Many people of faith have at one time entertained the idea of becoming a missionary to foreign lands, but the realities of everyday life – falling in love, getting married and raising a family, and then providing for and nurturing that family – pull their attention away from foreign peoples as they concentrate on their […]
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E-mails from the Mission Field By Rebecca Cayford
Horrorscopes By Erny McDonough
Professor Parke Kunkle of the Minnesota Planetarium Society caused an uproar earlier this year by suggesting in a Minneapolis newspaper interview that shifts in the Earth’s orbit meant stars no longer aligned the same as when the zodiac calendar originated centuries earlier. Thousands of angry and panic-stricken horoscope followers took to Facebook, fearful that their […]
Now and Then By J. Phillip Ellenberger, Calhoun County Historical Commission
There is a lot happening now in our lives. There was a lot happening then in this County. Why use different adverbial phrases between the first two sentences? Now don’t get excited, this is not a sneaky lesson in grammar but it is about defining some of the different types of history. The present is […]
The Way I See It… Guest Column by William D. Brayshaw
“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the guest columnist to enlighten readers on a subject, as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. Comments on this article may be addressed to: Dolphin Talk, P.O. Box 777, Port O’Connor, TX 77982; Email: dolphin1@tisd.net Understanding Obamanomics, Part III […]
THE 82ND LEGISLATURE ADDRESSES CRIME By Todd Hunter
During the 82nd Texas Legislature, a number of bills were filed and eventually passed with the objective of combating criminal activity in the State of Texas. As criminals have adapted, so must the laws that are designed to control, limit and ultimately punish them for their criminal activities. These types of laws are necessary to […]
