By Loretta Fulton Once only a dream, Hendrick Medical Center now has a historical marker of its own. The marker, issued by the Texas Historical Commission, will be unveiled at a public ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, outside the main entrance. West Texas Baptist Sanitarium, the hospital’s original name, opened on Sept. 15, 1924. It was the dream
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By Jay Moore Should you get caught waiting on the light at S. 14th and Sayles, you have four viewing options: a vape shop on the southeast corner, a pawn shop to the northeast, a convenience store habitually offering non-competitive gas prices on the northwest corner, or you can look to the southwest and see a manicured grassy expanse punctuated
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By Jay Moore In the early 1960s, Abilene Lutherans boldly pushed the envelope of local architecture. Twice. Since the early ‘50s, Abilene has had three Lutheran congregations. They are Grace Evangelical, on S. Pioneer Drive; Our Savior Lutheran, at S. 7th and the Winters Freeway, and the granddaddy of Lutheran churches here, Zion Lutheran on Antilley Road, organized way back
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Editor’s Note: Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100. The official state funeral will be held Thursday, Jan. 9, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. President Biden has declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning. By Jay Moore To err is human, and I am human through and through. In the past, I erred in
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By Jay Moore My office window offers a terrific view of the old red-bricked, red-roofed T&P depot that is a reminder of our railroad beginnings. This time of year, the old girl (now 114 years old) is gussied up, adorned with festive Christmas wreaths, Christmas lights and a Christmas tree twinkling just inside the door. The whole scene reminds me
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By Jay Moore Four months after taking office in January 1969, President Nixon went on television to lay out a peace plan for ending the war in Vietnam. His proposal was broadcast on the night of May 14 and called for U.S. and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops to simultaneously pull out of South Vietnam over the coming twelve months.
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By Jay Moore Feeling stressed? Don’t know whether you’re coming or going? Maybe there’s too much on your plate or you’re up to your neck or you’ve run yourself into the ground. Well, if you happen to be free any afternoon at 3:15, consider this three-minute, soul-rejuvenating activity: drive over to Heavenly Rest at S. 6th and Meander, park by
Read moreBy Jay Moore For decades locals have been telling an Abilene tale so outlandish that I was certain it was an urban myth. Most of those who repeated the story heard it second-hand, having never seen any actual proof. I considered the far-fetched story to be no more than an exaggeration, just a preposterous legend told as a way to
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By Jay Moore Looking for a leisurely walk in historic Abilene? Head over to North 10th and Cottonwood Street. Park anywhere. Then enjoy a quiet stroll through the lanes of the city cemetery. No one will bother you. The city cemetery on Cottonwood Street began life in 1881 as just one of three adjacent cemeteries, all roughly the same size.
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