Andrews girls golf team wins third straight state title in 3A
In a high school sports roundup from Austin during championship week, Andrews girls golf clinched a second consecutive Class 3A state title with Addison Long becoming the first Andrews girl to win the state medalist honor. Monahans finished second as Crane and Monahans also notched individual track titles in 2A and 3A divisions. The Odessa High softball team pressed Coppell in the 5A regional semifinals, aiming for a state bid.
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Austin
Permian Basin
Andrews
Addison Long
Select Company
Chad Campbell
Monahans
West Texas
Crane
Chris Aguilar
Chad
Isidro Garcia
Kati Holly
Sharianne Swearingen
Permian
Odessa High
Coppell
Abilene
Texas lawmakers and federal officials contact list
A compiled contact roster for U S reps Conaway Neugebauer Rodriguez and senators Cornyn Hutchison, plus state officials West Craddick Seliger Uresti. Includes office addresses in Washington Austin Odessa Midland San Antonio and phone numbers for each official.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
George E
Buddy” West
P.O. Box
Austin
Tom Craddick
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
N. FM
P.O
Carlos Uresti
San Antonio
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Page Note
Laura Dennis writes on freedom and self control in a column honoring the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner Ken Brodnax Editor. The piece proclaims that true liberty stems from moral self discipline aligned with sacred principles and foundational documents.
NYPD Marijuana Crackdown Targets Minorities in Bloomberg Era
Sullum argues NYPD's aggressive stop and frisk led to a surge in marijuana arrests in New York from 1997 to 2006, disproportionately affecting young black and Hispanic men. Levine and Small say many arrests stem from trivial possession, with many arrestees not guilty of charged offenses.
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Michael Bloomberg
New York
Bloomberg
New York Civil Liberties Union
NYCLU
Rudy Giuliani
Harry Levine
Deborah Small Note
NYCLA
New York City
Levine
Small
NYPD
U.S. Supreme Court
Levine and Small
Texas health care crisis at its tipping point
Dr Dan Stultz writes that Texas faces a health care crisis driven by rising premiums and high uninsured rates. He cites RWJF data showing Texas third in premium increases 2001 2005 and a 40 percent rise, urging expansion of CHIP Medicaid buy ins and incentives for employers and hospitals to provide affordable coverage. He calls for parental coverage of children and wiser patient choices.
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Dan Stultz
M.D
Texas
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Oklahoma
Idaho
Texans
Stultz
Texas Hospital Association
Thumbs Up for Gabi Aloulou and Wiete Koehler
The Odessa American notes two teachers from Germany spent two years teaching at Cameron: Dual Language Magnet School in Odessa marking a positive local exchange. Readers are invited to send thumbs nominations or opinions via the onletters link at freedom.com.
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Gabi Aloulou
Wiete Koehler
Germany
Cameron
Odessa
Freedom.com
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Ken Brodnax
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Reason Magazine
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McCain
Lennocrake Poul
Margulies
Bill
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