Commentary

Pardon the harsh letters

Curtis Honeycutt Grammar Guy

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

My wife and I are in a stage of parenting where we can’t get away with spelling words aloud around the kids anymore. Our son is a great reader and can sniff out a secret-parent-spelling code faster than you can spell i-c-e c-re-a-m.

Pardon the harsh letters

MUSEUM MATTERS

Ben Pate

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

It was the biggest building fire to hit Dublin in a decade. The Red Front building was one of the oldest in the downtown district and had been an icon in Dublin for years.

When you say nothing at all

Curtis Honeycutt Grammar Guy

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Wherefore upon we find ourselves on the noble precipice of the dawning of a newly-formed sentence and, seeing as how I still have your undivided attention even though I find myself in recognition of the fact that I’m competing with the likes of social media and videos involving funny cats, I thank...

A pair of editors pose with a seemingly uncomfortable Bigfoot in Jefferson, Texas

Bigfeet and bargains

Paul Gaudette Editor

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

My girlfriend, Wyndi, was editing a story for her paper and asked me, “What’s the plural of Bigfoot?” I was silent for long enough for her to ask the question again. I told her that the question confused me because there is only one Bigfoot.

A double-take down the garden path

Curtis Honeycutt Grammar Guy

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

I’ve been getting into gardening lately. Specifically, I’m cultivating a native perennial garden designed to support monarchs and other crucial pollinators. If I see you and you ask me what I’ve been up to lately, I’ll talk about the latest seedling that just popped up in the garden.

‘Here’s to the Night’

Paul Gaudette Editor

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

“Here’s to the night we felt alive. Here’s to the tears you knew you’d cry. Here’s to goodbye. Tomorrow’s gonna come too soon.

DPL unveils Tails & Tales

Paul Gaudette

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The Dublin Public Library officially kicked off its Tails and Tales Summer Reading Program when it started handing out reading logs on May 14 Readers can pick up a log at the library and record the books they are reading. Logs can be turned in between July 1 and July 31 by 2 p.m.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Harvesting Small Grains for Forage There are thousands of acres of small grains grown in the county for forage production, both hay and silage.

Fenceline Chatter

Erath Extension Agent Lonnie Jenschke

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Stinging caterpillar season has started! “Spring foliage has brought on an abundance of caterpillars, a few of whom carry irritating or even venomous hairs,” said Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management.

A lightning round of linguistic limbo

Curtis Honeycutt Grammar Guy

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The English language is nutty. It can be understood through tough, thorough thought, though. I wanted to find a way to add the word “trough” to the last sentence, but I feared being thrown out throughout the touted trout throat. See? I knew it wouldn’t work. Yes, English is wild.