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DIG IN
Our staff’s modest labors on a variety of fall gardens have given us a profound appreciation for genuine farmers. From the guerrilla garden to the whiskey barrel garden, we had good luck and bad.

A BOOKISH PARADISE
By Jeff Tietz
There’s no telling what you’ll find when browsing the four buildings that make up writer Larry McMurtry’s antiquarian bookstore in Archer City.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Our readers sound off.

POWER TALK
Co-op people, places and trivia.

ELECTRIC NOTES
Energy tips and safety information.

POWER CONNECTIONS
CARBON CAPTURE
By Jennifer Taylor and Megan McKoy
The realities of carbon capture and storage

TEXAS USA
SAGE ADVICE
By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Grow wild, gardeners, with showy, fragrant salvias.

OBSERVATIONS
AN ODE TO THE BANDANA
By Kenneth L. Canion
When it comes to versatility, this handy accessory wipes away the competition.

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
THE FORGOTTEN PANDEMIC
By Shannon Oelrich
The 1918 influenza, also called the Spanish flu, killed at least 50 million people around the globe.

RECIPES
HAVE A PLAN BEFORE YOU GO TO THE STORE
By Kevin Hargis
Stretching your food budget takes time, planning and work, but if your goal is saving money, the effort will be well spent.

FOCUS ON TEXAS
SISTERS
By Ashley Clary
Our monthly reader photo contest. Thank you for sending us more than 200 wonderful pictures depicting love, life and happiness. We hope you enjoy these as much as we did.

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
BEAUMONT
By Barbie Perkins-Cooper
Here in Southeast Texas, Cajun meets country, and celebrities abound.