Our View: don't save us from oil wells moratorium critique
An editorial argues against a deep water drilling moratorium. It criticizes seeking absolute safety, cites past disasters to illustrate risk, and urges Secretary Salazar to rescind the recommendation. The piece warns of higher fuel costs, job losses, and broader economic harm from halting drilling.
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California
Virginia Tech
United States
Ken Salazar
U.S
Barack Obama
Obama
White House
Salazar
Robert Gibbs
The
Houston Chronicle
Gulf Coast
France
Lawmakers and Texas officials contact details listed
The document lists contact information for U S Representative Mike Conaway of Midland with federal offices in Washington D C and local Odessa and Midland offices, plus state official Tryon Lewis of Odessa with a Austin mailing address and office phone. It includes addresses, phone numbers and email links for both federal and state officials.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Tryon Lewis
P.O
Austin
Tryon.lewis
State
Let peace begin with me headline joins civic pledge
The Odessa American notes its mission to inform readers and promote freedom. It asserts freedom as a divine gift, not a political grant, and urges readers to pursue self control and development. The piece ends with a fragmentary pledge about peace.
End the no fly list and ID travel requirement
A columnist argues to scrap the no fly list and the government ID check for air travel. He notes longstanding security measures plus passenger action have reduced threats, claiming universal travel rights and privacy deserve stronger protection. The piece urges a return to freedom of movement without these controls.
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Transportation Security Administration
American Civil Liberties Union
Supreme Court
TSA
Sobel
Washington
National Airport
Reagan National Airport
LaGuardia
United Flight 93
AccorNG to Jimmy M Gulies Vegetable Garden
Jimmy M Gulies is linked to a vegetable garden project under the Accor program. Officials outline plans for cultivation, funding, and community involvement with local agricultural groups and potential partnerships. Further details on site location and timelines were not fully disclosed.
Taking mining back to the dark ages in New Mexico
A guest column argues against hardline mining restrictions seen in a Montana exploration plan. It contrasts 19th century methods with modern, regulated extraction and reclamation, urging policy to favor responsible exploration and economic growth over nostalgic, manual labor approaches.
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Marita K. Noon
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Cookie Krumm
Finley Basin
Montana
Flint Range
Union Carbide
America
Aod Cies
All-Star Football Game Honored by Odessa Area Fans
Odessa American notes support for area athletes in the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Football Game. Readers are invited to submit comments via email and indicate a thumbs nomination.
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Texas High School Coaches Association
Odessa
Qada
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