Commentary

Faith: How Do You Know If You’re Going to Heaven?

“My grandma thinks I’m going to heaven,” says Kole, 6.Why is it that most grandchildren can’t get enough of their grandparents?Most grandparents are smart enough to just love on their grandkids. They leave the hard stuff like correction and discipline for the parents.

Senior Living: Aging Matters

Aging is inevitable — wrinkles, gray hairs, and an ever-growing collection of elastic- waist pants. But while gravity may tug our bodies downward, a vibrant social life can keep our spirits up and minds active.
Berry’s Picks

Berry’s Picks

Ag: Berry’s Picks

Another year has passed, and it is once again Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving is many folks favorite holiday and with good reason. Thanksgiving is a day set aside to give thanks for all the blessings of the previous year and for the end of harvest season. It is also a day to enjoy good food.

Big on Soundbites, short on substance

Governor Greg Abbott’s Sunday night announcement came not from the State Capitol or a Texas small town, but from a backdrop overlooking the Houston skyline. “Let’s Roll,” the campaign banner read — a slogan built for a national audience, not for the communities that make this state work.
Truly Giving Thanks

Truly Giving Thanks

Truly Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving, at its heart, was created for one purpose. To thank God for His blessings.The Pilgrims knew hardship well. They had survived disease, starvation, harsh winters, and the loss of loved ones.
Imela Andrade, a 1998 Dublin High School graduate, encourages students to prioritize their education and to start what they finish. She loves her job in the banking industry. Submitted photo

Imela Andrade, a 1998 Dublin High School graduate, encourages students to prioritize their education and to start what they finish. She loves her job in the banking industry. Submitted photo

Where Are They Now? Imelda (Chacon) Andrade

When Imelda (Chacon) Andrade was young, her father wanted to buy a house for the family. “Every year, he would go and apply for a mortgage loan to a local bank,” she said.

Faith: How Can You Give Thanks In Everything?

“Let us be thankful for the fools,” wrote Mark Twain. “But for them the rest of us could not succeed.”Is there more to thankfulness than this rather cynical view expressed by one of America’s most beloved humorists?
Broken or Ground?

Broken or Ground?

Faith: Broken or Ground?

Jesus was the Master story teller. In Matthew 21 beginning in verse 33, He told the story of the man who planted a vineyard, hedged it in, set up the winepress and had it all ready including all the latest equipment of their day. It was basically ready to go.

Ag: Sterile fly facility to aid screwworm fight

On Nov. 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm (NWS) – the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico.
Berry’s Picks

Berry’s Picks

Berry’s Picks

2025 Comanche County Pecan Show Fall and winter bring to mind holidays, family gatherings, and pecans. It also means it is time for the Comanche County Pecan Show. The pecan industry is still a vital industry for the county and has been for a very long time.