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Donna Olmstead is a national prize-winning journalist and was a newspaperwoman for more than 35 years. Most recently she was assistant features editor at the Albuquerque Journal.
Cotton is still the top crop in Lubbock County, but rising costs and tight margins are pushing many farmers to plant fewer acres and explore alternatives.
