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I’m Pat Tyrer from Canyon, Texas for the High-Plains-Public-Radio-Readers Book Club. This will be my fourth time discussing Elmer Kelton’s The Time it Never Rained which was published in 1973 and republished in 1984.

Hello, Radio Readers. I’m Jane Holwerda. For our Fall 2024 series, we’re reading and talking about books that depict worlds Through the Eyes of a Child. This week, we’re wrapping up the classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Like many of the books in our series on humor, Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half is so specifically temporally located that a less generous person, or even my younger college-aged students, might call it "dated." There is something about the freneticism, vulnerability, and seeming universality of "adulting," to crib a similarly dated phrase, that calls to mind BuzzFeed quizzes, Onion horoscopes, and the early days of YouTube virality.

It's Christmas, and Carol Dickens's life is in major transition. Tune into the two-hour broadcast at one of the two times it'll air during the 2025 holiday season: Sunday, December 21st at 1pm CT, and Thursday, December 25th at 1pm CT

In Southwest Kansas, the dry and dusty bed of the once mighty R-kansas River (also called the Arkansas) gives little indication of the swirling waters of death and destruction that have periodically overflowed its banks.

Senators reach a bipartisan deal on a gun safety bill. Fed chairman will testify before two congressional panels this week. Jan. 6 hearing shows how Trump pressured state officials on election tally.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" added another week atop the chart, making it the longest-running No. 1 of the decade. In two more weeks, it could tie the all-time record, but a seasonal juggernaut approaches.

In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco, offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.

Thanks to Fund Development Coordinator Sierra Kane & Girl Scout Lily Wade for stopping by High Plains Morning to share the details of their upcoming awards banquet. The "Women of Distinction" ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 27th at West Texas A&M University's Alumni Banquet Hall at 6pm CT. Hear the full interview on the link at the top of this page!

Since its re-release earlier this month, Travis Scott's album Days Before Rodeo has been bouncing up and down the charts, finally landing at No. 1.