by Alice Liles | Feb 11, 2021 | Cactus Are Cool
It’s brown and dreary outside; it’s green with spots of color in the greenhouse. Here are some of those spots of color. Pleispilos nelii Royal Flush is an odd-looking little plant with a gorgeous flower. This particular variety has the purple petals, hence the name...
by Alice Liles | Feb 9, 2021 | Bright Lights
The Muleshoe and surrounding Bailey County community gathered Sunday afternoon, February 7th, to pay homage to the service of LCpl Chad E. Bales with the dedication of a flag pole in his honor and memory. The son of Kem and Lori Bales, and a former junior English...
by Alice Liles | Jan 27, 2021 | Bright Lights
When I wrote about how nurses at Muleshoe Area Medical Center were dealing with COVID-19 (“Small Town Nurses and COVID-19”, January 19, 2021), I wondered if the pandemic is negatively affecting young people’s interest in entering the field of nursing and medicine. I...
by Alice Liles | Jan 22, 2021 | Cactus Are Cool
My three Euphorbia milii plants, commonly called crown of thorns, have all been blooming lately. I have also heard this plant called the forever flower because it flowers off and on all year, not seasonally. That makes it a nice plant to have since it provides color...
by Alice Liles | Jan 19, 2021 | Bright Lights
I have written four other stories about how COVID-19 has changed the American way of life, most likely forever. I am aware of the toll the virus is taking on health care workers, doctors, and nurses all over America, but the focus has been on how hospitals and nurses...
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