The parable of the Sower

The parable of the Sower is found in the Gospels of Mark 4:1-20, Matthew 13:1-23 and Luke 8:4-15.

A range of options

My great grandparents lived on a homestead. They cooked on a wood stove. Most of us today have no idea how good we’ve got it. Formygreatgrandparents’ generation, remodeling the kitchen meant picking a different place to stack the wood.

What do you call that bug under the big rock?

I’m going to confess to a murder, acknowledging there probably aren’t any statutes of limitations on this kind of thing. Growing up, my sister and I sprinkled salt on our fair share of slugs.

Library Log

Library Log Election season is officially underway as readers gathered at the Dublin Public Library to vote on 2024 selections for the Saturday Book club which meets the last Saturday of the month as well as the newly formed Crimes and Clues horror/ mystery/true crime book club meeting the last...

Library Log

The Dublin Public Library is seeking input as it plans two book clubs for the coming year. Surveys can be found on the library’s Facebook page for the last Saturday adult book club as well as a new horror/true crime book club that is forming.

Letter to the Editor

(Editor’s note: the court case cited in this letter relates to an appeals trial in Washington D.C. in 2021.

Multi-asking

Sometimes technology breaks down when part of it works too well. The over-performing device in question is a set of wireless earbuds I got a few months ago.

Study indicates bad grammar wigs us out

It’s science — hearing bad grammar raises our stress levels. I always knew this implicitly, but a recent study from the University of Birmingham shows this explicitly.

Museum Matters

In a recent conversation, a friend mentioned a college was to be built in West Dublin at one time. I remember Rich Cowan talking about that too, about 50 years ago. He referred to a high point on Highland Ave. close to his house.

Turning Back the Pages

Jan. 18, 1924 Have you stopped and asked yourself what your duty to Dublin is? Do you want to live in the best town in the state? Do you want it said of Dublin that it is a wide-awake and up and coming city! A place for men looking for business opportunities to locate! Then consider your duty!