Green pastures fade as Odessa draws lifeblood home
Ken Brodnax reflects on leaving West Texas towns for greener pastures and returning, noting how youth seek fortune elsewhere only to sense their roots. He cites Mac Davis and Larry Gatlin as examples and shares personal moves from San Angelo to Canyon to Amarillo, ending that Odessa remains a stubborn, grounding pull.
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Mac Davis
Lubbock
Texas
Davis
West Texas
Larry Gatlin
Odessa
Gatlin
Steve
Rudy
Permian Basin
Deaderick Hall
Odessa College
OHS
Permian
San Angelo
Canyon
Amarillo
Panhandle
Angelo
T.V
Concho River
Lamesa
Presidio
Midland
Gramm unveils child care tax credit plan in Midland
Senator Phil Gramm of Texas presented a $2,500 child care tax credit proposal to parents at a Midland day care facility. He argued 72 percent of families with children under 18 need child care and said his plan would let working parents deduct $2,500 per child or up to $4,600 for child care costs.
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Midland
U.S
Phil Gramm
Texas
America
Gramm
Clinton
Miracle
Judge orders church vote on minister
An Odessa church must hold a new vote on February 4 to decide whether Pastor Charles Sims will stay. The judge voided the Dec. 22 17 to 15 firing vote for violating the church constitution requiring a two thirds majority. The ruling also requires an unbiased vote observer and limits on services until the vote.
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Odessa
Freedom Missionary Baptist Church
Charles Sims
Sims
161St District
Phyllis Royal
Tryon Lewis
Royal
Lewis
Edward Downing Jr
Unions Host Democrat Forum In Odessa Ahead Of March 10 Primary
Area labor unions sponsor a Democratic candidate forum as March 10 primary nears. Texas candidates from across the state attend to seek union support. Dally Willis says the election year matters for workers and Texans. Charlie Jones, San Antonio Democrat seeking District 23, notes loosening Republican grip on offices.
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Committee For Political Education of
Dally Willis
Permian Basin Central Labor Union
Texas
Willis
Charlie Jones
San Antonio
Henry Bonilla
Late campaign reports filed by three Ector County candidates
Three candidates in Ector County reported late campaign finance filings for the March 10 primary after the January 15 deadline. Wilmer Ray cited a computer glitch as cause for his late report showing 4237.00 in contributions and 1288.56 in expenditures. Tom Barker filed late for Inspector of Hides with 0 contributions and 50.00 in expenditures. Ruben Velasquez Jr. said he missed the date due to paperwork confusion and believed the deadline was February 9.
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Ector County
Sharon Wilson
Wilmer Ray
Tom Barker
Ray
Barker
Ruben Velasquez Jr
Precinct
Velasquez
ECISD board renews contracts for five key administrators
The Ector County Independent School District board renewed the contracts of five administrators including Odessa High football coach Randy Quisenberry who serves as athletic director. Quisenberry’s three year deal is up for renewal in 1999 2000 and was approved with other renewals for Deputy Superintendent Bill Goodman executive director of human resources Pete Chernick and assistants Merita Hart and Hector Mendez. The board met late Tuesday to approve the renewals and conduct an annual evaluation praising Superintendent Vernon Stokes for strong performance.
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Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Odessa High
Randy Quisenberry
Vernon Stokes
Quisenberry
Bill Goodman
Pete Chernick
Merita Hart
Hector Mendez
Goodman
Chernick
Hart and
Mendez
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Freedom.com
Sen. Gramm
Mark Sterkel
Cindy Bulloch
Nimitz
Sousa Foundation
Darwin Weigel
Democrat Forum
By Carmel Perez Snyder
Larry Beckner
Ecisd Board of Trustees
Stokes
Winfred Richmond
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