THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury The collective “whoosh” sweeping across the nation this month is the sound of school leaders exhaling, most of them having awarded diplomas, seen graduates throw caps skyward and watched them depart–ready or not–to face the great unknown. The “whoosh” is as predictable as the next sunrise for administrators participating in events where “pomp” is
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HOW TO DONATE TO BO GREEN’S “80 AT 80” BIKE RIDE The ride, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, benefits Meals on Wheels. Donate online:https://www.mealsonwheelsplus.com/Click “Donate” at the topClick “Other”Type 80 at 80 in space next to “Other”Fill in amountDonate by check:Meals on Wheels Plus717 N. 10th St.Abilene, TX 79601 By LORETTA FULTON A guy who defeated leukemia, underwent rotator cuff
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK A few weeks ago, I mentioned a list of possible topics for future papers. Needless to say, the recent deluge of social tragedies has fogged my mind’s ability to focus on any of my proposed topics. Among those overwhelming events—the unprovoked war in Ukraine, uncontrollable fires that wipe out forests and neighborhoods, contagious mass shootings throughout the
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Juneteenth will be celebrated in Abilene Friday, June 17-Sunday, June 19, including a Praise in the Park service on Sunday. Events are sponsored by the Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce and Let Us Breathe. June 19, 1865, was the day that slaves in Texas learned they had been freed by President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which became effective Jan. 1, 1863.
Read moreTwo groups from the Houston Boychoir will perform a free concert June 18 in the Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall at Hardin-Simmons University. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Young Audiences of Abilene, under the direction of Executive Director Laura King, is bringing the choir to Abilene. Performances will be by the Boychoir Chamber Choir and the Boychoir Olde Boys. The following
Read more“Inspired by the Light of the The Longest Day” is the theme for a caregiver seminar scheduled for June 21. The seminar, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road. Lunch is included. Speakers will be Dr. Sandra Hazelip, geriatric medicine specialist; Becky Mahan-Fox, a pharmacist and
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON During the first two minutes, as you read this article, at least three people worldwide will have taken their own life. By this time tomorrow, that number will swell to close to 2,200. According to the World Health Organization, that number will reach approximately 800,000 by the end of 2022. Of those 800,000, about 46,000 will be
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Minds’ gristmills generally become unhinged–if not totally off the rails–on items of recent history. But their recollection of long-ago happenings may confound friends, and perhaps amaze whoever is doing the recollecting. Most of us invoke the Fifth Amendment, however, if asked what we had for lunch–even if questioned at mid-afternoon–and we’ll plead “no contest”
Read moreSusan Pigott will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons in a ceremony June 23 at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. Two local Catholics were ordained as deacons by Bishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo on June 4. They were among 14 deacons ordained by Sis during a Mass held at the Dorothy Garrett
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