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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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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...
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...
To the Editor: Many of us who buy uninsured motorist insurance do so because statistics tell us that 20% of drivers are irresponsible and either don’t have insurance or it is inadequate. Now Obamacare comes along and we are forced to give up our policies to cover people, many of whom are irresponsible and don’t take care of themselves. The ACA statistics show 15% or 40 million people are not covered because of pre-existing conditions or they can’t afford it or don’t want it. I believe that most of us who pay our own way wou...
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...
Christmas and fruitcake seem inseparable. Some people love fruitcake, and others loathe the hefty loaves of candied fruit and nut-laden cake. The best fruitcakes feature just enough batter to hold the mixture together, and a lengthy soak in rum never hurts either. Some years ago, Claudia Schorzman of Spokane Valley shared her recipe for Mincemeat Fruit Cake, a somewhat lighter version, baked in wide mouth pint jars. The presentation makes delightful Christmas gifts. Mincemeat Fruit Cake 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp...
To the Editor: President Obama does have heart! He sneaked the Affordable Care Act past the hard-fighting Republicans with the help of some almost unbelievable circumstances. He did this by taking affordable insurance away from the majority of Americans who had chosen their policies to fit their needs. He did this so that a small minority of people could have insurance. I have not heard one person utter the question about how many of these people are American citizens. Thus we come to the reason I think makes the case for bel...
When I was a younger and more sprightly woman, I spent part of my life investigating unusual hot springs in rural California. They were salty and quite stinky springs out in the middle of nowhere, and several of them occurred right in the center of an old gold-laced mercury deposit. No one was actively mining the small area where the springs are found – there just wasn’t enough ore to make the project economic. But the rocks of the location had small veins of chalcedony, cal...
The annual Quilt Club Christmas Dinner was held last night. This event has been going on for more years than I've lived here, and for those of us with the quilting bug, it's a lot of fun. Not to mention a pretty darn good meal. We visit, play games, eat, exchange "fat quarters" by means of another game, eat dessert, show off our "Christmas Challenge" entries, exchange Secret Sister gifts and show off the quilts we've completed or are working on.. As I said, it's a lot of fun....
White wheat cash markets firmed last week despite slightly lower futures and in the face of the Australian and Argentine wheat harvests. Export sales picked up with a total of 4.9 million bu in white wheat sales for the week ending November 15. Total wheat sales added up to 22.7 million bu, a sizeable increase from the previous four-week average. The world price for wheat remains firm, and there was even 2 million bu of soft red sold to Egypt last week. Wheat futures, on the other hand, remain in a narrow trading range at...
Thanks for the newspaper. I especially appreciate the Harrington news. I was born in Odessa and graduated from Harrington High School. Thanks! Lorna Williams Olympia...
We all know the basic medical facts: we should make healthy choices about what we eat and incorporate exercise into our busy lives. Most of the science of weight loss matches common sense. But it's also true that more and more Americans are overweight or obese. As a nation, we are losing the battle of the bulge. How then can we motivate ourselves to address our ever-growing weight problem? Recently published results from a study funded by Weight Watchers grabbed some...
To the Editor: Each day that passes sees Obama’s second term becoming more tattered. His worldwide clout is rapidly diminishing and that hurts the trade prospects and defense of the United States. The thirty-eight markets on the Pacific Rim and the European Union aren’t about to give trade concessions when they know that congress could rewrite a prospective deal. The constitution empowers the president to propose and negotiate agreements with foreign countries but congress can vote them down. All of these potential tra...
I've been thinking about Christmas lately. That's right. Not even Thanksgiving yet, and I'm thinking about Christmas. This is so unlike me. All I can do is claim that this uncharacteristic behavior is down to undue influence by the television. I'm pretty sure some of the Christmas advertising began before Halloween, but it wasn't quite as obnoxious then as it is fast becoming. I apologize for that sentence. Blame it on the media. So, anyway. I was sitting in my living room...
"It's 8:16 on a chilly, wet morning…You've just arrived at work and are pouring a cup of coffee when you become aware of a low rumbling noise. Within seconds, the rumbling becomes a roar, the floor beneath you heaves, and the building begins to pitch and shake so violently that you're thrown to the floor. The roaring is joined by a cacophony of crashing as windows shatter and every unsecured object in the room - from the desk chair to the coffee pot - is sent flying. Shaken lo...
