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Going global

Going global

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Going global

Sue Jane Sullivan
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
This column is a reprint of my first blog, which started in the summer of 2009. The blog’s title (Check Your Mirrors) originated from many of my experiences as a summer driver education instructor.
DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

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DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

Gary Borders For Texas Press Association
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
AUSTIN— The Texas Department of State Health Services has received and distributed 14,780 doses of the monkeypox vaccine to local health departments and DSHS regional offices. Another 27,000 doses could be made available by the Strategic National Stockpile.
TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

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TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

News Staff
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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 Star State and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.
Skunks in the well pit

Skunks in the well pit

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Skunks in the well pit

Commentary
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
The nice thing about a string of extremely hot days is that dead skunks mummify. That’s what I’m hoping. In a comedy of errors, Cody the water well service man came to fix the water well, not that a well can be fixed. A well is a well.
Happy Briscoe Birthdays

Happy Briscoe Birthdays

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Happy Briscoe Birthdays

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
This month we mark the anniversary of a date that matters a great deal to us here in the newspaper office: the July 14, 2012 rebirth of the Briscoe County News, which paved the way for the current Caprock Courier.
Now I know

Now I know

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Now I know

Commentary Check Your Mirrors Sue Jane Sullivan
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
No matter how big our hearts are when it comes to loving all our babies, the truth is that a parent’s initial birth experience is unparalleled. What happens with the firstborn— particularly from pregnancy to delivery—is its own sacred once-in-a-lifetime moment.
State again shows large job gain

State again shows large job gain

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State again shows large job gain

Gary Borders For Texas Press Association
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
AUSTIN—Texas added 82,500 nonfarm jobs in June, the largest gain this year. The state again set new employment highs, as total nonfarm employment reached. 13.43 million, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
A new play for horse lovers and others

A new play for horse lovers and others

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A new play for horse lovers and others

Tumbleweed Smith
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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 Star State and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.
Pseudo-empowerment: look for shortcuts

Pseudo-empowerment: look for shortcuts

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Pseudo-empowerment: look for shortcuts

Hanaba Munn Welch
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Empower is a buzzword. It’s an easy word for politicians to toss around. Has a good sound. Hearing it makes me want to be in control of something. But most of us struggle just to manage our own ordinary lives. Right? What’s left is to at least feel empowered.