Commentary

Gee whiz! Let’s bring back these nifty 50’s slang terms

News Staff

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The 1950s were a wild time. Everything was in black and white, there weren’t any footprints on the moon and no one had even heard of Taylor Swift. Can you imagine what that must have been like? Although some things from the 1950s are long gone, the decade’s slang terms live on.

Kristi Watkins

News Staff

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Kristi Ratliff Watkins is a natural leader, whether she’s overseeing 11 salons, handling logistics for Saint Gobain or bringing the Miss Dublin pageant back to the Dublin community. Watkins graduated from Dublin High School in 1994.

Love and Forgiveness

Jon Von Ernst

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

There are some, who claim to be Christians, who believe you must forgive anyone for anything they do to you, whether they repent or not. However, we must not cheapen forgiveness. That would be the same as saying that because Jesus died for the sins of the world, everyone’s sins are forgiven.

As it Happened

Ken Barnes

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

So, Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech.

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

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Blister Beetles

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

I have been getting a few calls and have seen a good many blister beetles the last couple of weeks throughout the county. Blister beetles are not necessarily uncommon in Texas, but we do not often see large numbers of them, just a few scattered around.

This B-17 bomber named Wee Willie was hit by Nazi flack in much the same way as Noel Shoup’s plane. The flack exploded and blew the left wing off. Three men escaped while the rest of the crew went down with the plane. Courtesy photo

MUSEUM MATTERS

Ben Pate

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

In 1944, those in the military knew there would be a mammoth Allied invasion into Europe, they just didn’t know where or when. The job at RAF Molesworth Air Base was to bomb any Nazi manufacturing or any military force that could be used against the Allies.

Climbing the corporate latter

News Staff

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Do you want to work your way from the mailroom to the corner office? You’ve got gumption, kid, so leave it to me. I’ll give you some swell advice that’ll have you drinking gold-leafed martinis quicker than you can say “Scrooge McDuck doing the backstroke in a roomful of golden coins.

Clint Sparks, a 1993 Dublin High School graduate, enjoys some free time on Lake Granbury.

Where Are They Now? Clint Sparks

News Staff

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Clint Sparks spent the two decades after high school doing farm work around the clock. Now a business owner in Granbury, he is enjoying some hard earned relaxation. Sparks graduated from Dublin High School in 1993.

“Still Working:” Medicare’s magic words for enrolling in Part B

News Staff

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Dear Toni, I’m losing the battle with Social Security about me and my wife enrolling in Medicare Part B since I am losing my group benefits effective July 31. I took early retirement during October 2022 and both me and my wife have been under company group health benefits.

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Comanche Extension

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Pecan weevils are a major pest for both commercial pecan production and backyard pecan producers in Comanche and surrounding counties. Under normal conditions we would expect to see pecan weevils starting to emerge in early August.