By NANCY PATRICK What a hodgepodge a family creates! Grandparents—parents—aunts and uncles—cousins—siblings. As a child, I had seven cousins on my mom’s side and ten on my dad’s side. Both sets of grandparents lived within a few miles of each other in rural Arkansas. Interestingly, all my mom’s siblings remained in Arkansas while my dad and all his siblings moved
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By JIM NICHOLS Every human activity or discipline has a set of words or concepts that operate to shorten communication. Using this jargon is efficient; users of it can communicate in a shorter time with more clarity. Plumbers have such a set of words and elementary teachers have another set; it is common in life. Sometimes, the jargon can be
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON A discolored sheet dated fifty-seven years ago lay in a desk drawer atop some papers. In bold letters, the heading read, “Selective Service System: NOTICE TO RESISTANT TO APPEAR FOR MEDICAL INTERVIEW.” The first line proclaimed, “You are hereby directed to report for a medical interview at the place and time designated below. Failure to comply with
Read moreThe Lady in Blue celebration will kick off Friday in San Angelo. See the graphic below, from the Diocese of San Angelo, for details.
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FIESTA MEXICANA When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19Where: Paramount Theater, 352 Cypress St. Tickets: $25 for adults, $15 for children available at the door or at balletfolkloricodealvaromunozacademy.orgAbout: Abilene’s Award-Winning Ballet Folklorico de Alvaro Munoz proudly presents “Fiesta Mexicana” featuring traditional Mexican dances from the enchanted land of Chihuahua, Michoacan, Guerrero, Campeche, Sinaloa, Chiapas, Veracruz and Jalisco.Extra: Special guests include Abilene Ballet Theatre,
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By JIM NICHOLS If one advertised a church class series titled “Religion, Spirituality, and the Aging Person,” one would logically draw a limited audience. Besides the obvious age distinction expected, one might also sense hesitancy for more pure reasons. “Aging” implies an interest in a human future and yet scripture clearly promotes that we should avoid being overly concerned about
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury If the headline for this piece doesn’t elicit at least minimal interest of most readers, perhaps I should find the goose, select the spot with a paucity of plumage and stick my quill back in. My intent is far removed from the topic of human reproduction. I focus instead on this pair of topics
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON One afternoon I called the phone company to check on an issue with my bill. It was about a quarter before 5:00 when I called and was put on hold by their computer. The wait was to be several minutes, and intertwined with the music was an occasional “We’re sorry for your wait. Someone will be with
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View Post By LORETTA FULTON Our little spot on the globe will be well represented when the Parliament of the World’s Religions meets in Chicago Aug. 14-18. Representatives from the Abilene Interfaith Council and McMurry University will be taking in as many of the sessions as possible, and some of them will be participants. Attending from the Interfaith Council will
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