Local businesses offer gift options galore

Editor’s note: The Record’s story on shopping locally for Christmas continues this week.

Maybe doing your Christmas shopping in Odessa won’t let you buy that newest expensive electronic toy you’ve seen advertised on TV, but it could provide some unexpected bonuses: you’d get to exercise your creativity, a part that goes unnoticed and un-nurtured all too often, and your community would receive the benefit of your economic support.

The college student or young adult on your list might enjoy an on-line subscription to The Odessa Record for only $25. The new website allows them to keep up with hom...