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Coffee water from the sky

Coffee water from the sky

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Coffee water from the sky

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Body In a worst-case-scenario solar storm or cyberattack, our lives could suddenly change. Imagine a disruption of services that could mean no water for your morning coffee.The good news: You can use rainwater. Save some for a non-rainy day.
TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

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TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Body TUMBLEWEEDAs 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.
Summer to-do list

Summer to-do list

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Summer to-do list

News Staff
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Body It’s that time of year again. Here are your 2024 summer assignments.1. Write a letter and mail it. Get out of your car, go inside the post office, and ask to look at all the stamp options and buy one that suits the person to whom you are mailing the letter.2. Take naps.3.
Spate of tornadoes far outpaces the average

Spate of tornadoes far outpaces the average

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Spate of tornadoes far outpaces the average

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Body AUSTIN— April was a busy month for tornadoes across the United States with 373 recorded, bringing the total for the year to 549, the Austin American-Statesman reported. That is nearly double the average at this point in the year, the National Weather Service says.
Thoughts for a Mother’s Day upgrade

Thoughts for a Mother’s Day upgrade

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Thoughts for a Mother’s Day upgrade

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Body “There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she didn’t know what to do.” –Mother GooseA mother is a mother whether her shoe is filled with one or seven. The nine months alone in the womb count towards heavy labor.
TUMBLEWEEDSMITH

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TUMBLEWEEDSMITH

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Body TUMBLEWEEDAs 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 promise

The promise

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The promise

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Body Spring has brought the blessings of rain and the trauma of storms (twisters) in the past two weeks. Nature has her way of soothing us and scaring us.These are times, too, when the rainbow may grace the sky after such events.
High-end electrical users could strain grid

High-end electrical users could strain grid

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High-end electrical users could strain grid

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Body AUSTIN— The growth of industrial-scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week.
SMITH

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SMITH

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Body TUMBLEWEEDAs 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.
STITCHED WITH LOVE An old friendship quilt bears the names of some Turkey quilters. Sheila Smith and Barbara Brannon (in hat) display the quilt in the midday sun on Bob Wills Day in the Bob Wills Museum parking lot. Smith took the quilt to Turkey in hopes of finding it a home. | PHOTO BY HANABA MUNNWELCH

STITCHED WITH LOVE An old friendship quilt bears the names of some Turkey quilters. Sheila Smith and Barbara Brannon (in hat) display the quilt in the midday sun on Bob Wills Day in the Bob Wills Museum parking lot. Smith took the quilt to Turkey in hopes of finding it a home. | PHOTO BY HANABA MUNNWELCH

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Friendship and family come together in antique quilt

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Body If a quilt is not a labor of love, it’s probably not a quilt. Nothing says love quite like a quilt — especially a friendship quilt with the names of the makers embroidered on the squares.