Odessa Beautification Should Be Voluntary, Not Forced
In Our View argues against a proposed ordinance compelling developers to allocate space for landscaping, warning it infringes on private property rights. The piece advocates voluntary beautification via Keep Odessa Beautiful and warns against overreach, urging gentle persuasion and enforcement of litter laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Bill Cleaver
Berta Calzada
Mike Atkins
City Parks and Recreation
Steve Patton
Patton
Chamber
Neil McDonald
Family Dollar
Telvista
McDonald
Odessa winner Pulitzer prize 1988 editorial staff note
The piece lists the Odessa 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner with John Kerr editor Ken Brodnax editor Bill Salter publisher emeritus and states a mission to inform readers to promote freedom. It emphasizes self-control as a divine gift and links freedom to moral guides like the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Do-Gooders and the Cynicism of Politics
A political commentary recounts 1980s Capitol Hill cynicism and 1970sFTC nomination obstruction. It extols Mona Charen’s Do-Gooders, arguing liberal policies harm society while opponents deploy demagoguery to discredit civil rights history and voter disenfranchisement claims in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Capitol Hill
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Ford
Senate Committee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
FTC
Mona Charen
Charen
Florida
Thurgood Marshall
Charles Evers
Medgar Evers
Robert Bork
Supreme Court
Bork
NAACP
Mississippi
Charles Pickering
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pickering
Civil Rights Commission
Ribbon Thievery Targets War Veterans Memorials
A Odessa reader laments thefts of magnetic ribbons honoring veterans and relatives serving in Iraq and Vietnam. She recalls her late husband Charles Cronenworth, WWI and Korea veteran, and her son Kenneth in the National Guard and Marines. The note expresses pride in service and confusion over the thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cronenworth
Korea
Kenneth
Iraq
National Guard
Odessa
Vietnam
Chuck
Community letter supports Andrews park for district races
Odessa American prints a reader letter urging action against ribbon displays, praising Andrews community support for Odessa RC Association races at Roy Bennett Park. The writer commends Andrews officials and volunteers who aided 2004 District 7 events and calls for continued integrity in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa R/C Association
Andrews
Roy Bennett Park
City Lake
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Odessas
John Kerr
Ken Brodnax
Bill Salter
Freedom Communications
Patrick Canty
Www
National
Review.com
Loweli
Chuck Alay
Sintao
China
Girgle
Taiwan
Andrews Chamber of Commerce
Parks Department
City of
Josh Parr Odess
Temple Baprtist Church
Freedom
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