We can’t think of a better way to spend Thursday mid-mornings than with Skip Mancini and her regular feature “Growing on the High Plains.” (Or if Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. (Central) doesn’t work, try Saturday mornings at 8:35 (Central).) Either way, you’ll be glad you did.
Each week Skip brings more than tips and advice on how to coax living things from out of the challenging High Plains soil; she has a story, a piece of sage advice, a bit of history, or a general good vibe to pull you through to the end of the work week.
Are you a GOTHP newbie? Check out Skip’s page at HPPR.org This week’s episode was on pears, and she promises to share a awesome-sounding recipe by contacting her here.
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Quotes to know and share from this week’s news on High Plains Public Radio and HPPR Connect:
> “People call it cheatgrass because it can have about two cycles that it'll grow and release seed and then grow and release seed again.” — Guinevere Nelson, Colorado State University extension agent
READ MORE | A Noxious Weed Is Bringing A New Level Of Fire Danger To The West
> “It’s like every morning I wake up and I cannot breathe. It’s just a feeling I’ve never had in my whole life be this bad.” — Deanna Caudill, Wichita State graduate student.
READ MORE | Stock Up On Tissues Because Climate Change Is Putting More Pollen In Kansas' Air
> “We are trying to investigate ways of managing prairie dog populations without having to resort to killing them.” — Dan Salkeld, a disease ecologist at Colorado State University
READ MORE | Instead Of Killing Prairie Dogs, Researchers Consider Birth Control
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HPPR.org is your go-to spot for the but news from the High Plains region, as well as our events, exclusives, and features. You’ll also find the latest national and international news. Here are this week’s TOP STORIES from our website.
During Copperhead Birthing Season, Oklahoma Officials Urge Safety
Immigration stories, caricatures and stereotypes at the Stauth Museum
Public Libraries May Turn The Page For Colorado City's News Desert
Beto O'Rourke On Assault-Style Weapons: We Will Buy Back Each And Every Single One
PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And Tradition
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HPPR’s Living Room Concert series brings live music to the High Plains. Check out the schedule here.
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HOW TO REACH THE HPPR AUDIENCE
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Here’s your chance to tap into this audience.
Reach out to:
Ruth Ellen Lynch, Texas Underwriting Sales Representative
Email: rlynch@hppr.org
Direct Line: 806-576-0341
Cell: 901-218-5264
Amarillo Main Office: 806-367-9088
Garden City Main / Toll Free: 800-678-7444
Dan Adams, Kansas Underwriting Sales Representative
Email: dadams@hppr.org
Direct Line: 620-275-7444
Cell: 620-640-0105
Garden City Main / Toll Free: 800-678-7444
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Get Your Fall Read On
HPPR's Radio Readers Book Club's 2019 Fall Read began lastmonth. The theme is “Navigating Uncharted Waters — Past, Present, & Future.” We’ll be exploring the ways in which our childhood and life experiences inform our worldviews. Are we products of nature or nurture? Many intriguing questions will be explored.
BookBytes can be heard most weekdays at 7:45 a.m. (Central) during Morning Edition and again at 6:45 p.m. (Central) during All Things Considered.
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