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....
OUR VIEW: More issues at City that you will only read about here
Here’s something you won’t see on the City of Odessa’s Facebook page: The Odessa American won not just one, but two legal battles with the City late last week.
OUR VIEW: Questions about treatment plant, blight, alleged corruption avoided
Here’s something you won’t see on the City of Odessa’s Facebook page: The Odessa American won not just one, but two legal battles with the City late last week.