennifer Magee
Goldsmith
Ector County Coliseum
FFA
Jim Word
Word
Ward
Future Farmers of America
Springer
Permian Playhouse launches theater school for kids
Permian Playhouse announces a spring Theatre School for elementary students kindergarten through sixth grade. Classes, organized by age, run Mondays for kindergartners to second graders, Tuesdays for third and fourth graders, and Thursdays for fifth and sixth graders, ending May 15.
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Permian Playhouse
The
Tom Stephan
Stephan
Texas DOT to enforce campaign sign rules in Odessa area
The Texas Department of Transportation will enforce sign placement along highway right of ways in Ector County, with removal of prohibited signs and fines up to 500 dollars per sign. Private property signs tied to elections must be under 50 square feet, appear no more than 90 days before and be removed 10 days after voting, or face penalties. City rules restrict curb placement, size, counts per lot, and display duration. tickets up to 200 dollars can be issued for violations. city code enforcement will police the ordinance.
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Ector
Texas Department of Transportation
George Martinez
Open 88th Judicial District seat prompts race dynamics
In Fort Stockton and Del Rio, the 88th Judicial District now open after Judge Alex Gonzalez’s retirement faces a contest between Del Rio lawyer Carl Pendergrass and Comstock attorney Martin Underwood. District Attorney Albert Valadez declines reelection, leaving potential races involving James Jepson Frank Brown and Steve Spurgin. The district’s post census redraw and county changes loom as a key factor, with Gonzalez noting limits on district size and the census likely shaping future lines.
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Fort Stockton
del Rio
Alex Gonzalez
Carl Pendergrass
Gonzalez
Pendergrass
Comstock
Martin Underwood
Albert Valadez
James Jepson
Frank Brown
Steve Spurgin
Jeff Davis
Brewster
Presidio
Terrell
Val Verde
Texas Supreme Court
112Th
63Rd
Underwood
Leahey to challenge Smith for Ector County district attorney
Odessa attorney Robert Bob Leahey 44 filed to run as a Democrat for Ector County district attorney. He is unopposed in the March 14 Democratic primary and would face incumbent Republican John W. Smith, who is also unopposed in the GOP primary. Leahey has 11 years of Odessa practice and has lived in the city since 1983.
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Leahey
Smith
Ector County
Robert
Bob” Leahey
Lakeside Drive
Odessa
Big Spring
Greeley
Colo
University of Texas of
Eva-Marie Leahey
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
John W. Smith
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