West Texas Relays Still Shines Despite Slipping Status
In Our View the West Texas Relays at Ratliff Stadium remain a fine showcase of Permian Basin high school track talent. The piece urges community volunteers and local officials to revitalize broader participation to sustain the meet’s impact on Odessa businesses and regional pride.
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West Texas
Texas
Ratliff Stadium
Permian Basin
Odessa
West Texas Relays
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Ector County Independent
Panhandle
South Plains
Lawmakers and Federal Offices Contact Details
Lawmakers and federal official contact information for U S Rep Mike Conaway Senator John Cornyn and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Addresses in Midland Odessa and Washington include phone numbers emails and street addresses for district and state offices. This item lists official offices with links to contact forms.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington, D
Let peace begin with me Promises of freedom and self control
A short dedication about freedom and self control from a 1988 Pulitzer Prize era statement. It frames peace as a result of individuals controlling themselves, viewing freedom as a divine gift rather than political grant, and emphasizes personal responsibility.
Who poses the greater threat to economic thought
Walter Williams, economics professor, George Mason University, weighs in on threats to free inquiry, U.S. policy debates, and the integrity of scholarly debate. He argues risks from centralized power, bureaucratic control, and political correctness curbing open discussion in markets and ideas.
Power and liberty in a world of influence and envy
A provocative critique compares rich individuals like Bill Gates to political tyrants, arguing that real power over daily life comes from elected officials and intellectual elites who shape policy through tariffs, bailouts, and regulation. It cites TARP beneficiaries and Leninist parallels, warning that government overreach erodes free markets and individual rights.
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Bill Gates
America
Congress
Citibank
AIG
Goldman Sachs
General Motors
IRS
Thomas Sowell
Lenin
Stalin
Mao
Hitler
Washington
Thomas Paine
Public interest and personal ethics in business
TIBOR MACHAN, columnist for Freedom Communications, teaches business ethics at Chapman University in Orange, California, and serves as a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, framing the public interest in modern enterprise.
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Machan
Freedom Communications
Chapman University
Orange, Calif
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Public interest vs statism in american thought
Essay discusses market regulation, Gore’s critique of market triumphalism, and the founders view of public interest as protecting individual liberty. It argues for a minimalist public interest based on liberty, opposing centralized control and universal duties over self. The piece cites Jefferson, Locke, and the Declaration of Independence to defend a balanced, liberty-centered public interest.
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al Gore
United States
Thomas Jefferson
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Gore
John Locke
Thumbs Up for Glen Atkins Community Service
Odessa American awards Glen Atkins longstanding community service across dozens of causes. Readers may submit balanced opinions on current topics by emailing letters 0a0a.com and noting a thumbs nomination.
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Glen Atkins
Odessa
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