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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1990
Page
4
David F. Lyons publisher and M. Olaf Frandsen editor guide the Odessa Texas based paper. The goal is to make the Permian Basin a better place to live work and play through local reporting and community focus.
Our Opinion decries the high court ruling allowing sobriety checkpoints arguing it erodes Fourth Amendment protections. It cites Justice Rehnquist and critics noting police efficiency is used to justify expanding government power, with examples from Maryland and New York setbacks.
Andy Rooney riffs on the trouble of placing Independence Day on a Wednesday. He notes workers debating sick days and vacation timing, jokes about declaring July 2 as the holiday, and recalls John Adams letters on America’s birthday celebrated across July 2 to July 4. Rooney writes from his Chicago Tribune column.
Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry mocks Florida Cabinet rules regulating swimwear on state beaches. He humorously investigates thong wearers with a field team and observer trio, questions enforcement, and proposes absurd tweaks while noting public spectacle and media attention.
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