IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury They tried ever so hard to make Major League Baseball’s opening day seem as normal as possible, for the radio listener or TV viewer anyway. Globe Life Field in Arlington–the $1.2 billion enclosed structure barely completed for the scheduled home opener in March–languished for almost four months. When it finally opened, fans were denied admission.
Read moreEditor’s Note: Laura Lacey Johnson is a former employee of KTXS-TV, the Community Foundation of Abilene, and Howard Payne University in Brownwood. She now lives in Missouri and is an author and creator of Christian videos. Her latest contribution follows. To see more, go to https://lauralaceyjohnson.com Hi, I’m Laura Lacey Johnson. The other day, I couldn’t get ketchup to come out
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By NANCY PATRICK Loneliness, a sense of isolation, shattered dreams, doubtful purpose, fear, boredom, insecurity—these feelings have affected most Americans even before the COVID-19 pandemic. We can multiply those feelings in the midst of a prolonged quarantine with its accompanying restrictions. Many people distrust authorities because some of the authorities disagree among themselves. All of this upheaval occurs while the
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By JIM NICHOLS Most of us have been there, probably more than once. We step into a dressing room, disrobe and, perhaps, put on some medical-type clothes or gown. We might get to leave our socks on so that the hard tile floor will not be so cold when we walk gingerly to the next room. The bed we lie
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By DANNY MINTON The year 2020 will go down in history as a year of discouragement in the minds of many. People are facing despair from all walks of life. Parents and students needing schools to open this fall face a mountain of questions and concerns. Delayed athletic programs, band programs, and school activities leave thousands of children disappointed and
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Ben BarkleyTSTC Communication Specialist Bags filled with treats put smiles on the faces of several nurses in Abilene recently. The Texas State Technical College Nursing and Emergency Medical Services programs teamed up to donate food to nurses at Abilene Regional Medical Center and Hendrick Medical Center. “When this COVID-19 pandemic hit, everyone sent our nurses breakfast, lunch, bundt cakes and
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“The Year of COVID-19” won’t be celebrated by many people, but don’t discount the innovation and creativity that continues to pop up because of the pandemic. Spirit of Abilene would like to share the innovative and creative ways that congregations, or individuals, are coping with the chaos brought about by the coronavirus. What does your “Everyday Ministry” look like during this
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By LORETTA FULTON Someday, Nathan Wright wants to put his math and science skills to work as either an aerospace or chemical engineer. For now, he’s perfectly happy using his muscles more than his brainpower to help others. Wright is one of 12 missionaries in Abilene serving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On Wednesday, July 22, they
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By LORETTA FULTON Possibly no one is happier about the Major League Baseball season finally starting than Dustin Tatro, organist at St. Paul United Methodist Church, who is doubling as organist for the Texas Rangers’ brand new Globe Life Park in Arlington. Tatro was named to the position before the coronavirus shut down baseball and all other sports last spring.
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