Commentary

Berry’s Picks

News Staff

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Comanche Extension Agent Michael BerryAcorn Poisoning and Farm and Ranch ProgramMany cattle graze pastures and rangeland that also contain oak trees. We have a heavy mast crop this year, so there is the potential threat of cattle consuming acorns.

Picturing grace

News Staff

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

When I was a child, there was a painting that hung on my grandmother’s kitchen wall. It portrayed a man who was praying over a meal of bread and what appeared to be a bowl of soup. Near the man was a book, which I always assumed was a Bible, and a pair of spectacles.

Paul Gaudette dette Managing Editor

Blending at Thanksgiving

Paul Gaudette

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

It’s weird how you can end a holiday break needing rest.Last week, Mom #2 (aka Mama Hiett aka my motherin- law) came to stay over the Thanksgiving week and was joined soon after by my aunt and uncle and a cousin.

Cynthia Butler with Teha Lana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution stands next to the Patriots tree at the Dublin Public Library showcasing the names of patriots that fought in the American Revolutionary War. Courtesy photo

We wish you a Merry Christmas

News Staff

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

A Lot Of Class

John Moore

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

In the movie “The Big Chill,” a group of old friends gather for the funeral of one of their own, and it turns into a reunion.Recently, a group of my old friends gathered for a reunion, and it turned into a gathering for a funeral.I got the call on the way to the reunion venue.

Senior Living: 2025 Medicare Deductibles and Premiums Released

News Staff

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Hello Toni:In the new Medicare & You Handbook that I received about a month ago, I cannot find what the 2025 Medicare costs and premiums will be. I would like to know this information because I have been diagnosed with a heart condition and will need to undergo several heart surgeries next year.

Glorious in its Dying

Dudley Anderson

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Psalm 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.Squealing children run through the bright autumnal fall beneath the regal oak as it sighs upon their heads magnificent orange, red and yellow.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The Thanksgiving MealThanksgiving 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.

This picture looks like it was made in one of the communities outside of Dublin. It was probably taken around 1915. If you have information about where this photo was made, contact the museum. Dublin Historical Museum/Ralph and Dossie Rogers Collection

Museum Matters

Ben Pate

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Everything changed when Henry Ford invented the assembly line. That new assembly line manufacturing method lowered the cost of automobiles so the common man could afford one.

Misty Ditmore Johnson enjoys traveling with her family along with her husband Ben Johnson and their boys Hunter, 15, and Jax, 14. Submitted photo

Where Are They Now? Misty Ditmore Johnson

Eva Frederick

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

For Misty Ditmore Johnson, family comes first. From running a business with her husband to going on vacation with her sisters to attending her sons’ school events, Johnson’s life revolves around spending quality time with the people she loves.