Remembering columnist Terry Moore and life’s petty woes
Ken Brodnax recalls fellow Amarillo columnist Terry Moore who died at 32 after a battle with terminal lung cancer. Moore won an AP award three days before his death and wrote candidly about his illness, leaving behind a wife and two boys. Brodnax reflects on Moore’s impact, cancer, and the humility his story inspires in facing personal troubles.
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Terry Moore
Moore
Amarillo
West Texas State University
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Jake
Lewis Grizzard
Mike Royko
Midland firm picked to design Schlemeyer Field runway extension
The Ector County Commissioners reluctantly approved hiring Parkhill Smith Cooper of Midland to design the runway extension at Schlemeyer Field from 3419 feet to over 6200 feet to accommodate larger jets, despite local preference for Landgraf Crutcher & Associates. TxDOT funding and a selection committee's recommendation drove the decision amid ongoing dispute.
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Ector County Commissioners’ Court
Midland
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Schlemeyer Field
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Greg Simmons
Odessa
Landgraf Crutcher & Associates
Jerry Caddel
Caddel
Txdot Aviation
David Fulton
Fulton
Landgraf Crutcher
Simmons
Bush a man of routines and sharp habits
AP reports George W. Bush follows strict routines from cereal breakfasts to two hour workouts and precise seven minute fifteen second miles. He carries a Sharpie for autographs and relies on backups. his exercise regimes include UT gym runs and Town Lake loops in Austin.
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Washington
George W. Bush
Gordon Johndroe
Bush
University of Texas
Town Lake
Austin
Texas
San Diego
Los Angeles
Plane firefighting pilot dies in Glass Mountain crash
Carl Ray Payne, 66, of Katy, died when his single seat Air Tractor duster crashed after dropping water on a grass fire near Marathon. He banked right and struck a 400-foot radio tower or its guy wires, 1,100 feet from the base. NTSB investigates cause. Memorial service set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel.
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Marathon
Department of Public Safety
Carl Ray Payne
Katy
Dan Bristow
DPS
Bristow
Payne
National Transportation Safety Board
Pecos Funeral Home
Hospital board to canvass May 6 election results
The Ector County Hospital District Board of Directors will hold a noon special meeting in the Medical Center board room to canvass May 6 election votes and install new directors Judy e Virgil Trower Joe Buice and Im Hayes who defeated Rev. Roger McNeil and Gaddy who defeated Clay Everett.
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Ector County Hospital District Board of Directors
Medical Center Board Room
Judye Virgil Trower
Joe Buice
Im Hayes
Roger McNeil
Gaddy
Clay Everett
ECISD to swear in new board members
The ECISD school board will convene a special meeting at 11:30 a.m. to canvass election votes and swear in Phil Fouche Delma Abalos Paula Ahders and Tommy Salmon Sr. Fouche defeated Rita Neal and Dennis Berg Abalos beat Alex Sosa while Ahders and Salmon ran unopposed. A building committee meeting follows at 11:45 a.m. with Monte Hunter reporting on the facilities study.
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ECISD
Phil Fouche
Delma Abalos
Paula Ahders
Tommy Salmon
Fouche
Rita Neal
Dennis Berg
Abalos
Alex Sosa
Ahders
Salmon
Monte Hunter
Mud Bug fundraiser boosts Meals On Wheels by 41000
Burton executive director says the second annual Hurricane party Mud Bug IL grossed over 41000, about 11000 more than last year, with 900 to 1000 attendees at 25 per ticket. Meals On Wheels serves 380 hot lunches daily and will add more recipients as budget needs rise.
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T Burton
Meals On Wheels
Burton
Louis Thomas
Thomas
Thames
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