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Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin says senators will help shape the agenda as she prepares to lead a chamber that remains under Republican control. -
Case illustrates Board of Nursing’s aggressive enforcement tactics -
The Lubbock university's student senate approved surveying students to gauge the impact of restrictions on what's taught. -
Back-to-back storms left guardrails “hanging in thin air” and buried highway in up to 8 feet of rocks, mud and debris -
Kansas Republican served as governor, won election to House and Senate
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Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsHi, I’m Quraysh Ali Lansana, a poet, author and professor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m delighted to explore a poem by one of my favorite Oklahoma poets, Amairani Perez Chamu -
I’m Lynn Boitano. Climb aboard. We're returning to America's Mother Road. Today marks 100 years since America adopted its US numbered highway system. That's the network that includes familiar roads across HPPR country, US Highway 50, 54, and 83, along with legendary Route 66. -
This week Classical Music Amarillo presents a program of American music in advance of Chamber Music Amarillo's upcoming program! -
Learning a bit about overwintering pests can mean a big difference in your garden and yard. After all, knowing that they'll be reproducing, wouldn't it be better to reduce their numbers before they do so, rather than after? Check out this week's episode to learn more!
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