AVID plan approved by ECISD trustees to boost college readiness
ECISD trustees approved a three year AVID program to identify and recruit low achieving students and place college tutors at all secondary schools. Former Odessa official Jim Nelson leads the effort, with support from the Education Foundation as districts adopt the program starting in August.
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Ector County
AVID
Texas
Odessa
Odessatorney
Jim Nelson
Nelson
Texas Education Commissioner
Richardson Isdhere
Education Foundation
ECISD
Bowie
Karla Wright
Lawmakers and Officials Contact Directory Summary
A compiled list of U S lawmakers and officials with office addresses in Washington D C and local Texas offices. Names include U S Representatives Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer and Tom Craddick and Senators John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchison along with Rep George E Buddy West and Sen Kel Seliger.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
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
Austin
Texas
Tom Craddick
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
N. FM
Let peace begin with me editorial pledge
The piece credits Patrick Canty as Pulitzer Prize winner with Laura Dennis as publisher and Ken Brodnax on the editorial page, quoting an ethos that freedom comes from self control and moral guidance including the Coveting Commandment and the Golden Rule.
The Left’s Anger at Free Market Defenders
A columnist argues that leftist anger is a lifestyle not a reaction to specific policies. He notes hostility toward Reagan Bush and Rove, defends tax cuts as economically stimulative, and questions why the left targets wealth while ignoring inherited fortunes and high earners.
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Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Karl Rove
Dick Cheney
Danielle Steel
Rockefeller
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Paris Hilton
Time to Move Out From Iraq Why Enduring Democracy Challenge
A reflective critique questions the logic of endless involvement in Iraq arguing democracy there rests on American sacrifice not local effort. It warns that continued high costs and casualties may not yield lasting stability and urges a troop withdrawal deadline to avoid further losses.
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Iraq
Texas
America
North Korea
Iran
Public Letters On War Morale Crime Education And Drug Trafficking
A collection of letters discusses war morale calling for departure from the long conflict and leadership humility. A reader thanks a bystander after a purse snatching near Eighth Street and Maple Avenue in Odessa. Coast Guard seizure of cocaine from a Panamanian ship prompts concern about cartel routes via La Entrada al Pacifico. Critics condemn TAKS testing funding and argue for better education without penalizing private schooling.
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Eighth Street
Maple Avenue
Odessa
Guard
Topolobambo
Colombia
United States
Motran
Texas
Andrews High School Baseball Advances to Playoffs
Odessa American invites reader opinions on current topics and nominations via email, praising the Andrews High School baseball team for advancing to the playoffs and inviting onletters submissions.
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Andrews High School
Freedom.com
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Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis “Tok
Ken Brodnax
Bill Salter
Lowell
Thomas Sowell
Sowell
Hoover Institution
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Creators. Com
Tsowell.com
Milton Friedman
Arthur Laffer
John Maynard Keynes
Keynes
ACCO
Gary
Public
United States Coast
Thomas M. Bruner Midland
Laurel Santiago
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