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Valentine’s Day is the sweet tooth’s favorite day. Big heart shaped boxes of candy may be the traditional sign of affection for the day, but delectable treats from your kitchen can be just as appealing. Your family might like to start the day with Caramel Apple Sweet Rolls. Charlene Kagele served these at a recent quilters gathering. She got the recipe from an article in Costco Connection, featuring Ree Drummand’s new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holid...
To the Editor: I was sorry to see that Lise Ott was stepping down as writer of “Advice from a small-town girl”, as Joanne and I have always enjoyed her thoughts and humor in your paper. I still have my history to enjoy reading along with the sheriff's report. I also like the new articles about locals from Odessa. So many interesting people live here. Keep up the good work. Hope to see you this summer. Chuck Wood Gig Harbor, WA....
To the Editor: One of the first things President Obama did this new year was sign by executive order a bill making it harder or impossible for anyone with a mental problem to buy or own a gun. With one stroke of the 6 trillion dollar pen, he eliminated from ever owning or buying a gun everyone that voted for him. Joe Wollman Odessa...
To the Editor: 50 years ago LBJ declared a war on poverty. Even though disadvantaged people have access to better living conditions and very few are actually hungry, his program failed.He wanted people to have the opportunity to (earn a living) and not live on doles of which there are more than 80 means-tested welfare programs. During 2012 alone our government spent $916 billion on these programs at an average cost of $9,000 per recipient. The average American living below the poverty line has a home that is in good repair...
By DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS We live in an age shaped by scientific research. Medical practice, for example, changes a bit each year because of new discoveries in the laboratory or in drug trials. We have come to expect progress in a variety of technical fields, and science often lives up to our hopes for it. But science can also falter. One of the challenges for non-scientists -- whom I call "normal people" -- must address is how to interpret new scientific studies. Which ones...
What do you do with half a bag of jumbo pasta shells, extra packages of stove top stuffing mix and cans of condensed cream soups? These are just a few of the holiday items folks were looking to use in meal plans. Stuffed Pasta Shells will take care of the extra pasta shells before they become stale. Make with ground beef or go vegetarian and add spinach. This make ahead dish is substitute friendly. Stuffed Pasta Shells 4 cups spaghetti or marinara sauce. 2 Tbsp chili sauce (optional) 6-8 ounces (about 1/2 bag) jumbo pasta...
Obama care or the ASA includes taxes on about 30 different things. The first one took effect on January 1. It targets small business (under 50 employees) and individual markets. It is projected to collect $8 billion in 2014 and $101 billion over the next decade. Most employers with more than 500 workers and most union negotiated health plans are self-insured and thus are spared from the tax. So is insurance run on behalf of "Government Entities" such as original Medicare. this political selectivity means that most gold...
To the Editor; A friend whom I have known most of his life is about to retire and he asked me the question that millions must be thinking. why should someone work all throughout their life when they can make almost as much by being dependent upon our government? I told him I felt strongly that a person's pride and self-satisfaction were important to those who parents had taught them values. Unfortunately, we have too many potential workers who do not have pride! This is why we have eleven states who have more residents...
By LISE OTT Happy New Year! I'm a bit behind the times, as we're already into double-digit January dates. Fortunately, the temperatures have also been double-digit and without minus signs. But the really, really good news is that the most depressing day of the year is behind us. Now, I've always known that January is kind of tough, but it still surprised me last week when a national newscaster informed me that January 6 is the most depressing day of the year. Well, it was...
“True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar….it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Today’s TV commentaries about economic justice may seem new to many of the younger generation, but in his December 1964 speech “Accepting the New York City Medallion [the highest civilian award given by New York City], Martin Luther King, Jr., addressed the issue: “In both Norway and Sweden, whose economies are literally dwarfed by the size of our affluence and...
Thirty years ago I was a light smoker. What can I say? I liked the effect nicotine had on my brain. Once I was hooked, I even liked the smell of tobacco smoke. Then there was the ritual. I enjoyed lighting up with others, sharing a match, having a few minutes to talk together. But I also realized smoking was a dangerous habit. After several failed attempts to quit, I was able, for some reason, to go cold turkey and finally be done with tobacco. There were some difficult days a...
To the Editor: I would like to thank the GOP for all they have done. I would like to thank the Republicans for shutting down the government for 17 days. Their poll numbers collapsed. Veterans, tourists and the elderly were upset, to say the least. The Republicans lost the women voters in Virginia, and business people began to question their support of the GOP because of the $24 billion loss to the economy during these 17 days. I really would like to thank them. I would like to thank House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for...
It grieves me to see a growing epidemic in America. Maybe it's just that my perception is off kilter, and I'm open to that, but I get the increasing sense that God no longer has any place in the life of the American public. I thought we were one nation under God? I thought this great nation was founded upon the principle that God has given us certain rights and liberties? Doesn't our money even say: "In God we trust?" Or what about the Ten Commandments being hung in court rooms, or prayer being said at the beginning of each s...
7 will have arrived by the time you are reading this column. As promised, I have some recipes to help you use up the last of the Christmas cooking ingredients. Either you didn’t get to that recipe or you had to buy more than the recipe called for and now you have leftovers. Our goal for January is to work those items into the weekly menu plan. Emma Cloud brought a delicious Enchilada Casserole to the Community Christmas dinner. Many requests came in for the recipe that i...
When I was a kid, Jimmy Carter was in the White House. His wife, Rosalynn, was quite an active First Lady. She sat in on official meetings held by her husband and was said to be one of his closest advisors. Many First Ladies have used their position to promote a cause. One of the things that most interested Rosalynn Carter was mental health research and treatment. She has remained active in promoting those areas since leaving the White House. So it was fitting when Health and...
Alcoholism runs in part of my family. I lost a grandfather to it, and a couple of others in the family have been affected by it to greater or lesser degrees. Perhaps something like that is true for you, or maybe you have a friend or coworker who wrestles with the malady. This is a challenging time of year for alcoholics trying to stay sober. New Year’s Eve alone can be a real test. But medical researchers are investigating new ways that doctors may be able to help people not d...
To the Editor: I love my Odessa Record on-line reports. I tend to agree with Norm Ott on the use of city funds to promote the area. Eastern Washington is a difficult place to do business. Advertising to unknown audiences won’t improve the business climate, but focused lobbying could. Advertising won’t bring new people and money into Odessa like a lower cost of living/business might. Continuing to do what has been done over and over (expecting new or different outcomes) is futile if Odessa wants to move into the 21st Cen...
To the Editor: Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA) recently proposed that low-income pupils need to work for their school lunch. Really? Punishing children for being poor is a new low for many members of Congress, Kingston among them. I wonder if they think that cutting food stamps, school lunches, Meals on Wheels, and the safety net for poor women, children, infants, veterans, the elderly and disabled makes them better representatives, caring people, more Christ-like? I don’t hear these same members of Congress punishing t...
So much to do, so little time. With Christmas and New Year’s celebrations right around the corner, Odessa cooks are bustling about with last minute preparations. Throw in a couple of December birthdays, and the schedule overflows. Most families seem to have a favorite cookie recipe, just for special occasions. Peanut Butter Blossoms has been a favorite since my youthful days. My sister and I would try to eat all around the chocolate center without it falling off. The recipe h...
To the Editor: Merry Christmas all! Just a short note to let you know how much I enjoy The Odessa Record. The new section, “Locals”, is especially interesting as I have known these people for years. The interviews are so well taken. Years ago there was a similar section, but it continued for only three or four issues. I was disappointed. Just to let you all know your hard work is appreciated by those of us who are so far away! Keep up the good work. Veda Lucas San Antonio, Texas...
To the Editor: China is rapidly increasing the size and power of its military; we play softball with Iran, and Putin adds the Ukraine to his muscle. Meanwhile the shadow cast by the U.S. military is shrinking as is our credibility and deterrence that depends on it. U.S. military spending on defense adjusted for inflation is higher than at the height of Reagan’s administration. It has been producing less than half of the forces and capabilities of those years. We had a 600-ship Navy then and now we have a 280-ship Navy. R...
By DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS On a lark, when I was a college student I took a class in field biology. It sounded romantic and I was young, so even though it didn't really make any sense for a geology student to take the senior level class in another discipline, I was there bright and early on the first day of the semester. One week everyone in the course walked to a grove of old hardwood trees near the edge of campus. We had "boring tools"- - drills with long, hollow bits -- with...
By LISE OTT I just returned from the Odessa Clinic, where it took about 90 seconds to get my flu shot. I'm a big believer in flu shots these days, when it seems any little respiratory bug can knock me for a loop. I suspect there is a genetic link there somewhere, as any little respiratory bug will send my father to the hospital. Which is where he is as I write this. My younger sister caught a cold right before Thanksgiving, which means she was in full "giving" mode just as...
On Tuesday the USDA released its December Crop Production Report. On the wheat side, the only overall adjustment made to the U.S. table from last month was an increase in wheat exports of 10 million bu. That raised U.S. wheat carryovers to 575 million bu for next year. The market had been looking for a drop in U.S. wheat carryovers due to an increase in wheat exports, but it did not get it in this report. As for the world supply/demand situation, the report increased world wheat production by 5 million metric tons due to a 4...
By Dr. E. KIRSTEN PETERS I know we are still only in Advent. But at this point in December, my mind starts to turn toward Christmas. It just can’t be helped, especially in light of all the ads featuring Santa. Christmas is about tradition: traditional foods, traditional songs, traditional church services. For a few geeks, Christmas is also an ideal time to get in a little bit of scientific research. What could be better than to combine some of the traditional activities of the season with the chance to learn a bit more a...
