By Nancy Patrick In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks Romeo the title question when she tries to rationalize the relationship between herself, Juliet Capulet, and her lover, Romeo Montague. As a Capulet, Juliet knows that her family and the Montague families hate each other. These young people have lived their short lives within the framework of this longstanding feud.
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By Danny Minton Almost everyone who reads this has probably seen the World War II movie, “The Bridge on the River Kwai.” We can’t resist whistling the song that the prisoners whistled together as they marched into the Japanese prisoner of war camp in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. We become close to the characters who live their lives amid day-to-day suffering, toiling
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By Glenn Dromgoole A few things I’ve learned after making Abilene my home for 40 years. Maybe you’ll agree. * Someone said “Keep Abilene Boring” and we take that as a compliment. * Quoting the Bible in Abilene is a contact sport. * A yellow traffic light means speed up and look both ways. * A green traffic light means
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By Loretta Fulton The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2009 will be guest speaker for a lecture hosted by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action in Abilene Christian University’s Chapel on the Hill. The Don Williams and Royce Money Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, will begin at 7 p.m. May 1.
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Ricky Harrison, newly named Dean of Students at McMurry University, will be guest speaker for the monthly meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The public is invited to the luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave. A $3 donation is suggested for lunch. The program is free. Ricky Harrison Harrison,
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By Jim Nichols We have two small children in our extended family right now; one is four years old and the other is two. They learn amazing things quickly and are generally delightful, though sometimes challenging. Hearing them learn language is one of the most fascinating aspects of their growth. Particularly right now, the four-year-old shows some surprising early maturity
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By Mark Waters Recent political discourse is characterized by extreme misunderstanding or intentional distortion of the Islamic concept of Sharia. Lawmakers in Texas created a “Sharia-Free America Caucus” in Congress. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked the State Senate to consider legislation ensuring that Texans “are never held under the heel of ‘Sharia law.’” Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to investigate
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Click here to read “Abilene Author,” a feature about Greg Young written by Loretta Fulton for the March/April issue of Abilene Scene magazine. By Loretta Fulton If you’ve been around Abilene very long, you’ve probably heard Greg Young perform, maybe at Texas Star Trading Company singing Christmas carols right after Thanksgiving or maybe at First Baptist Church where he is
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By Loretta Fulton “Light, Motion, and Spirit in Central Texas Rock Art” will be the topic for the April meeting of the Abilene Interfaith Council. The public is invited to the free meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, April 13, at First Central Presbyterian Church. Dr. Jeremy Elliott, a professor in the Department of Language and Literature at
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