By JIM NICHOLS The sound was faint at first. As it became louder, we were able to sense some direction to it. It was coming near to us. Finally, not only could we hear the geese honking, but we could see a large group swooping from our back left to our front left. They were in the classic V formation,
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON More than likely, everyone reading this has heard the phrase “Kilroy Was Here!” It was a popular phrase during WWII and continued for years afterward. But have you ever asked, “Who was Kilroy”? There are a lot of myths about him, but Kilroy really was a real person. James J. Kilroy was hired by the Bethlehem Steel
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The Abilene Interfaith Council, which meets monthly September through May, now has its own website. Please visit at http://www.abileneinterfaith.org The Abilene Interfaith Council’s spring programming will get off to a beautiful start Thursday, Jan. 16, with a presenation by iconographer Linda Fowler. Fowler will speak on “The Heritage of Iconography for Eastern Orthodox Christians.” The program will begin at 7
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By TERRY CAGLE On November 14, my wonderful mother-in-law passed away. After an intense but mercifully short struggle with lung cancer, she quietly left this broken world and entered the eternal kingdom of God. Her “not-yet” became her “forever now.” She passed right after my wife, her sister Cecile and sister-in-law Diane finished the chorus to her favorite hymn, “It
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By LORETTA FULTON The first time Mike Wurman undertook a monumental endeavor, he came back with “A Sketch & A Prayer.” This time, he finished with a number of sketches and a bunch of prayers. Wurman is the father of Brittany Pigott, a student in the physician assistant program at Hardin-Simmons University. Each spring, first-year students go on a mission
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS One of my favorite movies of recent years is “Hidden Figures.” In this 2016 film, the setting is the early 1960s and the exciting “space race” between the United States and Russia. The movie traces the lives and contributions of three African-American women, each of whom makes brilliant contributions to the eventual NASA launch of John Glenn
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By LORETTA FULTON New Beginnings-Big Country, a ministry that provides transitional housing and enrichment programming for women who are leaving incarceration, needs help to meet a challenge grant that will allow the ministry to purchase a house it currently rents. An anonymous grant of $75,000 will be given to New Beginnings if a matching $75,000 is raised by February. Total
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK I know many people favor fall—the end of long, hot summers and return of cooler weather and beautiful, colorful foliage. Although I do enjoy the brief autumns we have in West Texas, I do not happily anticipate the imminent winter. It’s not the cold weather I dislike but rather the absence of green leaves, blooms, sunshiny days,
Read moreIDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury Time has been bought, answers have been delayed and responses have been hedged as “squirmers” have opted for the “Texas two-step” instead of crystal clear comebacks to probing inquiries. I’ve “rambled” a bit–again. Let’s shoot for “bullseye centeredness” to sharpen focus on this new year, one when we’re bound to grow weary of
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