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KCCU News
5:49 pm
Thu December 13, 2012

Clearing The Books - A KCCU News Report

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Landscape near Archer City, Texas.
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Skyline of Archer City, Texas, looking east.
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Welcome to Archer City.
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Town square in Archer City, Texas, looking south.
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Archer Public Library, Archer City, Texas.
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Spirit flag in Archer City, Texas.
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Marquee at the Royal Theater, home of "The Last Picture Show."
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Exterior of the Archer City Dairy Queen.
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Outdoor table at the Archer City Dairy Queen.
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Booked Up
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Building 1 at Booked Up.
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The showcase room at Booked Up #1.
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Building 2 at Booked Up.
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Building 4 at Booked Up, site of "The Last Book Sale."
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Opening of "The Last Book Sale."
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Emptied shelves at "The Last Book Sale."
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Paul Schaap (left) and Jon Guetschow (right) of Powell's Books chat with another dealer as they pack up their purchases.
Books being packed for removal after "The Last Book Sale."
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Looking south in the Archer City square during "The Last Book Sale."
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Buyers load their cars with books in front of Booked Up #3 after "The Last Book Sale."
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Buyers fill a trailer with boxes of books.
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A worker hauls books to a buyer's car following "The Last Book Sale."
The Archer City square shortly after the conclusion of "The Last Book Sale."
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Every small town has some point of pride – something about the town that sets it apart from others. In Archer City, Texas, that honor falls to Booked Up, one of the country’s largest independent bookstores. Run by Archer City native and Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry, the store brings visitors from across the globe to the town. But an auction of much of the store’s stock means changes for the business and for Archer City. Clinton Wieden follows the ups and downs in the KCCU News report, "Clearing the Books."

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KCCU News
5:13 pm
Wed November 7, 2012

Election 2012: Texas County Results

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Results of county elections in the Texas portion of the KCCU broadcast area for the November 6, 2012 general election (winners in CAPS):

ARCHER COUNTY

Attorney

DAVID A. LEVY (REP) 2,606

R.B. “Burk” Morris (DEM) 1,473

BAYLOR COUNTY

Sheriff

BOB ELLIOT (DEM) 1,115

Russ Smalts (IND) 315

County Commission, Precinct 1

RICK GILLISPIE (REP) 276

Travis Clark (DEM) 188

County Commission, Precinct 3

DON EMSOFF (REP) 179

Chuck Morris (DEM) 160


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KCCU News
4:32 pm
Wed November 7, 2012

Election 2012: Texas Statewide Results

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Results of Texas statewide elections affecting the KCCU broadcast area for the November 6, 2012 general election (winners in CAPS):

RAILROAD COMMISSION

Full Term

CHRISTI CRADDICK (REP) 4,324,520 56.18%

Dale Henry (DEM) 3,046,800 39.58%

Vivekananda (Vik) Wall (LIB) 172,227 2.23%

Chris Kennedy (GRN) 153,009 1.98%

Unexpired Term

BARRY SMITHERMAN (REP) 4,524,880 73.78%

Jaime O. Perez (LIB) 1,122,792 18.30%

Josh Wendel (GRN) 484,824 7.90%

BOARD OF EDUCATION

District 9

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