People and Milestones

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (669+ words) 1. F. Murray Abraham El Paso-born Lorenzo Lamas became a soap opera icon in the 1980s as Lance Cumson on Falcon Crest, later revving up the action on Renegade. Trivia bonus: His flowing mullet became so famous in the 90s it had its own…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (475+ words) When international journalist Enoch Worlanyo first described Alpine, Texas, as “The Eden of the Far West,” he meant it as a love letter. This week, that love letter was returned. Alpine Mayor Catherine Eaves recently referenced Worlanyo’s feature story in…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (287+ words) ABILENE, Texas — An Abilene author is turning decades of experience in storytelling into a new effort to encourage civility in everyday life. Glenn Dromgoole, a former Abilene Reporter-News editor and author of 35 books, launched MoreCivilityPlease.com in July. The website…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (362+ words) What I like most about Talarico is how he uses his faith to rebuke those using his faith as a weapon of destruction against marginalized folks. Talarico is young around 36 if I’m not mistaken, he’s wholesome looking, he’s very religious…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1325+ words) The Florida Panhandle has known a lot of different versions of me over the past 60 years. It knew me as a little boy whose father had just died, as a young man who had lost his way, as a newly…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (222+ words) The Facts Big Tex towears over the Texas State Fair in 1956, four years after the 52-foot statue made its debut. When I was a little girl, I remember a commercial on TV beckoning us to the State Fair of Texas…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (881+ words) Bill Paxton was an American actor, producer and film director who had an estimated Bill Paxton net worth of $25 million at the time of his death in 2017. He built his wealth through a career spanning more than four decades, appearing…...