Ninth Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering Draws Crowds
Crowds in Alpine celebrate cowboy poetry with cowboys and women performers. Ian Tyson headlines a weekend of poems, storytelling, and music at Sul Ross State University’s RAS barns, featuring Trappings of Texas art, open signups, and a camp fire breakfast. Local artists and ranch culture blend with authentic open-range themes and classic ballads.
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Nessye Mae Roach
Fort Davis
Gene Autry
Rockies
Everett E. Turner Range Animal Science Center
Sul Ross State University
Lessons of Selma neglected
SELMA Ala AP Every day Marcus Rush walks the Byzantine Brown Chapel AME Church as a reminder of the Selma to Montgomery march. He wonders what all the fuss is about while a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. looms near the site of history.
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Selma, Ala
Marcus Rush
Brown Chapel
Impos
Martin Luther Kin Jr
Joe
Marshall
Selma
Ala
Joe Smitherman
Ush
Brown Chapel Ame
Fire guts historic theater in Oak Cliff section
A five alarm fire collapsed part of the roof and destroyed the screen at the 64 year old Texas Theatre in Dallas. No injuries were reported though water and smoke caused damage. Fire Chief Jones said the damage was not irreparable and a preservation group planned a tour.
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Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas Theatre
Oswald
Ron DuBois
Bois
DuBois
Found money awaiting Texans unlocks state unclaimed assets
West Texans reveal delight at possible windfall as more than 130000 people across Texas have unclaimed money, stocks, dividends or other valuables listed by the state treasurer. In contrast, local names such as Lani Brewer of Radio Shack Andrews and Big Bend Regional Hospital officials wonder what exact assets may be owed and to whom.
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Patna
Terry
Lani Brewer
Electronic Services Lab
Radio Shack
Andrews
Big Bend Regional Hospital
Brewster County Memorial Medical Center
Richard Arnold
Weir
Ken Brodnax Hears Bubba Gravelhauser Dream of Bigbase Debut
Ken Brodnax listens as Bubba Gravelhauser shares visions of finally getting his chance to play bigbase. The exchange hints at aspirations, readiness, and the pressure of proving himself on a larger stage.
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Ken Brodnax
Bubba Gravelhauser
Conservation program questioned in report
Washington AP analysis notes GAO findings that idle land buffers between farms and water may reduce runoff costs. The Conservation Reserve Program has idled 36.4 million acres since 1985 at about $20 billion, with 10 to 15 year leases paid to farmers. The 1995 farm bill debate prompts scrutiny from Senate Agriculture Committee and environmental groups.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Bere
Associated Press
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Environmental Working Group
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