THE ECONOMIST: Open for business
There has been a move afoot of late in Texas to reduce or eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in settings such as...
BUILDING PERMITS: Feb. 19 – Feb. 25, 2023
RESIDENTIALS
Robert Wilbur/BBA Homes LLC, 5821 Fenway Dr., $310,000; Robert Wilbur/BBA Homes LLC, 5901 Fenway Dr., $310,000; Jody McGee/BBA Homes LLC, 5905 Fenway Dr., $300,000;...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TikTok full of dangers
With the recent ban of the social media application ‘Tik Tok’ from use in county-owned buildings in Andrews County, I felt there was more...
Maccabees inspired modern day Israel
When the Israelis reclaimed their homeland and formed their government in 1948, they looked back two millennia to the example of the Maccabees because...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kids need more to do
Often times we hear people complain that kids don’t go out to play anymore, but have they stopped to think that, at least here...
BRASWELL: Sour and sweet
By Dr. Jimmy Braswell
Chaplain, Home Hospice of Odessa
The Lenten Season reminds us that there is a natural sweetness that covers the sour of life...
Social media battles rage locally, nationally
Arthur “Mac” Love IV, B. Stanley McCullars and Danyelle Bennett. They’re three complete strangers from three different states and yet they have the same...
Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin to host Perryman
CARLSBAD, N.M. The Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin and The Carlsbad Community Foundation will host the Eddy County Literacy Conversation from noon to...
Ireland parking lot issue lands lawsuit
An Odessa man indicted in December on an aggravated assault charge is now being sued by the Ireland Elementary School father who claims he...
Politics plague energy industry
The American energy industry remains hobbled by inadequate investing while its long-term importance is obscured by the political clouds of the moment.
Waco economist Ray...