Commentary

Letter to the Editor

News Staff

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Do you want to be part of the change in your community? Calling all women who want to make a difference! We invite you to come to our last meetings for 2023 and see how we can all take control of our own destinies.

How to avoid the family Thanksgiving apocalypse

Curtis Honeycutt

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

As the aroma of roasted turkey fills the air and the anticipation of Thanksgiving festivities builds, so does the looming dread of potential political and cultural hot topics at the family table.

Get your Bonnet

Jerry Ousley

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

I preached a sermon one time entitled, “The Bonnet Story.” It was based in the Old Testament, King James Version of the Bible where the priests were told to wear bonnets. Believe me, it’s in there. Six times in the King James Old Testament it actually uses the word “bonnets.

Sound of Dublin fans lined Patrick Street under the awnings on Saturday morning as they sent the band off to Area Competition in Denton on Saturday. Although the band missed on advancing, head band director Ronny Luedke expressed pride in their performance. “So proud of our kids this season! They have worked tirelessly and gave the best performance we could have asked for! We came up short of finals at Area but are steadily climbing!” Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Sound of Dublin fans

News Staff

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Sound of Dublin fans lined Patrick Street under the awnings on Saturday morning as they sent the band off to Area Competition in Denton on Saturday. Although the band missed on advancing, head band director Ronny Luedke expressed pride in their performance. “So proud of our kids this season!

Dublin Citizen editors Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette and Paul Gaudette struggle to keep rhythm and walk down the aisle during their wedding ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 28. Danielle Meador | submitted photo

Married in a snap... no wait, with a snap

News Staff

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Weddings can be pretty solemn occasions especially when you have a family member who was like a second mother officiating the ceremony, witnessed by a large group of close friends and family and have to read personal vows (with a microphone!) in front of everyone.

Turning Back the Pages

News Staff

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

100 years ago Oct. 12, 1923 Sophomore class – Miss Mary McBride, President; Miss Gladys Lee Pipes, Vice President; Miss Ethlelee Heard, Secretary and Treasurer. Freshman class – Aleene Scott, President; Isla Marie Tally, Vice President; Weldon McClesky, Secretary and Treasurer.

Debra Boucher Wolf, a 1971 Dublin High School graduate, enjoys traveling the world after years of a career in education. Courtesy photo

Where Are They Now? Debra Boucher Wolf

News Staff

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

When Debra Boucher Wolf was growing up and deciding what to do with her life, she always thought, in the back of her mind, that she would be a teacher. Now, after a 30-year career in education (some as a teacher, some as a counselor), Wolf knows she made the right choice.

Can’t afford my Medicare premium.. What do I do?

News Staff

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Dear Toni My Medicare begins September 1 and I have received my first bill for $660. This bill is for 4 months from September to December. I thought Medicare was a monthly premium of $164.90. If I pay the outrageous premium, then I cannot afford my car payment.

Your Only Hope

Dudley Anderson

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.- Mark 13:33 Messiah Jesus warned us: “You will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass.”Only twice before in the history of mankind did we face the threat of great war.

Our Sins, Gone and Forgotten

Ken Barnes

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Then God made you alive with Christ. He forgave all our sins. He canceled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s Cross. In this way, God disarmed the evil rulers and authorities.