By Loretta Fulton “It remains to be seen,” is the way Ronnie Kidd put it. Betty Bradley is relieved for now but waiting to see what happens next. The reactions came after the federal budget bill was signed into law July 4, affecting local feeding programs like Kidd’s Food Bank of West Central Texas and Bradley’s Meals on Wheels Plus.
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By Glenn Dromgoole I was weeping by the time Dee Romines, our music minister, finished the second verse of his offertory solo of “Am I a Soldier of the Cross?” I remembered a story my father told me many years ago related to that hymn. When my dad moved to the small town of Sour Lake, Texas, in 1944, an
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By Jim Nichols A good boss is hard to find, especially if you are sixteen years old and it is your first job with an outside-the-family boss. Do you remember your first boss? Not the neighbor who wanted you to mow the grass or watch the children for a few hours. Not your uncle or aunt who wanted you to
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By Nancy Patrick I used to love playing with kaleidoscopes. I hardly ever see them these days, probably because people can do so many entertaining things on the computer. The kaleidoscope is small, personal, and physically manipulated by the user. The kaleidoscope never bored me because every time I twisted the end cap, all the bits of colored plastic rearranged
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By Danny Minton “I heard what sounded like laughter at first, and then it turned into a terrible scream. They all sounded like beaten dogs.” Emmett Kelly. June 6, 1944, brought hope to war-torn nations that “Operation Overlord” and the storming of Normandy would be the beginning of the end of the war in Europe. The hopes and dreams of
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By Danny Minton Mention the name Nobuo Fujita to any group of people, and it’s likely that no one will know who you’re talking about. If they do, they are likely either a WWII history buff or from the Brookings, Oregon, area. Although few outside of Oregon and those who study World War II history know who he was, he
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By Loretta Fulton It may cause a double-take, but two events are scheduled for July 3 and 4 which sound like opposites. Coming up Thursday, July 3, is “Dependence Day,” sponsored by West Texans for Life. And, of course, Friday, July 4, is “Independence Day,” which celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The “Dependence
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By Glenn Dromgoole One of my first books, published in 1999 by St. Martin Press, was The Power of a Penny: Little Ways Our Lives Can Count for Something Big. It was never a bestseller, but it is still in print, 26 years later. However, I suppose it’s becoming something of an anachronism, given the fact that pennies will no
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By Jim Nichols Patriotism levels ebb and flow with many of us. When we watch what seem to be bizarre and wrongheaded statements and deeds reflecting it, we sometimes become cynical and critical. At other times, for instance Independence Day, pride in the country takes on a much brighter side for us. Frequently, an individual swings back and forth through
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Spirit Of Abilene 