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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1990
Page
4
David F. Lyons publisher and M Olaf Frandsen managing editor sign off on a community aspiration for Odessa Texas. The message promotes local improvement and a shared commitment to a better place to live work and play.
The piece notes Lithuanian border clashes with Poland and mass protests near the border, showing Lithuanians seeking independence and Western ties while KGB troops halt crossings. It also reports Armenia Turkmenia and six other republics declaring sovereignty, signaling a fractured Soviet Union and debate over recognition by the United States and President Bush.
Lewis Grizzard travels from Lubbock to Amarillo noting vast flat spaces with few trees and poking fun at the landscape. He contrasts West Texas lack of trees with Atlanta’s urban forest and quotes a local paperwoman from Amarillo. The piece closes with Grizzard identifying as a columnist for the Atlanta Constitution.
A look at how NBC avoided trimming a South African education piece for Queens housewives and how a Kansas City milkman once defined plain prose. The piece argues readers and viewers connect best with simple, straightforward language, not pompous style.
Dallas Times Herald columnist Molly Ivins critiques trendy words and the rush to resist change. She rails at calls to suppress impact and levelize while questioning Bush era rhetoric and the U.S. stance on Saddam Hussein, Kuwait, and global policy within a shifting post Cold War world.
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