Turning Back the Pages

100 years ago Nov. 30, 1923 In the thirty-six years since the Progress was founded it has constantly told the people of this territory of the benefits to be derived from trading at home and it has preached loyalty to Dublin always.

Where Are They Now? Gary Gilbert

Throughout his life, Gary Gilbert has drawn inspiration from his desire to change others’ lives for the better. One way Gilbert, who owns a successful surveying company in the Metroplex, does this is through treating his employees well.

Amazing Grace

Thought: Most of us remember the lyrics to this ole time favorite hymn. It goes like this: Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me (Rom. 3:20) I once was lost but now am found Was blind, but now I see. What does it mean to be lost?

Vain Idols

Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. (Jonah 2: 8 ESV) Vain idols always lie to us. They tell us that we know better than God what is best for us. Early in my missionary career, I was working in Hawaii. I was doing what I wanted and where I wanted to do it.

Don’t stop knocking

Luke 18:1: Then he spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart I was in the back room of my house one day when I heard a knock at my front door. Being preoccupied, I was delayed in answering the knock. Tap, tap, tap came the rap again and again.

Should I Enroll in Medicare When Turning 65 and Still Working?

Hello Toni: I am turning 65 soon and working full-time with employer benefits. I am receiving conflicting information from friends and co-workers regarding enrolling in Medicare. Some say to enroll in only Part A, while others say to enroll in both Medicare Parts A and B.

Celebrating National Adoption Month with CASA

November is National Adoption Month, and CASA for the Cross Timbers Area is celebrating and supporting the many families in our community who have welcomed a child into their home through adoption— with a special spotlight on adoption by relatives.

Thankful for family

Thanksgiving has always been one of my least favorite holidays if I’m honest. (Insert boos here for all you Thanksgiving loving people). I mean at the base level a holiday that focuses mainly on food is just odd but nonetheless I participate each year and consume the requisite amount of turkey.

The cards don’t lie

Over the past year, I’ve gotten back into the hobby of collecting baseball cards. As a child of the 1980s, I specialize in collecting the overproduced sets that pushed the hobby hurtling over the cliff of monetary value into a chasm of low values.

Museum Matters

In my reading of the newspapers, I have seen several articles about Mayor Hoffman wanting to create jobs in Dublin. In The Dublin Progress for December 15, 1950 one of his dreams came true. A newly built structure 41 by 90 feet was to be to be used as a new factory.