Commentary

What a trip

John Moore

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

As we left Ashdown, Arkansas, in my mom’s 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited, my mom turned to my dad and asked, “Jimmy, are you sure we have enough money?”He responded, “Well, Mary. If four hundred dollars isn’t enough to spend two weeks at Disney World, then we might as well stay home.”It was 1973.

Yesterdays gifts, tomorrows treasures

Paul Gaudette Dette

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Sometimes the best gifts were the ones you had all along… because they’re still sitting in the box when you received them last Christmas.My family experienced this phenomenon a while back.

The Error of Saul

Jerry D. Ousley

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

In this last installment of the series about the Gibeonites, we find a bit of a strange story in 2 Samuel 21. A famine had come over Israel. It was a time of little or no harvest. Food was beginning to be scarce as the famine went on, now in its third year. David went to the LORD about it.

Remember His Goodness

Dudley Anderson

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Deuteronomy 10:21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.I’d toddled off to the kitchen to make a steaming beverage for my family.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

The fall armyworm is a common pest of bermudagrass, corn, sorghum, and small grains. There have been very large outbreaks in the Eastern part of the state, but as I write this, I have only heard of a few fields in the area with high enough numbers to spray.

Fenceline Chatter

Erath Extension Agent Lonnie Jenschke

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Fall ArmywormsFall Armyworms are on the march. Decisions will need to be made quickly. If they are above the thresholds in the morning you need to spray before evening.

Texans’ right to free speech under attack ... again

News Staff

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Americans’ right to speak their minds is considered sacred, which is why we must fight to protect the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Citizens Participation Act. Both measures were carefully written with protection of the individual — the “little guy” — in mind.

You’re Pudding Me On

John Moore

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

If you grew up in the south, you could tell what your momma was about to make based on the bowl or casserole dish she had sitting on the kitchen counter.You knew it was meatloaf if it was the long and tall metal pan.

The entrance of the War Memorial Stadium was bricked by local rock mason Jim Davis. There were strong feelings in our community that those who died in World War II should be honored. Courtesy photo

Museum Matters

News Staff

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

On February 27, 1950 the Dublin School Board met and announced they were going to buy materials for new seats at the football stadium. It would allow for a total of 1500 seats, 1000 on the Dublin side and 500 on the visitors side of the field.

Terry Cook was a 1978 graduate of Dublin High School and has led a life full of adventure. Submitted photo

Where Are They Now? Terry Cook

Eva Frederick

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

When he was growing up, Dublin graduate Terry Cook’s mother instilled in him the importance of being open to adventure. That value is evident in the life he’s led.