Ugly Americans and the drive for attention
Ken Brodnax laments a growing group labeled Ugly Americans, a cross ideological crowd seeking attention through outrage and sensationalism. The column notes the Oklahoma City bombing era blame games, O J Simpson coverage, sports heckling, and media fame as fuel for this behavior. Brodnax signs off with his usual Tuesday Thursday Saturday Sunday schedule.
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Oklahoma City
Tonya Harding
John Wayne Bobbitt
Amy Fisher
Ken Brodnax
Odessa Crimestoppers wins 1994 state awards
Odessa Crimestoppers Inc. won the 1994 State Productivity Award in the 50,000 to 99,999 population category and the 1994 State Radio Competition Award for best PSA. The group cleared 299 cases in 1994, up from 172 in 1993, aided by expanding into Ector County junior high schools.
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Odessa Crimestoppers Inc
Susan Johnson
Odessa
Ector County
Johnson
Dallas
Houston
Austin
Carl Rogers
Suit accuses Reeves County center of retaliation firing
Rafael Hernandez, a former captain at Reeves County Law Enforcement Center, sues Reeves County and Warden Joe Trujillo claiming retaliation for reporting a 1994 firearms deficiency to a federal prison inspector. The suit, filed in Travis County, cites the Texas Whistleblower Act and notes Hernandez was denied a promotion after informing the Bureau of Prisons monitor. The county plans to respond via its insurer and may discuss the case at the May 8 commissioners court meeting.
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Reeves County Law Enforcement Center
SEC
Joe Trujillo
Rafael Hernandez
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Travis County
Hernandez
Ori T. White
Fort Stockton
Andrew Trusevich
Amarillo
White
Reeves County
Jimmy Galindo
Galindo
National Casualty Insurance Co
Scottsdale, Ariz
Bureau of Prisons
Federal Detention Center
Tommy Duncan
Odessa man gets eight years for assault on officer
An Ector County jury sentenced Elton Powell to eight years in prison for assaulting Odessa police officer Arlen Fisher after a December traffic stop. Fisher, off duty in uniform, testified Powell approached aggressively and kicked him in the head as other officers arrived. Powell sustained a jaw injury in a related civil suit alleging excessive force and wrongful arrest.
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Ector County
Odessa
Elton Powell
Arlen Fisher
Fisher
Dixie Avenue
Second Street
Powell
Keith Carpenter
Medical Center Hospital
Melissa Powell
Glen Brown
Miller Wallace
Wallace
Midland
Donald Orren
County to pay half of outdoor roping arena upgrade at Coliseum
Ector County Commissioners informally pledged 440000 from the coliseum fund toward an 880000 project to roof the arena and pens at Ector County Coliseum. They aim to raise the remaining 440000 via grants and donations and may scale back if funds fall short. The plan could attract more equestrian events and generate up to 300000 annually in new revenue, with phased options and potential weekday use for 4 H events.
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Ector County
Ector County Coliseum
Coliseum
Don Thorn
Jim Jordan
Thorn
Abilene
Jack Crider
Ector County Fairgrounds
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Mandy Wike
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Hood Junior High School
Globe Theatre
County
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Don Bonifay
Crider
Sandhills
Hereford
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