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Register Now for HSU’s Fletcher Lecture Series

Tuesday, Sept. 2, is the deadline to register for the first of the First of the Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University. Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” will be guest speaker. McIngvale is a Houston entrepreneur who started Gallery Furniture.  He will speak at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Houston-Lantrip Center, 2241 Pine St. Click here

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Grace Museum’s ‘Brushstrokes & Verses’ Features Dr. Steven Moore

By Loretta Fulton Dr. Steven Moore, an ACU English professor and prolific writer, will present “Brushstrokes & Verses” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Grace Museum. The program is free. Light refreshments will be provided. The museum will be open free of charge to the public 5-8 p.m. (Moore also will speak at the Abilene Association of Congregations

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ACU Professor Steven Moore Guest Speaker for AAC Meeting

Dr. Steven Moore, an ACU English professor and prolific writer, will be guest speaker for the Wednesday, Aug. 27, meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m., at Wylie Christian Church, 6250 Buffalo Gap Road. Suggested lunch donation is $3. (Moore also will speak at the Grace Museum

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Where Are You From?

By Glenn Dromgoole It’s one of the first questions you might ask a stranger: “Where are you from?” Now, I’m a grammar nerd, but not a grammar purist. A purist might insist that you shouldn’t say “Where are you from?” because it ends in a preposition. So, to be grammatically correct, I suppose I should say, “Where are you from,

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Focus

By Danny Minton When I was a senior at Abilene Christian, I worked in the maintenance department parttime. To begin with, I mostly cleaned the air filters in all the buildings on campus and did minor plumbing repairs. I had been in every single dorm room in every dormitory on campus in the late ’60s.  I was given one job

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