Quick Course in Philosophy From Quotable Figures
This brief collection offers quotable lines from Franklin, Lennon, Russell, Wilde and others to spark thought for busy people. It presents a playful, skeptical take on wisdom with familiar maxims about life, war, peace, planning, joy, debt, and deep thinking.
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Ol’ Ben Franklin
Ben
Franklin
James Thurber
John Lennon
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Bertrand Russell
S.N. Behrman
Mary Pettibone Poole
Charles Shulz
County adopts ordinance regulating adult shops outside city limits
Ector County commissioners approve a county wide ordinance governing sexually oriented businesses outside city borders. The measure requires a 500 annual license fee and a 22ark license with a 90 day filing window. Nine likely compliant shops have a three year grace period. Residents split on impact, with some offering support to protect victims of sex abuse.
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Ector County
Tracey Bright
Commissioners Court
Bob Brookshire
Julia Harmen
Dynagen meets TACE emissions deadline in Odessa plant upgrade
Dynagen Inc. installed three crumb driers with 87.5 foot stacks to curb styrene odors at its South Odessa facility. The $7.6 million project, part of a larger renovation, included an emissions collection system. Final dryer placed Dec. 11. company notes operations meet agreed deadline with the Texas Air Control Board amid layoffs of 17 workers due to costs and demand.
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Dynagen Inc
Lems
South Odessa
Tim Gorman
Republicans target JP seat in March primary
In the March 13 Republican primary Paul Thompson and Thomas Choate seek to unseat Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace J. Pressly. Pressly, with 13 years in law enforcement and family ties to Harlingen justice of the peace, says his experience outpaces Choate. Choate argues his varied background in oil fields animal control and Petrolog work proves his qualification.
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Paul Thompson
Thomas Choate
Justice of the Peace
J.£. Pressly
Harlingen
Ector County Animal Control
Petrolog
Pressly argues law to create precincts unfeasible
Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace J E Pressly says Ector County cannot afford to establish a justice of the peace office in each of the four precincts to satisfy a state law. He notes the downtown courthouse offices serve the public better and cites the county’s financial limits. Pressly, 65, has been Precinct 3 JP for years and served as county commissioner 12 years.
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Justice of the Peace
J.E. Pressly
Dellenger
Ector County
Justices of the Peace
Justices
Wedness
Precinct 3
West Texas Farmers Still Thirst for Rain Despite Brief Gain
Rain totals over the last two days exceeded January and February averages, but an extension range specialist says the moisture is only a short-term relief. West Texas farmers report ground soggy but still need a full year of normal rainfall to recharge pastures and forage. The NWS meteorologist notes the recent rainfall is not noteworthy against long-term averages.
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National Weather Service
Allan McGinty
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Fort Stockton
Wednesda
McGinty
West Texas
James Todd Shea
NWS
Midland
Midland man charged in baby's death
Midland police say John Odren Gillum, 22, of 1905 W Kentucky Ave, Midland, is held in the Midland County Jail on $100,000 bond on a murder charge after an autopsy ruled the 14 month old death non accidental. Gillum was arrested around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. The child was found dead after 10:42 p.m. the previous night.
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Midland
Midland County
John Odren Gillum
Kentucky Ave
Justice of the Peace
Keith Jobe
Gillum
The
Basin
Holly Anne Bigler
Jobe
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Ken Brodnax
Jerry Brown
Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower
Gore Vidal
Samuel Butler
Oscar Wilde
Casey Stengel
Joe Ancis
Malcolm Forbes
Will Rogers
Alana Aa
Evan
Herbert Hoover
Estephan Quintela
Odessa College
Jim Ray
Gardendale
Ray
Hoonsinge
Dynagen
Odessa Company
M. Allen
Jraneen
Thompson
By Jeanet
Odessa American
Mark Rogers
Baby
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