GUEST VIEW: God is Always good, always kind
I had a rough night last night, my phone rang and texts were coming in regarding the hateful campaign attacks against the faith of...
GUEST VIEW: October is Elderly Financial Exploitation Awareness Month
By Marci Leffler, Adult Protective Services Community Engagement Specialist
Financial Exploitation comes in all shapes and sizes - whether it’s Auntie’s “to good to be...
DAWNINGS: The care and keeping of a pastor
By Rev. Dr. Dawn Darwin Weaks
Pastor, Connection Christian Church
Ten years have gone by in a hurry! Our family moved to the Basin in September...
GUEST VIEW: Take it from a college student: Young voters will help decide the...
By Lucy Enriquez
As a Junior at Odessa College, I understand how busy life can be for a college student juggling classes with part-time jobs,...
Florida Man: Post-Milton lightness
In the wake of Hurricane Milton and its destruction, Florida Man is going light today. This is just for fun.
I’m re-reading “The Thin Man”...
GUEST VIEW: Church gives back following social media attack
Last week, a political group supporting some incumbents in our local city council elections published hateful and untrue things about Connection Christian Church as...
GUEST VIEW: First Stop: IDEA Travis. Next Stop: The World
By Eric Martin
When you look at school options for your child in the Permian Basin, there’s no shortage of schools. But if you zoom...
Florida Man: Health and hurricanes
Florida Man spent two hours in the cardiologists office this morning and 10 minutes with the cardiologist for my annual checkup. The waiting time...
Florida Man: Flashback to Hurricane Andrew
As a retired newspaper reporter. who for 15 years covered disasters of all kinds, including hurricane Andrew in 1992, I’m looking at the forecast...
GUEST VIEW: Transparent is not so transparent (Part 1)
By James Dodson
When Mayor Javier Joven, City Council members Mark Matta and Denise Swanner, won seats on the Odessa City Council they were all...