This is Linda Allen for HPPR Summer Reads. In keeping with my background in psychology, I gravitate to relationship stories. My first read this summer was Dream State by Eric Puchner which is about relationships and so much more.

Neutral Strip 1 - better known as "No man's land", existed in a legal limbo. Texas gave up the strip so that it could legally keep slavery, and neighboring territories such as Kansas, wanted to take the land for themselves. Cherokee, who had been forced off their land in Georgia, and traveled on the Trail of Tears, claimed the land should belong to them.

This week Classical Music Amarillo continues its June Chamber music series with a program of recent performances by the Harrington String Quartet!

In today's show, Luke tells how he prepared some tasty blackened white bass fillets that he highlighted on last week's show. Also, wild hogs have been visiting Luke's yard on a nightly basis, and Luke talks about a plan to put some more tasty wild pork chops in the freezer! Listen to Luke's weekly podcast, "Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton and Friends", just about everywhere podcasts are found.

Are you interested in composting, but not interested or able to put in the time required to actively break down your materials? You might be interested in passive composting, which takes more time, but which lets time and the outdoors do the work for you, resulting in the same end result...just more slowly.

Hi. I’m Chera Hammons, a poet from Amarillo, Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. It’s a beautiful morning and the birds are singing. I’m so happy to share a poem with you today by fellow Texas Panhandle poet Seth Wieck.

This week Classical music Amarillo kicks off its month of chamber music programs!

Your plants will obviously require sun to grow their best, but how much sun is too much? Some plans can burn if they get too much, so it can benefit them to have some sort of shade or other protective cover, to help reduce the amount of sun they're getting. Shade cloths can be an excellent way to cover plants with materials that let in different amounts of sunlight, to help customize the shade to match the needs of your plants.

This week, let's talk fishing - White bass fishing! Folks on the High Plains will likely have white bass in a lake or reservoir near them, and these fish are good eating. We'll talk about how to catch some for your own table!

After the War of 1812, the United States recovered, even as the Mexican empire remained badly bloodied by its war of independence. But the Mexican government also had a new problem to deal with: mass numbers of American immigrants crossing over their northern border, into Texas.