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February 2008 Table of Contents

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Features

THE COUNTRY DOCTOR IS ALIVE AND WELL
By Sandy Sheehy
Three doctors in Weimar confront many medical challenges in serving 2,000 diverse residents.

HEREFORD'S BACKYARD FERRIS WHEEL
By Jill Nokes
Neighbors have a ball riding around in the Panhandle.

Departments

POWER TALK
Letters to the Editor; safety and energy tips; co-op people, places and trivia.

ELECTRIC NOTES
Energy tips and safety information.

TEXAS USA
OUTLAW ON THE AIR
By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
An 'outlaw' DJ and his tabby cat broadcast by satellite from home in Bastrop.

OBSERVATIONS
PIERCING MOMENTS
By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Today's parents simply can't fathom why a child would want to pierce her belly button.

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
THE PLIGHT OF THE PLEUROCOELUS
By Clay Coppedge
Whether or not Texas actually needs a state dinosaur is open to debate, but the Pleurocoelus was so designated by the Legislature in 1997.

RECIPES
MAD FOR MUFFINS
By Shannon Oelrich
Muffins are so easy! Most can be made in one bowl. And, unlike a cake, you don’t have to worry about appearance—those handy paper liners hem them in and make them easy to transport.

FOCUS ON TEXAS
LANDSCAPES
Reader photo contest. From flatlands to Piney Woods and from swampland to rolling hills, the many faces of Texas landscapes offer their own distinctive beauty.

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
LLANO TO JUNCTION
By June Naylor
Take a trip back in time with this jaunt along the Llano.