Commentary

Faith: Cutting Off The Bad

Jerry D. Ousley
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Bzzzzzzzzzzah – Bzzzzzzzah – Bzzzzzzah! The sound of a log being sawn in the sawmill.Our late father was all but bed-fast and spent most of his day sleeping and watching TV. He had spent the last two days watching one old western after another and had grown tired of them.

Faith: How Can You Tell if Someone Loves Jesus?

Carey Kinsolving
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
“If you love Jesus, you keep his commandments, and he will give you a helper,” says Vincent, 7, If you want to make people angry, tell them what to do. Give them some commandments. If you want to make people fighting angry, tell them there’s nothing they can do to earn an eternal home in heaven.
I’ll Take It

I’ll Take It

I’ll Take It

John Moore
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The South used to rely on the Thrifty Nickel as our garage sale newspaper, but like many things these days, the Nickel was replaced by the Internet. Specifically, Facebook Marketplace.
This is the advertisement for the 1925 Automatic Electric Washer we have in the Historical Museum. Courtesy photo

This is the advertisement for the 1925 Automatic Electric Washer we have in the Historical Museum. Courtesy photo

Museum Matters

Ben Pate
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Dublin didn’t get natural gas until 1926, so the 1925 washer we have in the museum probably wasn’t all that automatic in the beginning. Heating water was probably done outside over a fire.Wash women who had a job at home washing clothes for others were common at that time.
My, How We’ve Changed

My, How We’ve Changed

Faith: My, How We’ve Changed

Jerry D. Ousley
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Peter had just preached his first message. It was the Day of Pentecost, and after the disciples had been filled with the Spirit, they had spilled into the street preaching in unlearned languages to all the people there, Peter topped it off with his message about Christ.
Berry’s Picks

Berry’s Picks

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Comanche County Crops CEU Program to Focus on CornThis year’s Crop Program will focus on one of the major crops in the county and area- corn for silage. This crop program is packed with excellent information and lots of CEU’s.
Hannah (Hutchins) Whitehead, a 2012 Dublin High School graduate, works in Fort Worth as a commercial real estate broker. Enjoying life with her husband Grant, she also loves to return back to her roots in Dublin to spend time with family. | Submitted photo

Hannah (Hutchins) Whitehead, a 2012 Dublin High School graduate, works in Fort Worth as a commercial real estate broker. Enjoying life with her husband Grant, she also loves to return back to her roots in Dublin to spend time with family. | Submitted photo

Where are they now? Hannah Whitehead

Eva Frederick
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Dublin graduate Hannah (Hutchins) Whitehead works in Fort Worth as a commercial real estate broker. She loves living in the city and working in the corporate world. Over the years, her appreciation for her hometown has only grown, and she’s grateful to have grown up in Dublin.

Faith: Offerings

Jerry D. Ousley
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
The offering … when we hear or read that word more often than not, we think of a plate being passed around in a public service on a Sunday morning. I saw a movie once where a poor family was in a morning service.