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Largely unheralded, the Texas energy industry is taking its methane emissions problem seriously and working like a 1950s roughneck to fix it. Spokesmen for the...

Markets dislikes uncertainty. Stock Market Axiom And the world is awash in just that. The news is plain to see, the job of the socionomist (predictive social...

Saturday night at the SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo featured fan favorites such as Bull Riding and Steer Wrestling as well as the Nickel...

The weeks following the Christmas holiday are often busy for retailers exchanging or refunding holiday gifts. As consumers interact with businesses, it is important...

By Michael Merschel American Heart Association News When Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped, millions held their breath. Monday night in Cincinnati, the 24-year-old football player for the Buffalo...

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI The Associated Press WASHINGTON Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming...

By Dr. Jimmy Braswell Chaplain, Home Hospice of Odessa This time of year, just after New Year’s, is The Epiphany Season – a “Time of Revealing.” The...

By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C.ED.D Ordained/Licensed Christian minister  As God continues to move upon the earth, He has never stopped calling His children to be truth...

MIDLAND A former Odessan, the Rev. Amy Haynie has accepted the rectorship of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in her ministry to reflect the love...

By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf As your state representative, I take seriously my role to serve as a voice for West Texans. That is why...