Quick memory trips offer calm in daily life
Ken Brodnax argues that small, personal journeys into past memories can provide quick, inexpensive mental relief without leaving home. Short revisits through tunes, parks, or remembered moments act as therapeutic resets amid modern stress, offering inspiration and clearer perspective for the present.
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Big Spring student wins Permian Basin scholarship honor
Rachel Haynes, 32, mother of two and a dental hygienist student in Howard College, was among 73 recipients honored at Midland College dinner. The Permian Basin Area Foundation awarded over $100,000 in scholarships from $500 to $5,000 to students across Coahoma, Big Lake and Rankin. Judge Robert Junell spoke, calling on recipients and thanking those who supported them.
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Midland — Permian Basin Area Foundation
Rachel Haynes
Big Spring
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Midland College
Permian Basin Area Foundation
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Big Lake
Rankin
Howard College
Marie Hall
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Salvado
Alice Martinez
Denver City
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Nurse starts group Growing Together for young mothers
Karen Dominguez, a nurse and community resource coordinator at Medical Center Hospital, joined with Ruth Johnson to launch Growing Together a support group for young mothers and their babies. The program aims to connect teens and new moms through summer activities while building a family support network beyond hospital care.
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Paul Zoeller
Odessa
Karen Dominguez
Medical Center Hospital
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Ruth Johnson
Highland United Methodist Church
Homegrown Heroes Karen Dominguez
Odessa native Karen Dominguez coordinates women and children services at Medical Center Hospital. She admires her mother Kathryn Chapman for self sufficiency after divorce. For Growing Together information, contact Ruth Johnson or Karen Dominguez at provided numbers.
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Ruth Johnson
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Odessa man hunts treasure with metal detector tale
James Willhelm of Odessa spends daily hours with a metal detector at parks and schools searching for buried valuables. He has found pennies, and even a $500 diamond ring. The day’s forecast calls for sunny hot weather with a high near 99. OdessA American coverage by Cindera Nealy.
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James Willhelm
Odessa
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MCH Board Tables Cancer Services Agreement
The MCH board on Tuesday voted to table a proposed partnership to provide cancer services while asking for more time to study the details. With Joe Buice abstaining, the board reserved the agreement for discussion at the next meeting at the hospital, as reported by Ruth Friedberg Campbell and Lorraine Harrison.
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