By Marianne Wood Someday I hope to write more about growing up with Dick and Jane in the 1960s and ’70s. Aren’t they characters in a young readers’ series back in the “duck and cover” age? Why, yes, they are. Our mother taught primary-age children, so my siblings are aptly named. She also studied French and naturally liked one of
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By NANCY PATRICK The fall season can summon various emotions; some are happy emotions while others reflect darker, threatening fears of an uncertain future. I confess that many of the world’s crises have stirred those more somber feelings in my own heart. Brandon Hudson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Abilene, recently provided small notebooks to his congregants, encouraging us
Read moreLoretta Fulton, creator of Spirit of Abilene, and a longtime Abilene journalist, has written a biography of the late Dr. Robert Barnes, Dr. Bob: The Remarkable Story of Dr. Robert Carroll Barnes–A Life of Meaning, Resilience, Courage, and Inspiration. Published by Hardin-Simmons University, the book is available at Texas Star Trading Company, 174 Cypress St. https://texasstartrading.com/product-category/texas-books/our-recommendations/ By LORETTA FULTON Dr.
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MISSION: THANKSGIVING Requested donations:Non-perishable foodSoft drinks and bottled waterFrozen deer or beefSleeping bag and blanketsNew underwear, socks of all sizes for men, women, and childrenCoats and clothing of all sizes for men, women, and childrenTravel size personal hygiene itemsMonetary donations FRIDAY, Nov. 17ABILENE7 a.m.-7 p.m.Arrow Ford, 4001 South First StreetMORE INFORMATION: Contact Mark Hewitt, executive director of Love & Care Ministries,
Read more“Challenges and Triumphs: The Role of Muslim Women in American Society” will be the theme of the monthly meeting of the Abilene Interfaith Council. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Abilene Woman’s Club, 3525 S. 14th St. Guest speaker will be Mona Kafeel, CEO, Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation. She will
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We can see Jesus in a child’s smile, a kind word, a loving spirit. 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.
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON A few years ago, I viewed a news story about a young boy who wanted to compete in a school track meet. He chose the 400-meter run, the most challenging race of the day. The problem was cerebral palsy had crippled his legs. Still, he decided that he wanted to run in the race. His name was
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By JIM NICHOLS I am not sure if it is accurate or even true, but it sounds reasonable to me and makes a point that is important. It takes just a little chemistry and biology to talk about it. Atoms are particles of matter that uniquely define a certain element. There are well over one hundred different elements; the four
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury The comparison isn’t nearly as far-fetched as it may seem at first blush. In many ways, though, the Texas Rangers’ unlikely mastery of the 2023 baseball World Series resembles the Apollo 11 Space Mission. Huh? We who are long of tooth, gray of hair or bald of head remember the late 1960s. Many Americans viewed our
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