Odessa Regional Spelling Bee crowns winner with trip to D C
The 30th Odessa Regional Spelling Bee produced a champion, 10-year-old Jonathan Hohstadt, who finished second last year and won this time by spelling exuviate. He will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May with an expense paid trip for him and a parent, plus a living history lesson and a chance to visit Washington D C area attractions including the White House. The event highlights perseverance and the emergence of future leaders from the region.
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Odessa
Washington, D.C
Jonathan Hohstadt
Ramesh Babu Ghanta
Jonathan
Scripps
D.C
White House
Lawmakers and federal officials contact list items
A compiled directory of U S representatives and senators with office addresses in Washington D C and district offices in Midland Odessa and San Antonio including Rep Mike Conaway Rep Ciro Rodriguez Sen John Cornyn Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison Rep George E Buddy West Rep Tom Craddick Sen Kel Seliger Sen Carlos Uresti with phone numbers and mailing addresses for constituents.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Ciro Rodriguez
San Antonio
Rayburn
Russell Senate
George E
Buddy” West
Austin
Tom Craddick
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
N. FM
Carlos Uresti
P.D
Let peace begin with me editorial pledge
Patrick Canty publisher Laura Dennis editor Ken Brodnax editorial page editor present a civic pledge about freedom and self control. The piece cites moral guides including coveting commandment the golden rule and the declaration of independence as standards guiding the newspaper's mission to promote and preserve reader freedom.
Obama gun stance contrasts with DC circuit on self defense
The article argues Barack Obama supports common sense gun regulation while misreading the Second Amendment. It contrasts his views with the DC Circuit ruling that limits gun rights for self defense and contends Obama once favored broad bans on handguns and semiautomatics, provoking concerns among civil libertarians.
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Barack Obama
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia Circuit
Appeals Court
Obama
Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
D.C
Washington, D.C
Washington
Ilinois Senate
Texas ends prison-beds boom with alternatives shift
In a historic pivot Texas abandons plans for 17,000 new prison beds by 2012 after the Legislative Budget Board found reforms reduce need for additional capacity. The move emphasizes nonviolent offender alternatives, expands treatment beds, and preserves tough penalties for violent crimes while diverting many nonviolent drug and property offenders to shorter community-based programs.
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Marc A. Levin
Anthony Robbins
Texas
Legislative Budget Board
LBB
China
Holiday Inn
Harris County
Houston
Dallas
Levin
Center For Effective Justice
The
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Austin
Odessa American thumbs up on electoral involvement
The Odessa American invites reader input on current topics with a thumbs up for those who participated in the electoral process. The paper notes the opinion represents the paper but welcomes both positive and negative comments via email, asking contributors to indicate a thumbs nomination.
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Freedom.com
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