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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1985

Page

6

Odessa American Editorial Philosophy and Contact Note

A reprint of a public statement from Odessa about freedom and self governance as a guiding newspaper mission. It asserts that freedom is self control aligned with moral guides, and invites correspondence to The Odessa American in Odessa Texas.

Odessa

Self protection justifies arming in Odessa opinion

Our Opinion argues for common sense on gun use after Gary Wiley, a Pizza Hut assistant manager, begins packing a gun following a night bank deposit robbery attempt. It notes 12 robberies in Ector County last month and urges restraint, warning that life cannot be replaced by money or arms.

Gary Wiley Wiley Odessa Ector County

Texas Declares Independence and Notable Historical Dates

Today marks March 2 1985 with several historical milestones. Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836 and Sam Houston born near Lexington Virginia in 1793. Rutherford B Hayes victory declared in 1877. Mount Rainier National Park established in 1899. Puerto Ricans granted U S citizenship in 1917. Time magazine debuted in 1923.

Texas Mexico Republic of Texas Sam Houston Lexington Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden Congress Mount Rainier National Park U.S Time Magazine

So You Think You Need A Consultant Today

Segal argues modern consulting and psychology mimic junk science and parent the idea of guiding others. He mocks overconfident experts, notes Joyce Brothers style advice, and urges caution with claims about parenting and marriage, ending with a playful demand for his pamphlet.

Joyce Brothers Kansas

Legislature's medicine hurts Texas schools and students

Texas education reforms labeled hard medicine by the Legislature face unintended side effects. No-fail rules threaten extracurriculars, risking declines in course participation and engagement. Coaches and teachers warn the policy may drive students from academics to athletics as reforms unfold.

Food and Drug Administration Texas Jerry Comalander The Texas High School Coaches Assn San Antonio Churchill High School Comalander Hollywood

Local yokel in elite company described by Grizzard

A Washington public television project invited a group of critics and writers to discuss books movies television and media. Joe L. Grizzard of the Atlanta Constitution recalls feeling out of place among Rolling Stone Chicago Tribune Adweek Amherst Washington Post critics and a Chicago political satirist as they debated subway vigilante Bernard Goetz The New Yorker Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Walking Tall interactions.

Washington Public Television Rolling Stone The Chicago Tribune Adweek Chicago Amherst Atlanta University of Georgia George Jones Brooks Brothers Subway Bernhard Goetz Roy Rogers

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