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Playlist: Lana Straub's Portfolio

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Don Piper Interview

From Lana Straub | 22:26

Interview with Don Piper on the trials, tribulations and joys of being a bestselling author

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Finding the Good in Jane Goodall

From Lana Straub | 06:58

Midst controversy, fans still find the good in Dr. Jane Goodall

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Up Close & Personal: I-20 Wildlife Preserve New Director Michael Price

From Lana Straub | 03:39

I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Center got a new executive director a few weeks ago. Lana Straub caught up with Michael Price and gives you a glimpse into the new man behind the nature preserve.

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I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Center got a new executive director a few weeks ago. Lana Straub caught up with Michael Price and gives you a glimpse into the new man behind the nature preserve.

Michael Price grew up right down the road in Snyder, Texas and has loved interacting with nature since his childhood.  Nowadays, as the new director of the I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Center, Price channels his passion for nature by helping kids and adults find their own love of nature through activities at the Preserve. As the father of 5, Price brings the excitement of a new Dad to the I-20 Wildlife Preserve ready to help the Preserve continue to  be the place where Basin children and adults can get back into nature.

West Texas Kids Get into GEAR

From Lana Straub | 05:12

Story about GEAR - Get Excited About Robotics

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What do you get when you mix legos, robots and kids?

KXWT’s Lana Straub reports the answer is equal parts fun and education.

I’m standing in a gym in the Rec Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. You might think from that buzzer sound that I’m at a basketball game or some other sporting event, but I’m not. I’m at competition called GEAR 2014 – or Get Excited About Robotics.

End of the Road for the Tumbleweed?

From Lana Straub | 03:58

USDA has found a fungi to kill the tumbleweed

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HOST INTRO: West Texans are familiar with tumbleweeds rolling through the streets during a wind storm or dust storm. They seem to be a permanent part of our landscape. But scientists at the US Department of Agriculture see tumbleweeds as a nuisance, and are trying to put an end to them. For KXWT, Lana Straub has this report.

Mending the Gender Gap in Energy

From Lana Straub | 03:31

Women leaders in the oil and gas industry are using networking to mend the gender gap in the profession.

Wen_meeting_small Of the 132,000 American oil and gas workers in 2013, 33,000 of them were women. That’s only 25 %, and the situation is even more skewed in executive offices. With those numbers in mind, we take a look at women leaders in the energy sector.

Interview with Buzz Bissinger about 25th Anniversary of Friday Night Lights

From Lana Straub | 17:30

Author interview with Buzz Bissinger about 25th Anniversary of Friday Night Lights

9780306824203_pb_small 15 plus minute interview between Buzz Bissinger and former Lee High School Rebellette Lana Straub, discussing the book and it's impact on several aspects of football, including pep squads and kid's participation.