Memorial Day Events Schedule in Midland
Sunrise services at American Legion and VFW. 8 a.m. burrito breakfast at High Sky hangar $3 until 9 30. 9 a.m. public memorial at Vietnam Memorial and free admission to American Airpower Heritage Museum till 5. 9 30 a.m. Ride to Remember parade departs Vietnam Memorial traveling north on FM 1788 to Highway 191 into Midland along Andrews Highway to Wall Avenue Front Street and Interstate 20.
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American Legion Post
VFW
Commemorative Air Force
Midland International Airport
Vietnam Memorial
American Airpower ‘Heritage Museum
Midland
Andrews
Wall Avenue
Front Street
Salute to veterans and a Memorial Day observance in Odessa
A veteran recounts the chaos of war and gratitude for surviving days at sea and land. The Odessa event schedule includes a CAF hamburger cookout, a flag ceremony, a Mexican WWII aviation talk, and a Memorial Day service at Odessa Cemetery with wreaths and a guest speaker.
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Bers
Guerrero
Vietnam Memorial
Big Spring
CAF
Reynaldo Gallardo
Mexico
American Legion Post
VFW Post 4372
Odessa
S. Dixie Blvd
Harry Hicks
Fort Bliss
Odessa American
West Texas Republicans Face Debate Ahead of Primary Runoff
The race between Conaway and Neugebauer centers on voter turnout in Odessa Midland and Lubbock. Both candidates stress experience and policy clarity on housing health care energy and jobs while noting regional differences. They discuss past endorsements and the impact of debates on voters. Odessa’s political history and notable figures are referenced.
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Conaway
CPA
George W. Bush
Odessa
Midland
Lubbock
Langston
Isett
Neugebauer
David Langston
Carl Isett
South Plains
Permian Basin
West Texas
Texas
Associations of Homebuilders
Port To
Ed Foreman
Basin
Richard White
el Paso
Groening Reuben Award winner at 2003 ceremony in San Francisco
Matt Groening was named Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year at the 57th Reuben Awards in San Francisco. Darby Conley won best newspaper comic for Get Fuzzy. The National Cartoonists Society, founded in 1946 and based in New York, has over 600 members.
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San Francisco
Matt Groening
Darby Conley
Fuzzy
Rob Wilco
Buckeye
Satchel
Palace Hotel
Reuben
Dilbert
Scott Adams
Doonesbury
Gary Trudeau
Cathy Guisewite
Cathy
National Cartoonists Society
New York City
West's anti porn measures clear Texas Legislature
In the 78th Texas Legislature with week left Rep. George Buddy West R Odessa pushes three anti pornography bills through House and Senate while two more clear House. HB 854 bans public schools and libraries from grants if they use internet access without minors protections. HCR 13 and HCR 14 urge Congress to act on anti email smut and exploitative child modeling acts. HB 155 would bar registered sex offenders from owning or working in sexually oriented businesses. HB 236 targets obscene material involving real or virtual minors. HB 286 elevates promotion of computer generated child pornography to state jail or third degree felony with enhancements.
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Austin
George
Buddy) West
Odessa
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Texas
West
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund
Congress
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Supreme Court
Weird organization aids girls with prom gowns in Houston
An international group of gay men praised for fundraising money through drag shows helped straight high school girls by donating gowns for prom night in Houston. Police blamed a traffic crash on a truck driver who reportedly lost control on Interstate 75 while making a sandwich in Burt Township, Michigan. A motorcyclist died on Interstate 95 after colliding with a cow that wandered through a fence damaged by trespassers seeking mushrooms in Hobe Sound, Florida.
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An International
Houston
Brian Anderson
Burt Township
Mich
Fla
Odessa American contact and publication details
The Odessa American provides mailing and delivery information. It lists address, P O Box, and contact numbers for general inquiries missing paper help and out of town calls. Hours are provided for weekday and weekend assistance. The piece resembles a standard masthead and reader services notice.
Classified ad contact details and publishing policy
Odessa American advertises contact numbers for retail, fax, and classified submissions. The notice states the paper may accept or reject ads and is not liable for errors omissions or failure to publish. Publisher and staff names are listed for advertising operations and production responsibilities.
Lord's Work in Congress and Celebrity Politics
A satirical roundup notes Anika Sorenstam drawing Bush's praise at the Colonial Open, LeBron James poised for the Cavs top pick, and Howard Dean touring San Francisco. It mentions Bush hosting Japan's PM at Crawford, then hints Congress may pass a selective tax cut amid political jeers while linking clerical phrases to policy.
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Congress
Permian Class of 2003 Graduation Marks Rainy Ceremony
Weather disrupted graduation but students still attended Project Graduation as senior speaker Oscar Ramirez urged future success. Mike Atkins, Odessa attorney and Permian alum, gave the keynote about learning and family, while Brittany Bethel praised the class as a united family despite differences.
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Barrett Huffman
Huffman
Caroline Huffman
Stuart
Permian
Sandy Bradford
Bradford
Odessa
Mike Atkins
Atkins
Oscar Ramirez
Brittany Bethel
Bethel
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