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...Growing up in Midland, Texas, Green was always the odd kid, the strange child on the margins picked last for kickball. According to court records, he was an unwanted child, something his mother did not hesitate to tell him. She called him "demon spawn," and constantly compared him unfavorably to his brother, Doug, who was three years older. Working nights at a bar, she largely let her children fend for themselves. Doug was, not surprisingly, unable to cope with the responsibility of being a surrogate parent from as young as age seven or eight. He subjected Steven and their little...
Harvard wrestling returned to action this week, but the grapplers still seem to be on vacation. The Crimson traveled to Evanston, Ill. for the Midland Championships yesterday without two of its top competitors, and the seven Harvard wrestlers in attendance struggled through the two-day tournament...
Caputo earned a measure of retribution in his fifth-place bout, dominating a rematch with Keddy’s teammate Grant Gambrall. The Crimson standout earned a 5-0 decision to cap his Midland career, finishing with the third-highest win total all-time in the tournament’s 184 lb. weight class...
...Thirteen,” but despite a promising setup and a solid cast, the humor in “The Informant!” wears thin before long.The film is based on the true story of Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), an executive at the Archer Daniels-Midland agricultural company who worked as an informant for the FBI in the early 90s. At the movie’s start, Whitacre seems to be a simple biotechnology worker appalled at the corruption in the company’s business practices. It is out of the goodness of his heart...
...conduits for trade and travelers, Phillips points out. The Port of Houston has been one of the fastest-growing ports in the country, with a significant amount of trade from Mexico, and trade also flows into inland ports like Fort Worth's Alliance Texas Logistics Park. As residents of Midland, Texas, can attest, the constant rumble of freight trains coming up from Mexico's deep water ports on the Pacific Coast is further evidence of the deep economic relationship...