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{spotlight–1}   No Fan of the Span My wife drove across it with our teenage son in 1985 and could not drive back [The Scariest Bridge in Texas, January 2021]. It was so traumatizing for her that she has not been able to drive over any multilevel highway overpass, interstate or other even moderately high…

{spotlight–1}   Alabama’s Role While primary control of the International Space Station is in Houston, Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, also plays a vital role in its operation [Out of This World, November 2020]. Flight controllers in Huntsville schedule the astronauts’ daily activities and provide technical assistance as the astronauts do experiments and…

{spotlight–1}   Farrier Finesse I went to farrier school in 1981, not to become a professional farrier but because I owned nearly 50 head of horses [Why Horses Wear Shoes, October 2020]. Pleased to see more women taking up that profession as brute strength is not as important as understanding the horse you’re shoeing. Ken…

{spotlight–1}   Horse Sense They wear shoes so they don’t hurt their feet when kicking their owners [Why Horses Wear Shoes, October 2020]. Bobby Barron | Via Facebook   Co-ops Count Who knew our electric employees “are so much more than power providers”? How can so few get so much done in all types of…

{spotlight–1}   Freaks of Nature I and many other native plant “freaks” have enjoyed our own little refuges of native habitat, experiencing the flora and fauna that used to be so common here—a true reflection of Texas—before the manicured lawn with its plants from Asia, Africa and Europe came to be the standard [Meadow Oasis,…