Awareness on vandalism harms a small desert park scene
Our view laments ongoing vandalism in parks like Sherwood Park and Memorial Gardens Park where Prairie Pete the concrete prairie dog and the purple octopus suffer damage and theft. Parks director Steve Patton notes damages run into thousands yearly, funded by taxpayers, urging vigilant neighbors to report suspicious activity and deter culprits.
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Sherwood Park
Prairie Pete
Steve Patton
Memorial Gardens Park
Buffalo Wallow
42Nd Street
Lawmakers and federal offices listed in Texas briefing
A listing of U S lawmakers and their Washington and local office addresses includes U S Rep Mike Conaway Republican Midland with district offices in Odessa and Midland as well as U S Rep Ciro Rodriguez Democrat San Antonio U S Senator John Cornyn Republican and U S Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican with office details and phone numbers.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Ciro Rodriguez
San Antonio
Rayburn House
Editorial on Freedom and Self-Control in a Local Paper
The editorial advocates personal liberty as a divine gift tied to self-control. It emphasizes freedom as control over oneself and possessions, aligning it with moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence. The piece argues freedom should be rooted in responsibility, not political anarchy.
Academic mismatches in law school admissions debate
Williams argues that placing black students in top tier law programs where they struggle harms their outcomes. He cites Heriot and Sander data showing higher failure and dropout rates among blacks at elite schools, while suggesting better results in lower tier environments with supportive pacing and less competition. He urges shifting away from race based admissions toward credentials and fit to prevent perceived "diversity" driven but detrimental placements.
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Harvard
Stanford
Yale
Gail Heriot
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
University of San Diego Law
Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues
Ucla Law
Richard Sander
Heriot
Journal of Blacks In Higher Education
Williams
Lennox Lewis
Voyaging into Europe for classical liberal seminars
Machan, a Chapman University ethics professor and Hoover Institution fellow, details his annual Europe seminars by the Institute for Economic Studies, Europe. He notes global student participation, multilingual lectures, and debates challenging but fair, with focus on libertarian ideas and practical impact.
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Machan
Freedom Communications
Chapman University
Orange, Calif
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Europe
Institute For Economic Studies
France
USA
South Africa
New Zealand
Argentina
Republic of Georgia
Armenia
Permian Basin Fair Support Nominated by Odessa American
Readers are urged to praise the community helpers who enable the Permian Basin Fair. The Odessa American notes the paper’s stance and invites ideas on both praise and critique via email, asking to indicate thumbs nomination in the message.
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Odessa
Freedom.com
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Sen.obam
Abama
Annie
Wek
Tibor Machan
Libertarianism
Tmachan
Freedom
Hayek
Mises
Rand
Rothbard
Friedman
Locke
Smith
Schumpeter
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