DSL Overview and Reader Messages from ARNet
Eric Spellmann explains DSL as high speed always on Internet over existing phone lines with speeds up to 1.5 Mbps down and 128 kbps up. He compares it to faster Web surfing, simultaneous voice and data, and direct ISP connection, then previews reader questions about a troubled computer and blocking junk email with practical steps.
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Eric Spellmann
Arn.net
Tony
Arnet
Olsen Blvd
KGNC
Amarillo
Lubbock
Eric
Charlie
Gateway
Greg
Leslie
Outlook Express
Reflections on hearing God through The Church
An Hurt humbling column stresses that God speaks but people may not listen. It argues Christians form a diverse, connected church community where hearing God comes through Jesus and the Church. The message urges active listening within church life across denominations.
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J. Michael Ehmer
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Peter
John
God
Jesus
Christian Church
Church
Simon Peter
Christ
August Meteorites and Flags Over Texas
A Fort Worth style column notes August events in Texas history including the Brewster County meteorite, Odessa crater as a regional landmark, and meteoric sites across the panhandle. It also discusses beer branding and a reader’s provocative flag-themed letter urging reversible flags, citing past U.S. history.
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Jack Maguire
Gage Ranch
Brewster County
Texas
Odessa
National Park Service
United States
Dimmitt
Plainview
Panhandle
East Texas
Henderson
Bells
Denison
Northexas
Pabst
San Antonio
Miller Brewing
Fort Worth
Rainbow Bridge and pet grief guidance by Annell Decker
An essay on the Rainbow Bridge image and pet loss grief offers comfort and coping steps. It notes unconditional pet love, suggests memorial ideas and deciding about future pets, and provides WindHaven Counseling contact details in Brownfield.
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Heaven
Rainbow Bridge
WindHaven Counseling
E. Hester
Brownfield
Annell Decker
L.P C
Adecker
Texasonline
Brownfieldonline
Boll weevil populations rise in Texas High Plains
Boll weevil numbers outside eradication zones increase across Northern and Southern High Plains including Briscoe Cochran Crosby Floyd Hale Hockley Lubbock Swisher and parts of Lynn Garza as farmers face higher costs from irrigation beet armyworm aphids and hot dry weather The rising weevil presence amid eradication referenda draws producer attention to the growing problem. Plains Ginners Annual Meeting Aug 29 and Redistricting Hearing Aug 25 in Lubbock include speakers from Stenholm Cotton Council and Texas Tech with opportunities for public input and written testimony.
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Shawn Wade
Texas High Plains
High Plains
High Plains- Caprock
Briscoe
Cochran
Crosby
Floyd
Hale
Hockley
Lubbock
Swisher
Lynn
Garza
Plains Ginners
Plains Gunners
Holiday Inn Lubbock Plaza
Delwin Jones
Lubbock Plaza
PGA
Charles Stenholm
Stamford
Tom Sell
U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee
Phil Burnett
National Cotton Council
James G. Butler
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Texas A&m University
John Abernathy
Texas Tech University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Plains Cotton Growers
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association
National Ginners Association
The
Cotton Board
Stenholm
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Sparky
Terry County Ministerial Alliance
Faith Fellowship of Unity In
Talk of
W.G. Stacy
Kerrville
Mexico
France
Abraham Lincoln
By Annell Decker
International Cultural Center
Texas Tech University
Indiana Avenue
Texas House of Representatives
Senate
P.O
Austin
Jones
House of Representatives
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