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Make muesli a part of your healthy routine

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Body Muesli is a whole-grain cereal created around 1900 by a Swiss doctor to meet his patients’ nutritional needs. Like granola, muesli consists of whole grains, nuts, fruit and seeds. However, muesli is not baked, the way granola is.
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The 501

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Body New words happen.Back when I was a letter carrier I learned “unchurched” from the “Baptist Standard.”Yep, I used to read the the back cover of the “Standard” when I was delivering the mail.
From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY

From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY

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Fall webworms can defoliate trees short-term

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Body There is a reason the insect Hyphantria cunea has the common name ‘fall webworm.’ Its large silky webs are woven in the fall. Webs look menacing, but infested trees usually recover with little long-term damage.Worms are the larval stage of small white moths.
RABBIT, RUN At Joseph City, Arizona, a town founded by 19th-century Mormon migrants, the “Here It Is” jackrabbit sign made famous all across Route 66 has its origins. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 | THE TEXAS SPUR

RABBIT, RUN At Joseph City, Arizona, a town founded by 19th-century Mormon migrants, the “Here It Is” jackrabbit sign made famous all across Route 66 has its origins. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 | THE TEXAS SPUR

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Animals all across Arizona

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Body E D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.
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What’s In A Name?
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Body COMMENTARYHANABA MUNN WELCHIn my case, three a’s.How is it pronounced? Beats me. I think it’s either Chickasaw or Choctaw. I speak neither. Your guess is as good as mine, unless you speak Chickasaw or Choctaw. The whole issue begs more research.
Mint is a garden favorite

Mint is a garden favorite

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Mint is a garden favorite

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Body ELLEN PEFFLEYMint in September has spread into an attractive ground cover while returning culinary uses after harvest. There are many mints – like apple mint, chocolate mint, lemon mint, and peppermint.
Power grid again reaches record demand

Power grid again reaches record demand

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Power grid again reaches record demand

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Body AUSTIN— The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive heat warning, power demand peaked at 85,559 megawatts last week, breaking a record set last August.
ART IN ABQ The landscape and highway-scape of northern New Mexico, through which historic Route 66 passes, lends itself at every turn to the work of painters, sculptors, architects, writers, dancers—and even bus drivers. (This sign marking an Albuquerque Rapid Transit stop on Central Avenue—old 66—fits right in.) MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR

ART IN ABQ The landscape and highway-scape of northern New Mexico, through which historic Route 66 passes, lends itself at every turn to the work of painters, sculptors, architects, writers, dancers—and even bus drivers. (This sign marking an Albuquerque Rapid Transit stop on Central Avenue—old 66—fits right in.) MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 | THE TEXAS SPUR

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Route 66 through New Mexico: Light across the high desert

Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Body E D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.comROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 7New Mexico likes to call itself the Land of Enchantment.And so it is, quite often, for their nextdoor neighbors the Texans.
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‘Big Ball’s in Cowtown,’ not ‘ Hail to the Chief’

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Body 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.