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Spring cleaning often brings a variety of small projects to our yard and home. Every year, I make a resolution that this spring, I’ll be satisfied with…
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As the school year draws to a close, my kids are feeling the anticipation. Indeed, they are almost giddy. I am too. Those first joyful nine seconds of…
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Remember how we discussed the snowballing strategy for tackling debt and long lists of projects? Despite my initial difficulty with the first sewing task,…
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Listeners know, I am not domestically inclined, but I am organized and thrifty. So, I do have a few redeeming qualities. Optimism, however, isn’t one of…
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Nicknames come about in interesting ways. I have relatives who have received nicknames based on the color of their hair, something funny they said as…
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The Sunday drive: a peaceful, rural tradition in America. The family loads up in the automobile and meanders through the pastoral landscape, talking…
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After a record-breaking year helping families in need across the Texas Panhandle, the Amarillo-based High Plains Food Bank continues churning out food…
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As in many a typical family, everyone at my house has a different level of body heat regulation. This, coupled with the fact that we live in a large, old,…
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The City of Amarillo Public Health Department is currently administering COVID-19 vaccines to all individuals identified in the State of Texas Phase 1A…
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As we have all seen, it’s not easy keeping communities connected throughout a pandemic—especially when the groups with whom you work already have a…
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I believe my children subscribe to the medieval idea that a good solid layer of filth protects from illness and evil spirits. I agree to some extent, as…
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It’s a new year, which means a new semester for students. At higher-education institutions across the region, administrators are gearing up for the…