Aunt's reflections on family and a nephew's wedding in Lubbock
A personal essay about attending a nephew Todd's wedding in Lubbock. The narrator notes age, size, and childhood memories, reflecting on birth, growing up, and the aunt role. She foresees tears, pride, and the enduring bond of being an aunt.
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Lubbock
Todd
Edward G. Robinson
Robinson
Garry Shandling
Support group for women sponsored by Brownfield services
The Brownfield Women's Protectives Services sponsors a weekly noon support group in Room 101 at Brownfield Regional Medical Center. Sessions cover self esteem parenting and communication with no reservation required and no charge. Babysitting can be arranged. WPS also offers 24 hour crisis intervention shelter legal advocacy and counseling.
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Women's Protectives Services of
Brownfield
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
E. Felt
Diane McCarthy
WPS
Lubbock
The Artful pysanky egg tradition in Texas Ukrainians
Ukrainians in Texas maintain pysanky art as a 3000 year old tradition. Eggs are prepared raw or hollow with wax resist and a kistka to reveal intricate designs. The August Institute of Texan Cultures festival in San Antonio showcases batches for sale.
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Texas
Russia
San Antonio
Fearless patrol man tickets ROTC student for lane change
A Brownfield reader praises a Texas Tech ROTC student’s road trip to El Paso for a WW II Bataan march. The writer claims a highway patrolman stopped him at 1:00 a.m. for changing lanes without signaling and issued a $42.50 ticket, calling it revenue raising and questioning the officer’s leniency and motives.
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Brownfield
Texas Tech
Air Force
el Paso
Bataan
Tech
Thanks to three young helpers and Deputy Hernandez on Plains highway
A Brownfield resident expresses gratitude for the three unnamed youths who stopped to assist when a tire blew out on March 22 near the Plains highway. They notified police in Brownfield and Deputy Hernandez arrived to change the tire, easing the ordeal and prompting thanks to the four kind people.
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Plains
Brownfield
Hernandez
State Capitol Highlights
State legislators wrap a brief session amid renewed talks on school finance and court reform. A federal appeals court urged Texas to delay district judge reforms in nine urban counties while the merits of the case are considered. The session runs until May 1 with threats of extra days from Gov. Clements.
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Ways and Means
James Hury
Kent Grusendorf
Arlington
Kay Taebel
House
Senate
Grusendorf
Jim Mattox
Ann Richards
Richards
Travis County
Mattox
GOP
Clayton Williams
Jack Rains
Harris County
Jon Lindsey
Jim Hightower
Rick Perry
Lewis
The
Texas Travel Industry Association
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