GUEST VIEW: World Water Day celebrates water and awareness of the global water crisis
By Bishop Emeritus, Michael D. Pfeifer, OMI
World Water Day, March 22nd focuses on the most essential element of all life which is water. The...
PFLUGER: Zelenskyy is a courageous leader. He deserves both America’s admiration and support.
“I need ammunition, not a ride.” Those are the words proclaimed by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In the midst of terrible death and destruction...
LANDGRAF: Dance with the one who brung ya
By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf
If Texas was a cake, Permian Basin crude oil would be a necessary ingredient to bake that cake. You don’t...
GUEST VIEW: Ector County needs vision, planning
By Dustin Fawcett
Roadways are perhaps the most important issue that county government must oversee. A long-standing issue with how our county government has been...
GUEST VIEW: Andrews Mayor thanks, supports Landgraf
Representative Brooks Landgraf has been an incredible voice for Andrews. We are so sad that our county will no longer be in House District...
GUEST VIEW: Guidelines detail how to spend ARPA funds
By Dustin Fawcett
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 brought about an allocation of $32 million, in two separate $16 million installments, to Ector...
GUEST VIEW: The other Robinhood
By Michele Harmon
Demand for teachers is at its highest level, and school districts cannot fill the jobs. Districts also need experienced teachers. Why not...
LANDGRAF: On the road again
By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf
If you want to know the heart of West Texas, all you have to do is attend one Friday night...
GUEST VIEW: Crow and some council members unethical
By Bro Hill
I appreciate the Odessa American allowing me to express my total disdain for the current political state here in the City of...
GUEST VIEW: Why you shouldn’t have a long-range business plan
By Dr. Roger Parrott
COVID-19 is the most straightforward example of why traditional planning is ineffective. Did your business plan include a global pandemic? Did...