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The group’s priorities for 2026 include legalizing medical cannabis, property tax relief, Medicaid and food assistance, voting accessibility and senior transportation. -
Experts worry graduate students will learn too late about university's ban on research work related to sexual orientation and gender identity. -
Sedgwick County leaders have consistently said they're against the kind of multi-year moratorium enacted by some neighboring counties. -
Many Bedichek Middle School families have multiple generations that have attended the South Austin middle school. Now that the campus is set to close, coaches and students have one last shot at bringing honor to the Bobcat name. -
Gardner city officials said Beale Infrastructure withdrew its proposal this week after being told the city would not provide any public incentives for it. More than 100 residents attended a city council meeting Monday about the plan.
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In this week’s episode, Luke is joined by his old buddy, guide J.C. McCollough, with whom he’s shared over 30 years of outdoor adventures. And this time around, we’ve been fishing for blue catfish on the Red River. -
This week Classical Music Amarillo is revisiting recent performances by the Harrington String Quartet! -
It’s just about time to transplant your plants into the outdoors, but…do you notice that chill? Not the outdoor temperature, but the panic of realizing that some of your plants won’t survive the process of moving to the outdoors? For what it's worth, some plants are better able to handle the process, and we’ll talk this week about which, and methods to help minimize the stress on your plants this year. -
Flickr user jonathanw100.Derivative work: Diderot's dreams at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHello, I’m poet and professor Benjamin Myers here for Poetry on the Plains. Today I’m sharing with you a poem by quintessential Oklahoman poet Quraysh Ali Lansana. Lansana is the author of over twenty books of poetry, nonfiction, and children’s literature.
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