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More phone and internet scams

More phone and internet scams

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More phone and internet scams

Don Thompson
Thursday, October 31, 2024
COMMENTARYA few days ago, I received a phone call from a scammer, claiming I had won a big prize for something, and I didn’t waste time on him.
Campfire snack fused with a Thanksgiving dessert

Campfire snack fused with a Thanksgiving dessert

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Campfire snack fused with a Thanksgiving dessert

News Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Maybe November will usher in some cooler temps because I’m ready for the cozy, warm taste of fall.Pumpkin spice lattes are nice, and all, but I’m geared up for baking. The aroma alone, when we start to bake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and other warm spices, is intoxicating.
Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

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Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

Hanaba Munn Welch
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Lotsa journals, one pink fiddleIf you want to be different, walk around making notes in a journal, preferably in cursive, with a pen or pencil.I’m looking back over a week at a Cajun music camp. I went to learn Cajun fiddle and didn’t. But there’s hope.Things traditional prevailed.
FOCUS BOOK OF THE WEEK “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, by Washington Irving, first published over 200 years ago, is still one of America’s favorite ghost stories. | GOODREADS PHOTO

FOCUS BOOK OF THE WEEK “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, by Washington Irving, first published over 200 years ago, is still one of America’s favorite ghost stories. | GOODREADS PHOTO

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Library Haunting

Amanda Burbank |
Thursday, October 31, 2024
“The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.” ― Isabel Allende What is more fun at Halloween than telling ghost stories? How about ghost stories in libraries! Think about it, the Ghostbusters found their first ghost in a library!
KNOX CITY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTEND CONCERT

KNOX CITY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTEND CONCERT

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KNOX CITY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTEND CONCERT

News Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2024
A MUSICAL DAY IN ABILENE KCE 4th and 5th graders attended the Abilene Philharmonic Discover Music Children’s concert this morning this past week.
Bring bats to the garden

Bring bats to the garden

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Bring bats to the garden

News Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Eerie, night flying bats that evoke Halloween by sending chills up our spines are actually timid creatures for which we should be thankful.
Brushes with Celebrities XVI

Brushes with Celebrities XVI

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Brushes with Celebrities XVI

News Staff
Thursday, October 24, 2024
The Traveling Man DON THOMPSONHere’s number 16 in the Brushes with Celebrities series.
The 501

The 501

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The 501

Hanaba Munn Welch
Thursday, October 24, 2024
If you’re a bubble gum-chewing kid and you’re very scared of the dentist (with reason) and drinking water with fluoride can keep you from getting cavities, you vote for fluoride.Except kids can’t vote. Yep, from age six through adolescence.
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