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New restaurant focuses on ministry, not profits

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For owner MaryAnne Monteith, transforming lives is far more important than turning a profit in the restaurant industry. Monteith, 63, founded and opened The Forge, a local community kitchen, last summer. "Life is not about making money, it's about something more," she said. Located on South First Street, Monteith's restaurant only suggests ... [Read More…]

Wildcats release 2011 football schedule; will play at Cowboys Stadium

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Just more than month after being eliminated from the 2010 NCAA Playoffs, the Wildcats have started to look ahead to the 2011 season, releasing their schedule for an upcoming season that includes a trip Cowboys Stadium. ACU will be participating in the first-ever Lone Star Conference Football Festival in the upcoming season. The Wildcats are part ... [Read More…]

Country group Diamond Rio to perform at local telethon

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The forty-first annual West Texas Rehabilitation Center's Telethon will air live from the Abilene Civic Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. and runs through midnight. The fundraiser will feature the popular country music group Diamond Rio. Each year the WTX Rehab telethon attempts to raise over $1 million to serve its more than 28,000 patients. Hosting ... [Read More…]

Bipartisanship remains unattainable pipe dream

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The buzzword for 2011, at least so far, seems to be bipartisanship, with America's "reds" and "blues" both promising cooperation and civility. However, history dictates it won't last. Responses from Congress and President Obama to the tragic shootings in Tucson, Ariz., earlier this month were commendable. The assassination attempt on ... [Read More…]

Tucson tragedy must unite politicians

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The shooting of a United States Congresswoman along with 18 other American citizens calls for an examination of the circumstances leading up to the Jan. 8 tragedy. Yet the tragedy itself should not be used as a stepping stone for politicians to fulfill their own agendas. To do so would be a disservice to the men, women and child who fell victim to ... [Read More…]

Faculty, staff to frequent Monday Chapel

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Think twice before showing up late for Monday Chapel, because it could get crowded. Dr. Schubert sent an e-mail to faculty and staff earlier this week expressing the expectation that faculty and staff will regularly attend Monday Chapel throughout the semester. The e-mail expresses the significance of faculty and staff attendance at Chapel and ... [Read More…]

Bumper car failures wreck boyhood dreams

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Barbarossa By Matthew Woodrow When I was younger, I really liked cars. I even had a bed frame that looked like a racecar. Preparing for the day, I would get to drive at high speeds, I would race around the house pell-mell, never looking where I was going. Being the awkward, gangly boy I was, I often ran into things. My mom would yell at me, ... [Read More…]

POP! – Seniors set up for art show

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Five seniors have been hard at work from the moment they arrived back in Abilene. But their work really began the moment they set foot on campus four years ago. Sara Morris, Will Reid, Annika Ringle, Katherine Seibert and Bonni Wattigney will be showcasing the art they have created over the course of their time at ACU in their senior art show, ... [Read More…]

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