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All aboard ‘The Polar Express’
For a trip to the North Pole, there’s no finer way to travel than on board The Polar Express.
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GUEST VIEW: Know your rights for public records
If you’ve seen news reports on suspicious state contracts or chemical waste pits or officials’ text messages in the Waco biker shootout, you may notice a recurring theme: Government records obtained through the Texas Public Information Act.
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UPDATE: Boy dies after car crashes into home, driver charged with intoxication manslaughter
A 4-year-old Sheffield boy died in a one-vehicle accident in which troopers reported the vehicle crashed into a home.
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Two troopers shot, suspect dead
Two DPS Texas Highway Patrol sergeants were shot Tuesday afternoon while assisting Texas Rangers in arresting a man with warrants out of Ward County.
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Permian Basin Fair: 40 years of fun
Officials with the First Basin Credit Union Permian Basin Fair and Expo announced country music star Trace Adkins will headline the 40th annual event among other additions Thursday.
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On Aug. 11, 1965, rioting and looting that claimed 34 lives broke out in the predominantly b…
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Americans Now Answer Less Than Half of All Calls They Receive on their Mobile Phones
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TEXAS LEAGUE BASEBALL: RockHounds' Barrera named All-Star MVP as South beats North
TULSA, Okla. Midland’s Luis Barrera was named MVP of the 2019 Texas League All-Star Game as the RockHounds left their fingerprints all over th…
Yanks open with 2 HR, set MLB mark in 4-3 win over Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge and his teammates were joking about which one of them would hit the home run that gave the New York Yankees a majo…
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'We all feel it': Bikers mourn 7 of their own killed on road
RANDOLPH, N.H. (AP) — Investigators pleaded Saturday for members of the public to come forward with information that could help them determine why a pickup truck hauling a trailer collided with a group of 10 motorcycles on a rural highway, killing seven bikers.
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Man dead from head injury after falling out of moving vehicle
A 23-year-old man died after he reportedly fell out the passenger door of a moving vehicle.
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Man charged with sexually assaulting ex-girlfriend
A 32-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he reportedly punched, choked and sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend.
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Mexican Flare: La Valentina returns to its roots with dishes from Guadalajara
Felipe Flores was taught to learn how to crawl before he could walk and learn how to walk before he could run.
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PHS counselor gets College Board kudos
As a high school senior in Iraan, Jennifer Perkins was told she was not college material. But ironically, she is now the Permian High School college and career advisor.
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The Latest: Slain Sacramento policewoman was ambushed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting that killed a Sacramento police officer (all times local):
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OPD clears bomb threat
The Odessa Police Department has cleared the scene of a bomb threat at a shopping center in the 1600 block of North County Road West.
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Police looking for 3 males in connection to robbery at gunpoint
The Odessa Police Department is searching for three males that were reportedly involved in a robbery at gunpoint.
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ECTOR COUNTY RESTAURANT REPORT: June 13 through June 19
These are the food inspection scores for June 13 through June 19 performed by the Ector County Health Department. Violations dock points, with a perfect score starting at 100.
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OPD's 26th Session of the Citizen's Police Academy
The Odessa Police Department has scheduled the 26th session of the Citizen's Police Academy from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday nights, beginning Aug. 1 through Nov. 14.
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Camp Fire West Texas - Summer Day Camp
Camp Fire West Texas has scheduled a Summer Day Camp for children ages 5-12 from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, May 28 through Aug. 9 at Buice Elementary School, 1800 E. 87th St.
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Summer Camps for Kids at Odessa College
Odessa College, 201 W. University Blvd., is accepting registration for a variety of summer camps and activities.
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ECISD Summer Meal Program
The Ector County Independent School District School Nutrition is offering heatlhy Summer Food Service Program meals at no cost to children 18 years and younger.
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Wonder Girls
The Crisis Center of West Texas has extended registrations for the 2019 Wonder Girls, open to all girls entering the 5th-8th grades 2019-20 school year, through July 5 or until all spaces are full.
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Multi-Company Oil & Gas Hiring Event
A Multi-Company Oil & Gas Hiring Event has been scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 25 at La Hacienda Event Center, 12600 State Highway 191, Midland.
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Storytime & Craft
The Ector County Library, 321 W. Fifth St., has scheduled Storytime & Craft at 10:30 a.m. June 25.
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2019 Permian Basin SHRM Summer Seminar
The 2019 Permian Basin SHRM Summer Seminar has been scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. June 25 at the UTPB C.E.E.D. Building, 1301 N. FM 1788, Midland.
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Caregiver support group
The Courtyards Assisted Living and Memory Care, 201 Parks Village Drive, has scheduled a caregiver support group from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. May 28 and June 25.
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"Mega Sports Camp" for Kids
Odessa First Assembly of God Church, 1101 N. Lee Ave., has scheduled "Mega Sports Camp" for kids ages 6-11 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 23-26.
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Odessa's Anika Gundlapalli returns to national …
For the second year running, Anika Gundlapalli, a reserved 11-year-old sixth-grader at Nimitz Middle School, returned to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
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For the second time, Madison Johnson, a Compass Academy Charter School student, participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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ELAM: Gold and oil advance
Gold futures rose 3.6% to $1,392.90 an ounce, the biggest one day advance since June 2016 and its highest settle since 2013. WSJ Today
An ongoing theme of this column is that unremembered changes in social mood result in social action. This is in contrast to the news media’s conventional explanation. This morning the media cites a weak dollar as justification. But the dollar has been falling from its peak in mid May. The correct explanation is that enthusiasm for gold has been growing since its bottom last August. Weaker currencies around the world, Russia, Mexico, has been Venezuela, add to the mix.
The long-term picture is that gold peaked near $1,900 in 2011. It has been in a seven-year correction since then, bottoming in 2015. Since then a series of higher lows finally resulted in a break-out Thursday. Friday’s price is now above the four moving averages (50.87,125,200) I track. And the conclusion is that gold and other metals are beginning a multi-year bull market advance.