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TUMBLEWEED

As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

The speech chorus

Years ago I directed a speech chorus for a church in Big Spring. It was composed of about 10 teenagers, most of them in high school.…