By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings She is barely over five feet tall now, and osteoporosis has claimed her body, stooping her shoulders and brittling her already fragile bones. When my great-grandmother walked into my parents' house on Christmas Eve, I was astounded by how much the past few years have aged her. The ... [Read More…]

By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief Face the Facts Nearly half of your life will be spent consuming media during 2007, which means watching TV, going online, listening to the radio or music and reading. That's what the U.S. Census Bureau predicted in its "Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007," released Friday. The ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor The cutting edge of yesterday's science is a dull butter knife today. But with the ever-changing scientific world also comes an ever-changing ethics book. Where is the line drawn between what is and is not "playing God?" Today, more than ever, we are playing the role about God in our decisions of how to deal ... [Read More…]

By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings In the wake of the 2006 elections, Americans were left looking at the legislative branch of government and either rejoicing for the change or wringing their hands at the defeat. And eyes turned inquisitively to the executive branch as questions rose, once again, about the war and, in general, ... [Read More…]

By Denton Josey, Page Editor Moldova went through a lot of change to become its own country. It took Ana a lot of change before she would become whom she wanted to be, too. A quick glance at a world map and Moldova is easy to miss. About the size of Maryland, Moldova is small compared with its neighbors, Romania and the Ukraine. Here Moldova ... [Read More…]

By Denton Josey, Page Editor Nothing would be better than marrying a fat woman. This is what my television told me. I used to think television was a waste of time. I still do, but there is a little slice of redemption in the form of the Discovery Channel in High Definition. Thanks to Discovery HD, it matters not what is on the screen; whatever is ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor The Abilene community encouraged me Tuesday night to pursue bigger public health issues. Since 71 percent of the voters support the ban on public smoking, I am sure a majority will also support banning the sun from all public places as well. Skin cancer caused by sunlight will kill more than 5,000 people this ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Some guys see November as a month of freedom. A whole month they can go without shaving. No-shave November. I am not participating in this celebration. I would rather start another protest. No-songs November. The new protest, and not just for guys, is to protest everything that is putting Christmas into our ... [Read More…]