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2024 United States Presidential Election

Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania where he was almost killed weeks ago. And you thought Tom Cruise was cool because he does his own stunts. Fox News was about the only media outlet to cover the former president’s triumphant return. Maybe they should have built a grassy knoll, a book depository, or walked him out through the kitchen to entice ABC, PMS-NBC, CBS et al. to cover it. Trump has survived character assassinations for eight y…

Odessa, Texas

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Odessa American

HART: Elon and Trump: Birds of a feather

At times, the script looked similar to last year’s crosstown rivalry. A high-scoring game from both teams with plenty of momentum shifts and no lead that appeared safe. The main difference this time, though, was that the Permian football team used a strong fourth quarter to come out on top. The Panthers avenged last year’s loss to the Odessa High Bronchos with a 50-26 win against their crosstown rivals Friday night at Ratliff Stadium to remain u…

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Permian uses strong fourth quarter to put away Odessa High

As part of teaching Permian High School students how to be educators, Chere Tone is showing them how to make their future classrooms more inviting. She recently obtained a $315.99 grant from the Education Foundation titled Educational Cricut for our Students. Tone teaches child guidance and principles of education and training, plus two business classes. They had a die cut machine that doesn’t have sharp edges anymore, so she asked the Education…

PHS teacher awarded grant for Cricut machine

The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees will decide on a search firm to find a superintendent to replace Scott Muri at their 6 p.m. Oct. 15 meeting. It will be held in the first floor board room of the administration building, 802 N. Sam Houston Ave. The board heard from four search firms at an Oct. 8 workshop. They included HYA Corporation, JG Consulting, the Texas Association of School Boards and Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & Roalson P.C. HYA …

ECISD Board to choose superintendent search firm

Last week, a political group supporting some incumbents in our local city council elections published hateful and untrue things about Connection Christian Church as a tactic to gain political traction. We as leaders at Connection are saddened by attacking churches for political gain, and more so for the hurt that this type of disingenuous rhetoric causes. Despite the lies, they did get two things right about our church. One, we really do work to…

Social Media

GUEST VIEW: Church gives back following social media attack

On Election Day, Texas voters will have their say on who represents them, from the White House to the state House. The Texas Tribune will host Previewing the 2024 Election 9 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Tribune’s Studio 919 in downtown Austin or online for a discussion on the important races to watch and what it could all mean for Texas. The panel includes: 
Rob Downen, democracy reporter for The Texas Tribune Karen Brooks Harper, senior politics writer …

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Texas Tribune plans election preview, breakdown and small town symposium

AUSTIN Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dr. Dawn Buckingham on Friday introduced the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, they highlight the service of Aviation Structural Mechanic Petty Officer First Class John Simmons Jr., who served in the U.S. Navy. Simmons Jr. was born in Magnolia, Mississippi, in 1928. He grew up on a large farm with seven …

Voices of Veterans: John Simmons Jr. shares story of service in Navy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to use taxpayers’ money to clog our courts with lawsuits seeking to impose conservative policies through judicial fiat rather than through the legislative process prescribed by our Constitution. Paxton brags that he has sued the Joe Biden administration nearly 80 times in the past 3 1/2 years, seeking to overrule laws enacted by our Congress and policies that apply and clarify them. He was just as acti…

Ken Paxton

TEXAS VIEW: Texas attorney general should not seek to violate privacy of state’s residents

SOME POLITICIANS and activists are eager to give you “free” money. They call it universal basic income (UBI) — cash for everyone, no strings attached.

New Hampshire Union Leader

John Stossel: The cost of free money

This column suggested $78 as a target for crude oil three weeks ago as the price rose above $69. This past week managed $78.47 before falling back. It appears price is attempting to stabilize at the $74-75 level. November gasoline futures have rallied form the $1.90 level to $2.13. There is also some good news for the winter months ahead, at least for the grid providers wise enough to continue using natural gas. In the last few days it has falle…

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US Economy

ELAM: Stocks make new highs, oil recovers

By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister On a recent Sunday, I was asked to bring the morning sermon for a wonderful church in the country called Mt. Lebanon Methodist. I had a dream recently about delivering a message and when I awoke, I went I into my office and asked God to please not let it dissipate before I could write down as much of it as I could remember. Dreams are like the morning fog that fades when the su…

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