Simpler times and stifled wanderings in a changing world
Ken Brodnax laments modern life’s distractions while recalling memories of simple pleasures. He recalls family nights with dominoes and radio country, sleeping under stars, playing solo baseball and football near his rural home, and trips to Carlsbad Caverns and Cloudcroft. He contrasts youthful awe with present travel experiences and notes a longing for the past. He signs off with note of Tuesday Thursday Sunday columns.
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Nashville
Shreveport
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Cloudcroft
Las Vegas
New York City
Ukraine
Austria
Texas Capitol
Austin
Roswell UFO festival kicks off with star lineup
Roswell's Trek Roswell 2000 festival runs Friday through July drawing fans nationwide. Tim Russ will headline with Jeff Rector guesting, plus appearances by Carolyn Seymour, Victor Brandt, Spice Williams and Scott MacDonald. The Cosmic Orchestra opens the show with Jeff Rector. "Roswell the Musical" debuts at the NM Military Institute Amphitheater with shows at 8 p.m. on select nights.
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Roswell
N.M
New York
Australia
United States
Ryan Rogers
Tuvok
Stacy Wolkwitz
Russ
Neil Norman
The
Cosmic Orchestra
Jeff Rector
Sliders
Carolyn Seymour
Victor Brandt
Spice Williams
Scott MacDonald
Rogers
New Mexico Military Insitute Amphitheater
Police caution motorists in a hurry
Odessa Midland and Texas DPS officials say no policy allows speeders any leeway for slight excess over the posted limit. Discretion rests with officers who weigh traffic volume weather crashes and location, but the law remains the posted speed.
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Odessa
Midland
Texas Department of Public Safety
Bob Forbus
Midland Police
Brian Bogart
Bogart
Highway Patrol
John Madden
Odessa Teen Drowns Crossing Hill Country Creek
A 17 year old, Robert Rodriguez Jr, drowned Sunday evening while swimming across a creek at Lake Travis area. No foul play suspected per Detective Chris Orton. Autopsy lists accidental freshwater drowning. services pending with Martinez Funeral Home.
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Jonestown
Robert Rodriguez Jr
Brackenridge Hospital
Sharon Long
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Travis County Sheriff's Department
Chris Orton
Rodriguez
Atacke Aere
New Travis County
Elizabeth Peacock
Lake Travis
Orton
Martinez Funeral Home
Woman pleads guilty in forged check bank fraud case
Diana Faith Ross, 28, of Odessa, admitted guilt in federal Midland court to a forged check scheme extending over more than three years. Judge John W Dobbs noted her family ties as a factor in changing from not guilty to guilty as she sought to put the matter behind her.
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Midland
Odessa
Diana Faith Ross
John W
Dobbs
Ross
Ector County Jail Seeks 13 More Jailers to Meet Standards
The Ector County Sheriff's Office interviews 13 of 40 applicants to meet Texas Jail Standards. Sheriff Reggie Yearwood says 13 are qualified. county faces fines if it fails to comply by July 7, with a further extension to Aug 3 granted by the Jail Standards Commission.
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Ector County
Terry Julian
The
Jail Standards Commission
Commission
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