July 2024

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Setting the Tables

Hot Dog Champ!

Did you know that our library has subscriptions to 7 newspapers? This list includes the Ft. Stockton Pioneer, The Alpine Avalanche as well as the Odessa American, Midland Reporter, Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

FIDDLER’S GREEN When Elton Miles discussed the legend of Indian Emily in his “Tales of the Big Bend,” he stated that he thought the story was not unique to Fort Davis, but he did not refer to any other locations where the story was told or from where it may have originated.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Proposed fed rule would protect workers from extreme heat 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.

Because I’m a professional practitioner of the pedagogical arts (known in some parts as fancy book learnin’), I’m privileged to enjoy a Spring Break holiday that usually falls during the same week my semi-grown daughters are also out of school.

I remember the time my wife decided to show a little mercy to a couple of the pets that would hang out in the backyard. She took a small cardboard box and made a little house for our small dog. To our surprise not only did the little dog stay in the box but also the cat.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I have several large Boston fern pots. I’d like to start several more for my greenhouse, specifically hanging baskets.

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