Monahans man files for Congress in Texas District 11
A Monahans Democrat filed late Friday with the Democratic Party to run for Texas District 11. He joins Republicans Mike Conaway and Bill Lester in the race. He expects to be unopposed in the November general election after the March primary winner is decided. In June, Rausch applied for principal at Odessa High School following Alma Guerrero’s 1998 promotion to assistant superintendent. Ron Leach was ultimately selected.
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Monahans
Texas
Mike Conaway
Midland
Bill Lester
Brownwood
Rausch
Odessa High School
Alma Guerrero
Ron Leach
Faith, unity theme marks MLK Life event with Texas candidate visit
The program featured a visit by Texas Senate hopeful Elaine King Miller. Marchers bundled against cold as Davenport cited King’s lesson on worshiping God and putting God first. Permian High School senior Andre Brite praised participating in the event.
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Davenport
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Andre Brite
Permian High School
Lead News Moments and Oddities of the Day
The Iowa Caucuses test Democrats as neighbors discuss issues at home while Mars rovers view Earth and Mars with eerie sights. Bono declines a Super Bowl halftime role over AIDS, Starbucks opens in Paris, Hinckley gains supervised visits, and The Bachelorette returns with Meredith Phillips pursuing Mr Right amid a crowded field.
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Meredith Phillips
Mr. Right
Iowa
Community Gospel Celebration Schedule
The notice lists a community gospel celebration at Life Challenge United Pentecostal Church 4500 N Grandview St. Activities include a King Breakfast and Program Monday at Alliance Hospital Education Center 515 N Adams St at 7 a.m.
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N. Grandview St
King
Alliance Hospital Education Center
N. Adams St
Remembering King and his work in our heritage
Brite tribute honors Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. The speaker stresses remembrance of King’s heritage and what people knew of him, emphasizing his impact and the values he championed.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Brite
Motel 6 robbed in Odessa by armed man
Odessa police seek a Hispanic male about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 300 pounds who robbed Motel 6 at 200 E Interstate 20 around 9 p.m. He demanded money from two clerks at gunpoint, ordered them to count to 40, and fled north on Grant Avenue in a white two door Chevrolet.
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Interstate 20
Highway 385
David Lara
Lara
Grant Avenue
Potter director Cuaron reshapes teen journey and darkness
Alfonso Cuaron discusses guiding Harry Potter and friends through a coming of age amid inner demons and modernized styling. He aims for contemporary tones while preserving J K Rowling’s world as Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint and Emma Watson portray Potter Weasley and Granger facing light and dark forces.
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Cuaron
Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe
Ron Weasley
Rupert Grint
Hermione Granger
Emma Watson
J.K. Rowling
Sixth grade teacher builds bond with students and a class pet
Staskywicz, a new sixth grade teacher, embraced a word wall and shared classes for subjects. She adapts physically and mentally, earning praise from colleagues and students who describe her as friendly and capable. Stripey the albino king snake visits the classroom, boosting engagement as she navigates classroom management and Texas tests.
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Staskywicz
Paula Wilson
Wilson
Staskowicz
Snake
Judge quips on celebrities spark tense TV moment
Crowded judge panel remarks about Britney Spears Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez trigger tension on the show. Paula Abdul and others respond to the lighthearted banter amid live broadcast.
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Britney
Spears
Cowell
Beyonce
Jennifer Lopez
Paula Abdul
Actor nearly beheads Cruise during Last Samurai fight
Hiroyuki Sanada recounts swinging a real sword within half an inch of Tom Cruise’s neck during a Last Samurai scene in Taipei. He says Cruise’s mechanical horse failed to fall as planned and the crew gasped as the sword was halted at the last moment.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Hiroyuki Sanada
Tom Cruise
Sanada
Cruise
Tom
Mrs STASKOWICZ AT A GLANCE
Personal details note birth in Odessa and husband Barry at Chevron Pipeline. Children Payton and Dahlen attend LBJ Elementary as fourth and fifth graders. Education includes a 1988 degree from Minot State University and a 2003 UT Permian Basin teaching certification. Career spans banking and a decade with Child Protective Services before teaching.
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Barry
Chevron Pipeline
Payton
Dahlen
LBJ
Minot State University
North Dakota
University of Texas of the
Milam teacher Shelly Staskowicz looks back and ahead
Milam sixth grade teacher Shelly Staskowicz reflects on teaching before and after her first semester. She notes progress in classroom management from tantrums to boundaries and credits CPS experience and motherhood as key to leadership. She also observes greater family impact, more challenges, and bigger rewards in teaching.
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Staskowicz
Tazia Winkles
Morgan Medford
Milam
Shelly Staskowicz
CPS
Manhunt in Brewster County for Mexican Robbers
Sheriff Ronnie Dodson reported Saturday that seven of nine Mexican nationals accused of raiding a ranch between Marathon and Sanderson remain at large, with two captured earlier. The group sought cars to steal, breaking into Wyett’s Ranch and taking guns and pay, while authorities from multiple agencies assist in the pursuit toward Odessa Midland.
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Brewster County
Marathon
Sanderson
Ronnie Dodson
Odessa
Dodson
Odessa-Midland
Department of Public Safety
Customs
Border Patrol
Pecos County
Sheriff’s Office
Wyett’s
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Odessa Ad Bits
Lottery results for Saturday January 17 show numbers 14 26 33 12 43 with an estimated $52 million jackpot. Also includes Road Runner Cash and Pick 3 details, plus extensive Odessa American contact and subscription information and a stray line noting Luther Jr's birthday and Presidents Memorial.
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