By LORETTA FULTON No greater tribute could have been paid to the Civil Rights giant Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniverary of his assassination than the “sermon” delivered April 4 by Dr. Jerry Taylor. King was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Exactly 51 years later, Taylor, a religion
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By LORETTA FULTON A disturbing but significant piece of local history will be commemorated in a public ceremony April 13 when soil is collected to add to a national project marking the sites of lynchings in America. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at 341 Ash. St., where Grover C. Everett of Sulphur Springs was shot to death at the
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The “patchwork” in the title of a musical production set for 5 p.m. April 14 at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meader St., has a dual meaning. It refers to the music itself, which will span several centuries, and to the prayer shawl and quilt ministry at the church. Each of the four narrators–all women–will wear a
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Four main characters, a full choir, praise team and some instrumentation will be featured in “My Easter Story,” during the 10:30 a.m. service April 14 at Wylie Baptist Church, 6097 Buffalo Gap Road. “It basically will be the morning worship service,” said Rick Grant, associate pastor of music. The four characters and the people portraying them are the woman
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IDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury A commonpractice when decision-makers arrive in Washington, D. C., is to check common sense at the door. There’s daily evidence of “bonehead” decisions that make us wonder about competencies. The other day, President Trump hit replay when citizens came unstuck with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ announcement that the federal government would no longer
Read moreCharles Coghlan By DANNY MINTON Charles Coghlan was born in 1841 on Prince Edward Island to a poor Irish family. Neighbors helped him get a good education, but after school, he decided that he wanted to be an actor. Infuriated, his father disowned him, and Charles left home to pursue his career. One day he visited a fortune teller who
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By NANCY PATRICK America, one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations in the world, affords its citizens more freedom, education, success, and affluence than most other countries. You might think that would make Americans the happiest people on the earth; ironically, they are not. Examples of our unhappiness and dissatisfaction surround us—among them: stress, debt, family conflict, addiction, violence,
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The Classical Chorus of Abilene will present a concert of spirituals and gospel hymns at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Shirley Anderson will accompany the chorus on piano for some selections. Others will be a cappella. Guest singers from Hardin-Simmons University’s Chorale and Upbeat groups will join the chorus, which is the adult choir of the Chorus Abilene organization. Some
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