
- Pagan practitioners in Basin keep beliefs hush-hush
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- When you think of pagans, chances are you've got it all wrong.
Many see them as soulless and godless Devil worshippers who cast spells and sacrifice animals.
But at least two local pagans beg to differ... Full story
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- THE GREAT AMERICAN WESTERN
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- Art of the Deal
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- Go, young racers, go
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- Secondhand shops unite buyers and sellers
- BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN
- In an age of Craigslist and eBay, where selling secondhand goods online is a first-rate multibillion-dollar business, the moms and pops in little shops may be down, but they're certainly not out.
Local shops that sell other folks' stuff for them have... Full story

- 50 years of calling it square
- Local caller keeps the dancers moving
- With more than a half-century of practice under his belt, Tommy White pulled out his notes and cleared his throat.
"One in three, lead to the right. Circle up four," he chanted to a group of imaginary dancers, a singsong swagger and sway punctuating... Full story

- Experience Austin
- Need to get away? Grab this guide and head east
- You're not in Texas till ... ... you've been to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum (1800 N. Congress Ave. 512-936-8746. $7 adult). Here's where you'll learn about every facet of Texas: cattle, oil, space, technology and, of course, which Texan... Full story

- Volunteers advocate for seniors
- Ombudsmen give a voice to area’s aging population
- BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN
- The twilight years are not always easy on folks.
Families drift apart. Retirement tightens finances. Health sometimes decays.
For some, the prospect of happiness grows even dimmer when they move into a nursing home or assisted living communities.
But... Full story

- Let’s see those teeth
- Dental health is important for dogs and cats, too
- BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN
- The next time Spot or Muffin flashes those pearly whites your way, you may want to take a closer look.
A healthy cat has 30 teeth. And for dogs that number is 42.
Perhaps it's for so many reasons many owners and veterinarians have begun to pay... Full story
- Spring calls for protective measures by pet owners
- Heat and pests pose threats, but there are ways to reduce risks
- BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN
- For pet owners, spring means a game of fetch in the park or a layer of shedding fur on the sofa.
But one local veterinarian wants to remind them that spring also means ticks and fleas, emergence of parvovirus, worms, parasites, heat ... and the list... Full story

- Basin Winery Stands (taste) test of time
- Fruit of the vine grows business in Fort Stockton
- BY GEOFF FOLSOM
- FORT STOCKTON The only indication that you're approaching the state's largest winery is some vines along Interstate 10. But at exit 285, a nondescript warehouse springs up among the wind turbines.
Pull off and search around for the driveway. Enter... Full story

- a guitar PICKIN’ good time
- Players gather Tuesday nights at T.J. Rabbit’s
- BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN
- When the dusk settles on Odessa each Tuesday, T.J. Rabbit's Texas Music Store starts hopping.
That's when it goes from quaint shop to something more akin to a Wild West saloon, only with fewer guns and a bigger selection of tunes.
It's a rowdy... Full story

- All Aboard Riding the rails from L.A. to San Antonio
- GARY A. WARNER | Freedom News Service
- I am heading east on one of the most storied trains in America. The Sunset Limited, a name more than a century old. Out of Los Angeles and into the desert, toward Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The sun is low on the western horizon as we rumble and shudder... Full story

- Designer offers eco-friendly touch
- Professionals weigh costs, benefits of green building in Permian Basin
- BY MATTHEW MCGOWAN
- Green.
If you think it's just a color, think again.
Today, it has become an ethos, a buzzword about environmental stewardship during an era plagued by climate change and computer models that crank out worst-case scenarios.
The challenges of going... Full story