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SLINGIN' SAMMY BAUGH
By Joe Holley
Sammy Baugh, a Texas Christian University and Washington Redskins football legend, was “the greatest quarterback who ever lived,” according to sportswriter Dan Jenkins.

THE MUCH-MALIGNED MESQUITE
By Clay Coppedge
Mesquite has achieved iconic status in Texas, but it doesn’t get much respect. Rather than terms such as “majestic” and “grand,” the tree is called “tough,” “persistent” … and worse.

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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.

TEXAS USA
GOLF GOES GREEN
By Rob McCorkle
Conservation practices fit Texas courses to a tee.

OBSERVATIONS
LOVE ON THE MEDINA
By Terri Schexnayder
Thank goodness, love on the Medina is alive and well.

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
DID HE GO TO HELL OR TEXAS?
By Martha Deeringer
Did John Wilkes Booth escape arrest and live out the remainder of his life in Texas and Oklahoma?

RECIPES
MEET THE CHEFS BEHIND THE OFFICE DOOR
By Kevin Hargis
Recently, we held our own staff recipe contest (with only bragging rights at stake), and the competition was stiff.

FOCUS ON TEXAS
TEXAS SKYSCAPES
By Ashley Clary
Our monthly reader photo contest. Whether dawn or dusk, midday or midnight, those wide-open skies sometimes seem to be the gateway to the heavens.

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
ANAHUAC TO HIGH ISLAND
By Camille Wheeler
Wildlife refuge is on road to recovery.