"Amarillo's Historic Wolflin District" Book Release Date

"Amarillo's Historic Wolflin District" will be available September 6, 2010. The book can be purchased at Arcadia Publishing's wesite, Amazon.com, and other venues. Please watch the news media for information about book signings.

Unkempt Highway Right-of-Ways

I am disturbed by the appearance of Interstate 40 and other major highways and interstates in Amarillo. The shrubbery is not being maintained, plantings have died causing erosion of dirt onto the roadways, and the weeds and grass are knee-high in places. I had heard mowing and other maintenance was going to be scaled back due to lack of funding. However, isn't an unkempt appearance an incentive for travelers to just keep on traveling if our city has an untidy uninviting atmosphere? I would think, that is a loss of revenue for our city. Isn't lack of pride in our city's appearance self defeating?