"movable middle" articles
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Light showers for the middle of the week
Good morning, folks! Starting the morning with temps in the 50s and 60s across the High Plains. Light showers and pockets of drizzle have started across the areas in the overnight hours. In Amarillo we even saw some light rain around 2 AM. More light rain in the forecast for the rest of the day []
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What does it mean to be 'middle class' in 2024?
When I was a kid, $100,000 sounded like an impossibly large sum of money. Even when I started working at my first professional job with an entry-level salary of $32,000, I thought that making $100,000 would allow one to be comfortably upper-middle class. I’m sure I’m not alone; a “six-figure salary” was, for a long time, shorthand for a “well-paid job.” But in 2024, with the cost of housing and childcare (not to mention inflation on basics like food), a family making $100,000 a year can have...
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Reaching the middle of Midwest turkey mania
We’re in the middle of Midwestern turkey mania. A lot of birds have been tagged, meaning there might not be as many gobblers in your woodlot as there were a couple of weeks ago, but those birds still left are busy. They’re covering a lot of ground in search of receptive hens. This is the time of the season when you need to have a backup plan, and you must be ready to use it. Continue reading at The Republic News.