By JIM NICHOLS There is a subtitle for today’s contribution and that is “Avoiding a Place of Fear.” Once again, two back-to-back items appeared in my reading. One involved Dr. Francis Collins. Dr. Collins is what in the academic world is referred to as a “physician-scientist.” He has both an M.D. degree (qualifying him in the medical doctor world) and
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By Dr. PAUL FABRIZIO The death of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has seemingly upended the 2020 presidential election. For much of this election cycle the focus of the candidates and voters seems to have been on the coronavirus pandemic and the effect that it had on the economy. Justice Ginsburg’s death and the looming fight over her
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By LORETTA FULTON “if we want peace, we must begin with justice.” Those words are more than a slogan to Jessica Goudeau, they are a universal truth. Goudeau was convinced of that after getting to know a former refugee from Myanmar, Dr. Salai Tun Than, who spent 18 months of a seven-year sentence in a military prison for protesting the
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By LORETTA FULTON The Jewish High Holy Days are being observed online in Abilene this year, with in-person services being another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. Monica J. O’Desky, cantor at Abilene’s Temple Mizpah, said in an email that she prepared recordings of both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services for members to watch. They were filmed inside the sanctuary
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Editor’s Note: The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St., is hosting Wednesday night sessions every two weeks on being “faithly political” as a lead up to the Nov. 3 general election. All presentations will be streamed via Facebook Live. All but one, on Sept. 30, also will be held on-site in the church courtyard. People who plan
Read moreHOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITYOffice of Marketing and Communications The Howard Payne University Women’s Club honored Brenda Newbury and Amaya Marshall at the organization’s Yellow Rose Scholarship Luncheon. Newbury, former HPU first lady who currently resides in Burleson, received the prestigious Yellow Rose Award. Marshall, a junior biology major from McKinney, was the recipient of this year’s Yellow Rose Scholarship. Newbury is
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS Once again I wish to take you into an area of my indecision and wondering. I hope I am not alone in having many more questions than solutions. Perhaps by writing some of this to you, it will help me think and clarify my thoughts. It happened again just this week. I was visiting with a hospice
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON I know enough about cars to get me in trouble. Gone are the days of my 1964 Falcon Futura. I did all the repairs myself, changed the plugs, replaced the rotor and wires, worked on the brakes, and rebuilt the starter a couple of times. I also carried a wrench with me, so when the car wouldn’t
Read moreEditor’s Note: Carolyn Newman is a retired music specialist and frequent writer of poetry. Her scientist husband, George, and her creative writer son, Jason, contributed to this poem. By CAROLYN NEWMAN Morning cup of coffee out on the front porch swing,George on the baritone uke and sometimes I would sing,Joined by Duke, our faithful border collieBeginning late March ’20, what
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