Mars on the mind how spaceflight goals evolve over time
Ken Brodnax reflects on a 1985 column asserting Mars as a future target. He recalls costs, Cold War ambitions, and shifting priorities as NASA and the United States moved through Shuttles and decolonization, noting forecasts of decades to go and lingering questions about life beyond Earth.
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Ector County Law Library
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Chamber seeks hospital aid for Tech expansion
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce urged the Ector County Hospital District to help Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center acquire land for expansion. The El Paso campus will become a full medical school, with Odessa hosting third and fourth year students. The group values Tech’s growth, citing a projected $60 million community impact and annual $6 million support from the hospital.
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Ector County
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Odessa
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Odessa Chamber Board
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Chamber
Mary Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
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Lubbock
Last of fugitives caught in West Texas ranch robbery case
Sheriff Ronnie Dodson reports 16 of the 18 suspected robbers, all Mexican nationals, have been captured in Brewster and Pecos counties after a manhunt for eight men and a woman. Two remain at large, feared capable of more violence, with arrests spanning Friday to Monday near Sanderson Marathon and Dimple Hills Ranch.
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Border Patrol
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Pecos County
Dimple Hills Ranch
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Ector County
Odessa
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Salvation Army humbled by 1.5 billion gift from Joan Kroc
The Salvation Army confirms a gift from the Joan Kroc estate could exceed 1.5 billion dollars. Maj. Robert Winters of Odessa says the funds will fund community centers nationwide with half placed in an endowment and earnings supporting operations.
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San Diego
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Tax rate changes outlined for Rankin ISD bond election
Superintendent Tena Gray explains tax impact if the bond passes. Homeowners with a 20000 value face 2.50 per year, 40000 value 12.50, 60000 value 22.50, and 80000 value 32.50 annually.
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Rankin Independent School District
Tena Gray
Rankin schedules 3.07 million school bond election
Rankin Independent School District sets a February 7 bond election for 3.07 million to fund campus renovations. polls run 7 am to 7 pm with early voting 5 to 8:30 pm February 3 at Rankin High School gym during the Rankin versus Garden City game. superintendent Tena Gray notes renovations planned for all campuses, with several facilities last modernized around 1980.
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