Carrying the Black Bag – My Review

Carrying the Black Bag By Tom Hutton, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________   Note: This review was published in West Texas Historical Review, Volume 93, 2017.       “After all, I’d been lucky enough to avoid a sneak thief due to a very loyal, if not terribly bright Dalmation. Surely, good luck, along with the incorrigble Dice,…

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The Palm Room – A Former Island Paradise in Lubbock County, Texas

Imagine an island paradise in Lubbock County. A place where you were greeted by a seven-foot tall Tiki statue upon arrival then as you entered the building, bamboo walls, coconuts, paper lanterns, palm trees, and a lava waterfall became your eye candy. A glassed-in rainforest section held a banana tree, parakeets, and cockatoos. At its…

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