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In 1926, a rancher named Henry Schafer owned a ranch twelve miles west of Pampa. He sold 320 acres to the CEO and founder of the Skelly Oil Company.
Schafer platted a new townsite to handle the …
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By Gary Griffin
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9/5/24
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PAMPA, Texas — It’s here! The beginning of a new school year is filled with amazing opportunities and challenges for students, parents and teachers. The therapy department at Pampa …
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By Kelly Jones, PT, DPT, Director of Rehabilitation Services, PRMC
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9/4/24
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Dear Toni,
Can you please explain what one turning 65 and working full-time with employer benefits should do? I made a big mistake enrolling in Medicare when I turned 65 in May and my Part B …
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8/3/24
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Hi Taylor - My husband and I inherited a property last year and have finally decided we want to use it as a rental. But now I’m starting to stress about who we rent it to. Is there a …
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By Taylor Kovar
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7/26/24
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A popcorn tradition was born 50 years ago this summer in the garage of our home in southwest Fort Worth.
That was some 26 tons of popcorn and four machines ago. It was sparked by the late Dr. …
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By Dr. Newbury
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7/20/24
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“Dad, you are not growing. You’ve stopped learning new things. You used to have new, creative ideas. Lately you were just improving things that are familiar to you. This is just a copout …
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By Vitaliy Katsenelson
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7/20/24
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Toni
My Medicare began June 1, and I received my first bill about a week ago. This bill is for 4 months from June 1 to Sept 30 and is over $700. I thought Medicare was monthly. If I pay this …
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7/20/24
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Hey Taylor - My family is planning a summer trip down to Mexico. Normally, halfway through our vacation we just start spending money we don’t have and blowing up our credit cards. Any tips for …
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By Taylor Kovar
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7/3/24
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Hey Taylor - I’ve been stuck in a debt cycle for too many years. I pay my student loans, and then I don’t have money for groceries so I have to pay them on my credit card, and then …
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By Taylor Kovar
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6/27/24
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A Texas doctor, closing out a hectic week, hoped it to be his final medical appointment.
He stared at a Q-tip that was devoid of cotton at both ends.
“This Q-tip must have gotten …
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By Don Newbury
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6/25/24
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Reader Alert: On Friday, June 14, Social Security released this statement on the SSA.gov website: “ALERT: Reports of a $600 payment increase in June are FALSE: NO COLA increase will occur UNTIL …
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Toni King
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6/21/24
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A father stands tall in their child’s eyes. Mine towered. He was a 6’6”, red-headed giant of a man, a farmer who loved rock ‘n roll and corny jokes. He taught me to stand up …
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By Rivera Sun
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6/17/24
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For the most part, handshakes, backslaps, hugs and teardrops--some joyously wept from grateful souls who achieved much, and some from others who barely sneaked by to graduate--now are part of …
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By Don Newbury
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6/13/24
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This is a special story about an event that occurred in my early life as a newborn Christian. I haven’t shared it with many people, but I want to show you what it means to get a star in your …
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By Gary Griffin
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6/13/24
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Randy Matson…I had never met him until I moved back to Pampa so my wife, Jon, and I could help take care of her mother, Nathelee Smith, who was dying of cancer.
The doctors at M.D. …
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Submitted by Gary Griffin
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2/23/24
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In case you couldn’t tell by now, I have a tendency to watch a film and become so enamored by it that I just have to tell someone, and you, dear reader, are the perfect person for me to tell.
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By Geneva Wildcat
pampanewsreporter@gmail.com
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12/27/23
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"While a user can have hundreds or thousands or millions of views, reactions, or comments on a simple post from strangers, the need for real human interaction remains unfulfilled, whether the user realizes it or not."
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By Geneva Wildcat
pampanewsreporter@gmail.com
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12/7/23
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About a month ago, I found myself on a scavenger hunt trying to find where I could watch a specific foreign film, having no luck with the numerous streaming services I already had.
I came across …
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By Geneva Wildcat
pampanewsreporter@gmail.com
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11/28/23
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We’ve always heard about how tiny errors can foster various responses, ranging from serious misunderstanding to thigh-slapping laughter. Hitting the keyboard’s “I” instead of …
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Don Newbury
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9/18/23
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How in the world did we allow political pundits to change the narrative regarding whether or not it’s good to protect the American people, American jobs, American manufacturing, and American …
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Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA
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9/18/23
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