Commentary

Is it too late to buy a long-term care policy?

News Staff

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Dear Toni, My brother recently had to move out of his house into as assisted living facility because he broke his hip and is unable to live on his own. The monthly cost of the facility is about $4500 per month and his adult children are having to help him financially.

Ignorant Guides

Paul Gaudette Dette

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Most visitors coming to a new area seek out locals who have lived there for years so they can get an ‘inside’ look at the town from someone who has had plenty of time to explore. That makes a lot of sense.

Stuck in the middle with you

Curtis Honeycutt

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Are you ready for a linguistic adventure that blurs the lines of words and verbal volleyball? Buckle up, buttercup, because things are about to go to a-whole-nother level of morphological creativity. We’ll start with tmesis (pronounced tuh-MEEsiss).

The winner of the 1953 Little League season was the Dorsey-Yantis team. Back Row: Joe Dorsey, Roy Yantis, C.B. Barbee, Virgil Salyer. Center Row: Gilman, Mote, Mackie, Salyer, Weidner, Ethridge. Front Row: Grant, Richardson, McCarty, Landes, Price. Submitted photo

Museum Matters

Ben Pate

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

In 1953 there was a Dublin mens baseball team that played in the Bosque Valley Baseball League. The Dublin Shamrocks would play ball against teams in other communities. It must have been during this period that a discussion came up about having little league teams in Dublin.

How verbal hedges can get you out of yard work

Curtis Honeycutt

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

At the dawn of every springtime, I make a list of things I want to do in my lawn and garden. This year, I hope to grow items to make salsa, increase the amount native perennials growing, add mulch, use compost, finish my brick edging project from last year and get the kids to help me.

Do you suffer from dontopedalogy?

Curtis Honeycutt

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

At one of my previous jobs, we passed around a special trophy. The trophy had to be earned in an unusual way. It sported a marble base, a tall plastic column, and, adorning the top of the infamous award, the trophy featured a gold plastic backend of a donkey.

Movies to share

News Staff

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

In case you didn’t turn on a phone, TV or computer in the last week, the 95th Academy Awards was this past Sunday. Wyndi and I had actually watched many of the nominees in animation, acting and writing/ directing with a friend this year, so we ended up watching the ceremony.

Library Log

Paul Gaudette

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

The world of today is very different than the world of 50 years ago. While every family no doubt has precious keepsakes and photographs, it can be beneficial to have digital copies to share with family or in archiving your family’s history.

These words counting on you

Curtis Honeycutt

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

I’ve always been a numbers guy. In elementary school, if anyone made fun of my disproportionately large head, I would withhold answers to math homework. Yes, I was an egghead in more ways than one. Of course, I love to think about the intersection of words and numbers.

“The Little Excavator” is currently on display at the Dublin Public Library’s Story Walk

Library Log

Paul Gaudette

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

This is your reminder to set your clocks ahead on Sunday since it’s time to ‘Spring Forward’ in Daylight Savings. With Spring springing in, the Dublin Public Library has several activities for those looking to get outside.