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'Gift of Bethlehem' has wide impact As our nation prepares for this season, tens of millions of presents will undoubtedly appear under trees and in living rooms from coast to coast. Little of this would take place were it not for "The Gift in Bethlehem" that appeared in a manger over 2,000 years ago. More ...
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Part of Our World Dan Rather Every year, we are reminded that retailers call the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday in the hope that a strong start to the holiday shopping season will transform the red ink of debt in their ledgers into the black ink of profit. Because consumer spending continues to be such a major driver of ... More ... Sounding Board Our Readers Write Email us at: bensharp@journal-spectator.com Museum experience Letter to the Editor: We had the privilege this weekend of visiting the Wharton County Historical Museum for the first time. We were researching Shanghai Pierce for an exhibition this coming summer by the Little Compton Historical Society. This exhibit will feature 10 people... More ...
Pokin' Fun 'Doc' Blakely My friend Brooks, an osteopath, is a keen observer of humanity. He says if you take two Quakers fishing with you neither one will drink your beer. If you take one he will drink all your beer. If you take three, two of them will form splinter groups and the one left will ... you guessed it ... drin... More ...
From the archives Janet Hobizal Wharton Long Ago Told by Frank Suaste to Renee Suaste Long ago in the town of Wharton, T.W. Lane was the sheriff. They called him "Buckshot" Lane. The college grounds used to be a cow pasture. Later, an airplane landing field was made for Mr. Lane's piper cub plane. He had gotten the plane b... More ... |
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