Monday Jul 21 | Plainview Daily Herald
July 21, 1948: Dr. and Mrs. C.M. Clough Sr. of Plainview have returned after a 2 1/2-month business and vacation trip to Kansas City, Canada, northern Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa and Nebraska.
GIRL: Matthew and Staphanie Del Toro of Tulia are the parents of a daughter, Aymee Madison Del Toro, born at 3:20 p.m. April 29, 2008, at Covenant Hospital-Plainview weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
Amarilloan wins 2 shooting titles
Brett Stroope of Amarillo won two championships at the Amarillo Gun Club's Firecracker Championship.
Amarillo-area golfers' great moments
Carrol Pettit, 82, shot 79 at Borger Country Club. Witnessed by Buddy Epperson and Travis Taylor.
Tonight HBO is showing Ganja Queen , a documentary about an Australian who lands in Bali, only to be arrested for smuggling four kilos of marijuana in her luggage.
Edited Protest Footage Edited footage of various protests. Some footage is possibly archival, stock footage, some may be unique footage.
June 1928, Plainview Evening Herald: Final preparations for the Pretty Homes Contest to be held this summer in Plainview were made by the City Federation of Women's Clubs and the Chamber of Commerce.
SIFF 2008: Day 17 Recommendations
I'm a little late this morning - got a bit distracted by Meet the Press . But I would've said Mancora .
June 1928, Plainview Evening Herald: Members of the American Legion met at Mayfield Drug Co.
Major leap toward restoring justice
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals took a huge step this week in restoring integrity and public confidence to the state's broken justice system.
Campbell: Wrongful convictions an expensive proposition
You can argue that it's morally outrageous when individuals lose days, months or years of their lives in prison after being wrongly convicted of committing a crime.
Deadly tornadoes have been spinning across the Midwest this year. Forecasters have reported nearly 1,200 to date with 110 deaths.
May 29, 1948: The firm of McLeroy and Dunaway Tire Co., has replaced that of Trott and Dunaway with a purchase of interest by H.M. McLeroy.
I asked you a question. It was two weeks ago in this space. I asked how, given its documented biases against black people, I can trust the justice system.
Hays leader offers advice as he retires
Maybe it's his corny jokes. Maybe it's his signature handwritten notes of praise.
Gov. Rick Perry says Texas does not need an innocence commission, which, he asserts, would add an unnecessary bureaucracy to state government.
Dumb on crime means broken lives
Something is terribly wrong with the Texas justice system, which has sent scores of innocent people to prison for crimes committed by others.
Living and dying with injustice in black America
“You're right. The justice system is biased against black people at every level. You'll just have to live with it.”
I asked you a question. It was two weeks ago in this space. I asked how, given its documented biases against black people, I can trust the justice system. via RecordNET
Suddenlink flips switch on 957-mile fiber ring in Texas
“This major investment opens the doors to new and better services for our customers and gives us the ability to introduce those services faster”
In order to expand its slate of high-definition channels and add other new services, Suddenlink announced that it has completed a 957-mile fiber ring in West Texas. via CED
Living and dying with injustice
“You're right. The justice system is biased against black people at every level. You'll just have to live with it.”
I asked you a question. It was two weeks ago in this space. I asked how, given its documented biases against black people, I can trust the justice system. via St. Augustine Record