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State Board of Education takes time to consider nation's historic documents. -
At least two people died after extreme flooding hit the Hill Country late Wednesday into Thursday morning. -
Five of 10 education board seats are up for election every two years. This year, none of the fiveRepublican incumbents chose to seek reelection. Because three of the five members whose terms won’t end until 2028 are Democrats, this election could flip the board’s GOP majority. -
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is barring horses, pigs, cattle and other animals from Texas due to concerns over New World screwworm, a parasitic fly. -
The World Cup's arrival in the Midwest has driven an interest in soccer that cuts across generations. In Lawrence, Kansas, the local parks and recreation department is channeling that enthusiasm into weekly games of walking soccer, a slowed-down version of the sport that's more accessible to older adults.
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Tune in this week to hear the Amarillo Symphony perform a variety of rhapsodic orchestral compositions! -
With cyclosporiasis in the news lately, and in some states on the High Plains, it pays to keep safety and proper food handling practices in mind…some things that don’t seem problematic, or which may not have caused issues in the past, might still be worth doing differently as part of a multi-layered process to minimize your risk. We’ll talk about steps you can take in this week’s episode! -
Whether you’re into trapping, or you’re just trying to rid your property of some wild hogs, you might be interested in Luke’s new discovery, P.I.G. Hog Traps. Learn more about these in this week’s episode! -
C.S. Imming, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsWelcome to Poets on the Plains, I’m Brad Aaron Modlin. I’m an Associate Professor and the Reynolds Endowed Chair of Creative Writing at University of Nebraska in Kearney, teaching undergrads and in our online master’s degree in creative writing.
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