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Life in the Oilfield

I spent some time in my youth working in the oil fields of west Texas primarily on ‘pulling units’, also known as well servicing rigs. They are so called because they function to repair problems that impair the production of that black gold we value so much. Too much down time on an existing well is a major pain in an oil company’s pocketbook.

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Letter to the Editor

My name is Eric Osborne of Brownfield, Tx. and I would like to reply to the article [Opinion piece] by Eric Horton in the last issue [July 12] of the Brownfield News. The division in our country really bothers me, but I know it is not new. Our second and third Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (both founding fathers) were so different in their concept of the constitution and governments duty their good friend Dr. Benjamin Rush called them the North and South Poles of the constitution.

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NEWS BRIEFS

ACES- Continuing to plan & prep for Harvest Festival & their queen candidate!

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OUR PROMISE YOUTH ACADEMY MENU

July 20 - July 24 • Breakfast and Lunch

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More than 2.9 million Texans have filed for unemployment relief since mid-March

The coronavirus pandemic has steered the economy into the path of a recession. In Texas alone, the state’s unemployment rate remains high, and more than 2.9 million people have filed for unemployment relief since mid-March. The week ending July 11, a total of 105,590 Texans filed initial applications for unemployment relief. Texas’ sales tax revenues — the largest source of funding for the state budget — have also dropped and are expected to create a shortfall that officials will have to fill.

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Texas will extend time that schools will be allowed to stay online only, Gov. Abbott says

Schools had previously been told that they would need to limit online-only instruction to the first three weeks of the school year, or they’d lose state funding.

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