Bob Hope death sparks debate over front page treatment
In a reader poll style debate, editors weigh how to cover Bob Hope's death. The piece argues Hope's star, media versatility, and universal appeal surpass Katharine Hepburn in celebrity impact, with Hope’s humor and connection to audiences across generations highlighted. Ken Brodnax’s column runs Wednesdays and Sundays.
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Bob Hope
Odessa
Hope
Katharine Hepburn
Hepburn
Spencer Tracy
Tracy
Joe
Jane
Beee Neem
ECISD trustees approve early bond sale for state funding
ECISD trustees vote to issue 35 million in bonds on Tuesday to enable 42 million in state funding toward bond repayment. The plan covers remaining 89.5 million approved in 2001 for construction, with a new state law easing interest payments by August 31. Abalos votes lone against final Ratliff Stadium project proposal.
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Abalos
Ratliff Stadium
J.C. Roberts Construction Company of
Midland
Odessa S traffic lights keep flow with coordinated timing
Odessa wired 137 traffic signals are timed to keep vehicles moving, city officials say. Major intersections have individual control boxes and are monitored for changes, with the busiest crossings sometimes set to 100 second cycles to balance flow and safety.
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Odessa
Matt Squyres
Sesnah Setern Arrows
Traffic light history from Potts to Morgan origins
In 1920 Detroit officer William Potts built a three color traffic light using railroad signals and wiring. By 1921 Odessa installed 15 lights as traffic grew. Garrett Morgan in Cleveland earned the first U S patent for a three position signal Stop Go and an air stop to aid pedestrians.
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William Potts
Detroit
Garrett Morgan
Cleveland
Ohio
U.S
Morgan
County budget workshop debates senior centers bus service
County commissioners enter day two of budget workshops debating whether to discontinue senior centers bus routes. Southside Center Director Simmons argues the buses are expendable while others warn of liability from accidents and the need to serve seniors.
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Southside Center
Simmons
Bryant
Barbara Graff
Freddie Gardner
Simmons and
Caddel
Fire inspectors search for cause of showroom blaze
Odessa fire marshal Detra White and four OFD inspectors joined a U S Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agent at Dean's Marine on Andrews Highway to examine the Sunday blaze that gutted the showroom. By Tuesday afternoon no cause had been determined as the team pursued "accidental causes" and sought a fresh look at the scene.
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Odessa
Dean's Marine
Andrews Highway
Detra White
Odessa Fire Department
OFD
Lubbock
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives
White
ATF
David Opperman
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