By JIM NICHOLS An academic colleague of mine has been involved in a multi-year research project in a tall grass prairie area of Oklahoma. In 1999 in a localized area, above ground rusty pipes decayed sufficiently to dump their contents onto the land. This was an oil field and some of the spilled material was oil itself and the other
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Sometimes, newspaper headlines are clever to the max, like the one in the Dallas Morning News when the Texas Rangers mauled the Tampa Bay Rays in the first two games of the American League wild card playoff. There was but a sprinkling of Texas fans in the half-filled stadium, none of whom carried brooms. This shouldn’t be
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“Feed my sheep,” He said. “Feed the hungry and the poor,” He says to his church. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
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Tickets are on sale for An Aaron Watson Family Christmas concert, which will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 and Dec. 22, at the Paramount Theater. Tickets range from $29 to $49. Click here to order. The Paramount issued the following news release: Back due to popular demand, Abilene’s own Aaron Watson is returning to his hometown for, not one,
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By NANCY PATRICK I have written before about my brain’s inability to relax. I think a lot about the ironies, complexities, injustices, and undecipherable events of life. You know the kinds of things to which I refer—family of origin, nationality, race, intelligence, opportunity, and gender. Because a greater power than humanity has determined these factors, we can never know answers.
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By JAY MOORE There is a building along North 1st rooted in foreign inspiration. The brainchild was born in 1958 during a visit to the Brussels World’s Fair. During the six-month run, over 41 million people came to the Brussels Fair—known as Expo ‘58—including at least two from Abilene. That couple came home with an idea. Here’s the story. Jack
Read moreDr. Ronny W. Marriott, lead pastor at First Baptist Church in Burleson and a Howard Payne University graduate, has assumed the presidency of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He succeeds Dr. Julio Guarneri, who was recently named to serve as Executive Director of the BGCT as successor to retiring Director Dr. David Hardage. Dr. Ronny W. Marriott Marriott, in
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON An old man going a lone highway, Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide. Through which was flowing a sullen tide The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him; But he turned when safe on the other side And built a
Read moreAn all-day Fall Fest is set to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap Road. The festival will close at 10 p.m. Between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m., the festival will feature games, bingo, entertainment, dancing, silent auction, Treasure Island, and a raffle. Bingo sessions will start in the parish center at
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