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Doc
Blakely
Pokin' Fun
There is a book on the market called "Powermom."
Sounds like a lady electrician.
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Monte
Noelke
Shortgrass Country
Instead of weaned calves bawling at the ranch,
the rattle of a bulldozer's blade and the rumble of a
straining diesel motor destroy the summer peace. We are on a
march to load and remove 70 years’ accumulation of net wire,
barb wire, old gates, posts, pipes, lumber, and piles of a
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Baxter
Black
On The Edge Of
Common Sense
If God intended cows to swim, He’d have given
them all flippers. You rarely see a mermaid calf or Holstein
skinny-dippers. But in their battle to survive, I’ve seen
cows come unraveled and to escape the cowboy’s loop will
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Lee Pitts
Its The Pitts
A friend of a friend was visiting from France,
and I had just one day to show him the best that America had
to offer. I agonized over what 24-hour experience could
possibly convey the essence of our country to a wary
first-time visitor. Would it be a visit to Disneyland, a day
shopping at the mall, a trip to a national park or a ballpark? |
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Dale
Rollins, Ph.D
Wildlife
By Design
A year ago tonight found me with the same task as
I have now: to duly recognize someone who has poured their
heart and soul into a Bobwhite or Buckskin Brigade. Last year
my subject was the gentle giant Ricky Linex. Tonight’s
inspiration doesn’t stand quite as tall as Linex (who is
about six feet four inches tall), but his heart is just as
big. |
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C.A. Rodenberger, PhD.
The Computer
& The Cowboy
I am worried about the November election because of computers
and religion. The computer problem comes because many states
have demanded that their votes be cast on computer systems to
prevent the hanging chad problem. The problem is that it takes
more time than we have available to make a foolproof computer
voting system.
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