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The Great Enemy of Our Generation

Fear has become the great enemy of our generation.

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County approves HPPDO resolution, peace officers’ certificate pay increase

The Commisioner’s Court met Monday morning to discuss two county improvements. First was the Resolution for the High Plains Public Defender’s Office. The resolution brings the attorneys from multiple counties into a collective pool, to then be used by individuals who cannot afford their own attorney. “So the benefit of this deal for the county is that the first two years it’s paid 100 percent out, we don’t have to pay anything for years three and four it’s two thirds 56 percent they pay, for the money I think we have to go ahead and join… It’s a hard time finding the attorneys,” said County Judge Wagner. The court then voted to authorize Judge Wagner to sign the resolution. “It’ll be good, if it’s not we can get out of it,” said Judge Wagner. Next on the agenda was adjustments to the certificate

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Microplastics Found in Human Blood

In a recent scientific discovery microplastics were found in human blood. Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic less than 5 mm in length, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the European Chemicals Agency. Many studies have found that microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment. A study done in 2010 found microplastics in the human gut, studies done in 2017 and 2021 determined microplastics were in the air, studies done in 2019, 2020, and 2021 determined microplastics were in drinking water, studies in 2004 and 2021 found plastics in sediment, and studies done in 2014, 2018, and 2021 found plastics in foodstuffs. Now in 2022 for the first time microplastics were found circulating in human blood.

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Gas Prices Rising Again

After several weeks of dropping gas prices, the price of a gallon of gas jumped back up again. Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.69/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 23.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.10/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.06/g today. The national average is down 21.1 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.21/g higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

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Softball Playoff Preview

The Lady Cubs look to take on Kermit for the first time in the Lady Cubs’ first playoff match-up. The Lady Cubs are coming off a District win against Lamesa. They beat Lamesa 7-2 on Tuesday, April 19 and look to carry their momentum off that win moving forward into the playoffs.

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Regional track meet coverage

The Brownfield News and Brownfield Online’s Christian Jones will be at the Regional Track Meet on April 29 and April 30 at Abilene Christian University. Christian will be giving live updates and bringing you the best coverage possible for the athletes participating for Brownfield ISD.

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First Alumni loss in history

In the Alumni game, the Cubs had a battle against former Brownfield players on Saturday, April 23. The game did not go as planned for the Cubs, and it does count on their record. The Cubs lost to the alumni for the first time in history, 9-5.

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