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Oil above $72

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel Tuesday as a weakening U.S. dollar offset concerns about the strength of the global economic recovery. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for March delivery was up 40 cents at $72.29 a barrel in... Full story

Volunteers needed

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is looking for caring, fun-loving individuals to become volunteer counselors at weeklong MDA summer camps around the country. The camp is designed to help young people with muscular dystrophy and related diseases... Full story

ORMC open house

BY ROY WAGGONER

The eastern Permian Basin now has a bit of a closer location for high-risk pregnancy care now that Odessa Regional Medical Center has opened its Midland Regional Perinatal Center. The center held an open house Monday to detail the specialized work... Full story

Cowan criticizes Conaway

Term limits remain heart of Austin businessman's platform

BY JIM MUSTIAN

In keeping with the conservative consternation of a tea party gathering, voters lobbed few softballs Al Cowan’s way Monday night as he defended his decision to run for Congress in District 11 and sought to convince a sanctuary of Odessans they... Full story

Fire safety

PHOTO BY CINDEKA NEALY

Odessa Fire Department Fire Inspector Johnny Prieto talks to Blanton Elementary third-graders about what they can do to prevent a kitchen fire as well how to safely evacuate their home Monday in the Kid’s Safety House.... Full story

Perinatal center

BY ROY WAGGONER

The eastern Permian Basin now has a bit of a closer location for high-risk pregnancy care now that Odessa Regional Medical Center has opened its Midland Regional Perinatal Center. The center held an open house Monday to detail the specialized work... Full story

Perry stumps in Odessa

BY GEOFF FOLSOM

Texas Gov. Rick Perry stopped in Odessa Monday, a day after his much-hyped campaign appearance with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin near Houston (which came a day after her much-hyped speech before the national "tea party" convention). With the... Full story

Southwest sale

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is offering a sale geared toward leisure travelers who want to make short trips this spring. Southwest said Tuesday it will sell tickets starting at $39 each way on some routes under 500 miles. As usual,... Full story

Commissioners deny raise

BY GEOFF FOLSOM

Ector County commissioners voted Monday not to allow a paralegal in the county attorney’s office to move from a step 1 position to a step 4, which pays $14.89 per hour — a little more than $30,000 a year. "If we start going back and... Full story

Police Blotter: 2-9-10

The following is a list of felony criminal activities reported to the police

ODESSA AMERICAN

Numbered addresses of crime victims’ private residences and locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block. Aggravated Assault >> An Odessa man reported someone assaulted him sometime between 4 a.m. and 4:25 a.m.... Full story

A century of scouting

Boy Scouts of America turns 100

BY LAUREN DRINKARD

As smoke rose in the air to the tune of patriotic songs, multiple generations of Boy Scouts and their families watched and saluted the American flag and an organization that is turning 100 this year. Boy Scouts of America is a century old and... Full story

Cowan promises term limits

BY JIM MUSTIAN

In campaigning for the District 11 seat of the U.S. House of Representatives, Austin businessman Al Cowan has routinely stressed the fact he is not a career politician, suggesting his absence from politics means he will be less beholden to special... Full story

Younts enters race

BY JIM MUSTIAN

Chris Younts has spent a lifetime raising cattle, but when it comes to politics, this is his first rodeo. A little more than a year ago, the San Angelo insurance agent never would have imagined taking on incumbent Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland. But... Full story

Strike a pose

ODESSA AMERICAN

The annual Cultural Fashion Show, "Encuentro de Corazones," has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday at Odessa Regional Medical Center East Campus Auditorium, 515 N. Adams Ave. The event is free but reservations are required and must be submitted... Full story

Democrats debate

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The two top-financed Democrats hoping to regain the Texas governor's mansion after 16 years of GOP control looked to grab a chunk of the political limelight Monday evening when they meet for a televised debate. The... Full story

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