Amputee runner Jim Bob Bizzell heads to Paralympics in Beijing
Jim Bob Bizzell, a Permian High School and McMurry alumnus with a partial left leg, earned a spot on the 2008 U S Paralympic team for the 200 and 400 meter dashes. He qualified after placing second in the 400 and third in the 200 at Tempe trials, aided by a carbon fiber flex leg. He will spend two weeks in Japan before the Beijing opening ceremonies, and fundraising is needed to cover expenses.
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McMurry University
Beijing
China
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U.S
Tempe
Ariz
Odessa
Japan
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Joe Bob
Gary Griffin
Santo Domingo Court
Texas political office contacts listing
Federal officials and state leaders are listed with offices in Washington and Texas. Includes U S representatives Conaway Neugebauer Rodriguez and senators Cornyn Hutchison, plus state legislators West Craddick Seliger and Uresti with their Austin and district mailing addresses and phone numbers.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Cannon
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
George E
Buddy” West
P.O. Box
Austin
Tom Craddick
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
N. FM
Carlos Uresti
San Antonio
P.O
Odessa American 1988 Pulitzer Prize Winner Editorial
The newspaper dedicates its pages to informing readers to promote and preserve freedom. It asserts freedom as a divine gift and self-control, aligning with the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Is prestige worth it for college rankings and outcomes
Sowell discusses the obsession with prestige colleges fueled by rankings from U.S. News and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. He notes rankings focus on inputs, while output measures like Rhodes Scholars and PhD rates provide another view, urging individual fit over name value.
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Ivy U
U.S. News & World Report
Washington
Center For
Richard Vedder
S. News
CCAP
America
Vedder
U.S. News
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Vedder’s Think Tank
Williams
Amherst
Washington & Lee
Barnard
Whitman College
Vedder and Company
Wabash College
West Point
Grinnell College
U.S
Michelle Obama moment sparks pride in habeas corpus ruling
John Kerr recalls a Supreme Court decision upholding the right of prisoners to challenge captivity, contrasting current culture wars with past pride in American core values. The essay notes that four movement justices align with moneyed power, while the five others uphold due process. Kerr, ex-editor of the Odessa American, invites reader comments.
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Michelle Obama
Supreme Court
America
Michelle
Limbaugh
Hannity
Coulter
Malkin
Kerr
The
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Kansas City
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Gaoa
Michelle, My
Obama
Belle
Freedom.com
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