OUR VIEW: Local GOP finally has gone over the complete edge
Whew! Crazy politics continues in Ector County with secret trainings and intrigue. Oh, and let’s not forget, if you can’t beat people down with...
OUR VIEW: City continues to spread misinformation
“In my opinion, the OA should find another side job that would benefit the City of Odessa.”
That is what Odessa City Councilmember Greg Connell...
OUR VIEW: Kudos to Odessa’s Chamber of Commerce
THE POINT: Work of Odessa Chamber brings Odessans together.
This week was designated as Chamber of Commerce week across the country, and we couldn’t let...
OUR VIEW: Now is time to invest in our students
You are on a deadline. You only have until Oct. 10 to register to vote to cast a ballot in the upcoming election that...
OUR VIEW: ECISD scores showing gains this year
After a week of disruption with shooting and bomb threat hoaxes that disrupted the school days locally and statewide there is still good news...
OUR VIEW: Questions arise about OPD Snyder response
THE POINT: We support OPD and all law enforcement officers. But we question the response of the agency to a July disturbance on Snyder...
OUR VIEW: Lots of good going on around town
The opening this week of phase 1 of Odessa College’s Downtown project showed us a first class space that will be a fun gathering...
OUR VIEW: More great news for mental health needs in Basin
Great news for all of us was announced this week by the University of Texas Permian Basin. A $10 million donation from Permian Strategic...
OUR VIEW: Cronyism is alive, well in Odessa
Odessa businessman Ronnie Lewis wrote a fantastic guest view last week that included this: “The definition of cronyism is the practice of giving jobs...
OUR VIEW: Surely elected officials have better things to worry about
We have certainly pointed out before in this space that there is a big difference between being an elected official and being a leader....