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Television Digest's map of television stations and network routes: 1955 - Oklahoma Maps - Digital Collections - Oklahoma State University

Television Digest's map of television stations and network routes: 1955 - Digital Collections - Oklahoma State University Before satellites, TV networks used coax cables and microwave links to relay programming from station to station across the country. This map shows...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 9, 2022 1:03 AM

Scoping Out The Future Home of Reba McEntire's "Reba's Place" | Saving Country Music

Scoping Out The Future Home of Reba McEntire's "Reba's Place" | Saving Country Music "To be called Reba's Place, it will include a restaurant, bar, music venue, and retail store. It will be the home of all things Reba, including...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 15, 2022 9:23 AM

BillHendricks.net: Is It a Calling Or a Whim?

BillHendricks.net: Is It a Calling Or a Whim? Bill Hendricks of the Giftedness Center in Dallas lists and elaborates on five signs a path you're considering may be your calling: "It fits your giftedness. ... You feel drawn to it...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 29, 2020 4:00 PM

Coney Island hot dog shop brings taste of Tulsa to Dallas-Fort Worth - CultureMap Dallas

Coney Island hot dog shop brings taste of Tulsa to Dallas-Fort Worth - CultureMap Dallas "A legendary Tulsa restaurant that's been in existence for nearly a century is expanding to Dallas-Fort Worth. Called Coney Island Hot Weiners, it's a beloved...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 13, 2019 11:28 PM

SMU's Meadows Symphony opens a new season with an unusual mix | Classical Music | Dallas News

SMU's Meadows Symphony opens a new season with an unusual mix | Classical Music | Dallas News "Between music director Paul Phillips and a fine instrumental faculty, Southern Methodist University maintains a student orchestra worthy of reviewing as a professional...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 27, 2016 10:30 AM

NFL Fans on Facebook

NFL Fans on Facebook County-by-county, a map showing which NFL team has the most "likes." (Question: How do they know what county you live in?) The Dallas Cowboys truly are America's Team, with significant outposts in Nevada, Idaho, Virginia, and...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 3, 2014 1:22 AM

Old Road Maps of Texas

Old Road Maps of Texas A great collection of scans, mainly of the city insets of oil company road maps of Texas, from 1942 to 1970. Some street maps (Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston). A resource for finding the pre-freeway routes...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 20, 2010 1:50 AM

Dallas - DC9 At Night - Echoes And Reverberations: The Ghosts Of The Longhorn Ballroom

Dallas - DC9 At Night - Echoes And Reverberations: The Ghosts Of The Longhorn Ballroom Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, the Sex Pistols -- they all played the Longhorn....

Posted by Michael Bates on November 17, 2008 6:18 PM

What if they're not smart enough? | Dallas Morning News | Rod Dreher

What if they're not smart enough? | Dallas Morning News | Rod Dreher "Globalizers of the left and right keep saying that American workers have to be re-educated and retrained to compete in a world market in which manufacturing jobs...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 10, 2008 9:49 PM

the Daily Mail: Margaret Thatcher's grandson is rising star of American football

the Daily Mail: Margaret Thatcher's grandson is rising star of American football Highland Park, Tex., Scots running back Michael Thatcher has helped to lead his team to the state finals. (They lost to Lake Travis in Saturday's finals, 36-34.)...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 24, 2007 11:17 PM