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The division provides services like caregivers, transportation and job coaches for Medicaid-eligible Oklahomans with developmental or intellectual disabilities. -
This brings the West Texas outbreak to 663 cases since its inception in late January. -
With high prices at the grocery store, legislators across the middle of the country have moved away from sales taxes on food purchases. -
Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive and hard to treat. It also disproportionately affects Black women. A University of Kansas medical researcher is working to find out why and expand treatment options. -
The State of Oklahoma is asking a federal judge to keep an Osage County wind farm operational, despite being ordered to dismantle it late last year.
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Luis Alvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Hi. I’m Chera Hammons, a poet from the Texas Panhandle, here for Poets on the Plains. It’s such a privilege to share one of my poems with you.My poetry collections have received awards through PEN Texas, the Writer’s League of Texas, and the Texas Institute of Letters. -
Before humans walked the Panhandle dinosaurs and other creatures walked, or swam, through this land. -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week to hear music by several of the student ensembles that will be featured at the upcoming WT Showcase of Music on Friday, May 2nd at the Amarillo Civic Center! -
Weeds are a nuisance in any garden, but did you know that you can do a lot to prevent them from becoming a REAL problem? "Weeding" can take many forms, but some methods and some good timing can help to prevent bigger weed problems later. We'll talk about how you can do more to combat these weeds in your own garden, and leave more nutrients for your plants!
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"Weird Al" Yankovic has no trouble tapping into his dorkiness. Perhaps that's the secret to his decades-spanning appeal. On this week's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, he talks about aging into his weirdness.
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