Commentary

Dublin graduate Micah Suaste is pursuing a law degree and volunteers as a court-appointed child advocate. Courtesy photo

Dublin graduate Micah Suaste is pursuing a law degree and volunteers as a court-appointed child advocate. Courtesy photo

Micah Suaste

Dublin graduate Micah Suaste’s greatest source of inspiration is to be a voice for the voiceless. He’s taken this value through his career in criminal justice, and hopes to carry it on someday as a lawyer specializing in LGBTQ+ issues.“It took me so long to be able to speak up for myself,” he said.

Confident of His Purposes

Psalm 138:8 (NLT) The Lord will work out his plans for my life—for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent and eternal. That is, he is all-knowing, ever-present, allpowerful and without end.

What we Learn from Jesus the Kid

A truck driver had to make a delivery on the other side of town. In order to get there, he was required to go under an overhead bridge. Of course, there were other ways around but they took more time, and the turns were very inconvenient for a large semi-truck.

Aging Matters

Greetings! I am back again writing for my favorite newspaper, this time sharing my journey into the world of decisions we must make as we age.
Hare Much

Hare Much

A Hare Much

I never had more than one at a time, but I had stuffed animals.Don’t all kids have a security blanket when they’re young?At first, I had a monkey who had a banana in one hand that fit in his mouth. His name was Mr. Bim Zip Zippy. He was my best buddy.But then Harvey came along.

Library Log

The Dublin Public Library has some really cool programs going on right now and citizens should definitely check them out.The library is launching its Cooking Chronicles with a fun and hands-on class for kids ages 5-7.

LetterstotheEditor

Letter to the editor, Wind corporations are setting their sights on Erath, Hamilton, and Comanche Counties one more time. Orsted, a Danish company is actively seeking landowners to lease land for wind turbines to be located in the above counties.
A hopper car loaded with 60 tons of cement left the tracks and plunged into the historic Dublin Santa Fe Train Station Dec. 3, 1972. When the car was pulled out of the wreckage, the Spanish tile roof collapsed. The station was located west of the Santa Fe tracks and south of Highway 6. Ermon E. Hatley, station agent in Dublin

A hopper car loaded with 60 tons of cement left the tracks and plunged into the historic Dublin Santa Fe Train Station Dec. 3, 1972. When the car was pulled out of the wreckage, the Spanish tile roof collapsed. The station was located west of the Santa Fe tracks and south of Highway 6. Ermon E. Hatley, station agent in Dublin

Museum Matters

I remember hearing this freight train passing through Dublin early morning in December of 1972. It sounded normal then the sound got louder and louder. It was followed by an eerie silence.
Elton Galbreath and wife, Alexis Courtesy photo

Elton Galbreath and wife, Alexis Courtesy photo

Where Are They Now? Elton Galbreath

Every job Elton Galbreath has ever had, he’s found through someone he knows. He enjoys the community he’s found through his work, and encourages Dublin graduates to focus on relationships, both personal and professional.Galbreath graduated from Dublin High School in 2017.

Open Your Heart

Luke 6:45 For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.Pete had been bottling up his anxieties for some time. He’d suffered an emotional breakdown and, though he’d moved on from the situation, he’d never really talked about it.