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RAINBOWBRIDGE In Riverton, Kansas, the Marsh Arch bridge over Brush Creek is the only surviving bridge of this type on the entire length of Route 66. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | THE TEXAS SPUR

RAINBOWBRIDGE In Riverton, Kansas, the Marsh Arch bridge over Brush Creek is the only surviving bridge of this type on the entire length of Route 66. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | THE TEXAS SPUR

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
E D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.com Paragraphs & pixelsBARBARA BRANNONROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 4: KANSASOf the eight states through which Route 66 once passed—and its historic remnants still do—Kansas claims the least, by far.
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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.A Houston doctor is sprucing up Turkey,...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
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.Sonora: City with a caveI’ve done a lot of...
Show me “MO” of Missouri

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Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
E D I T O R I A L | spur@thetexasspur.comROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 3South of Edwardsville, Illinois, in search of the turnoff for Chain of Rocks Road, we wound up instead swept along in the current of St. Louis–bound trucks on I-270.
CAPITAL CITY Springfield, Illinois, is one of two Springfields along Route 66 (the other, in Missouri, is considered the Birthplace of Route 66). The state capitol building (above), the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, Lincoln’s tomb and Lincoln’s Springfield home are situated along the route in the capital city. | THE TEXAS SPUR

CAPITAL CITY Springfield, Illinois, is one of two Springfields along Route 66 (the other, in Missouri, is considered the Birthplace of Route 66). The state capitol building (above), the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, Lincoln’s tomb and Lincoln’s Springfield home are situated along the route in the capital city. | THE TEXAS SPUR

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
“Route 66 has fueled America’s imagination, popular culture, and passion for the open road for nearly a century.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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.Words and soundsI started my newspaper column...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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.Destination GalvestonKathleen Mata writes about...
In search of the Mother Road

In search of the Mother Road

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 1It’s rare that local newspaper editors— especially ones like us, who have an active stake in hometown publications that go to press once a week year round—get to take an extended vacation.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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.Mason’s voice of history“People talk about the...
Proposed fed rule would protect workers from extreme heat

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
AUSTIN— A year after a new state law ended mandatory water breaks in Texas, a proposed federal rule would protect millions of workers from the risks caused by extreme heat, The Texas Tribune reported.The rule would require employers to create plans to prevent heat injuries and illnesses and ensure...