“An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth…,” is a useful starting place for discussion of the influence of Pope Francis, who is proving to be a remarkably active and activist leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holidays are an excellent time for reflection.
For Denison Independent School District, the year 2022 will go down as one of major change and transition as the district said goodbye to long-time leadership while preparing for growth at its doorstep.
CW: Discussion of suicide ahead While it’s always good to see Tom Hanks in anything, A Man Called Otto can’t help but feel, on the surface, like a strange and even downright unwelcome visitor. A remake of the Swedish film A Man Called Ove, itself an adaptation of the famous novel of the same name by Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Otto belongs to that treacherous subgenre of English-language remakes of foreign-language movies. For every The Departed, a proper way of translating an international film to a quality standalone motion picture, we get a dozen or so of these kinds of remakes that add nothing to the films they’re adapting. They merely feel like ways to cash in on familiar brand names, regurgitate stories told better elsewhere, and quietly reinforce the idea that the only movies worth watching are the ones told in English.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Just a year ago, Sophia Square in Kyiv was all about the big Christmas tree and thousands of lights spreading over the plaza. These final days of 2022, in the middle of a war that has ravaged the country for 10 months, a more modest tree stands there, its blue and yellow lights barely breaking the gloom of the square that is otherwise dark apart from the headlights of cars.
August 17, 1943 - December 30, 2022 Buddy Sims was born on August 17, 1943, to Clarence and Frances Sims of Klondike Texas. He was preceded in death by his Father, Mother and sister, Margaret Palmer, of Klondike, Texas.
Tina Scribner, 62, of Calera Oklahoma passed away on January 3 surrounded in love. Tina was born in January and raised in Oklahoma with a large family. They influenced her to become the strong, thoughtful woman she was, always giving her time to others. Tina worked her entire life as a caregiver, both personally and professionally. She was caring in a way that never missed a special date, always called to check in, and displayed love and kindness. She devoted her life to her daughter, her two grandchildren, and her husband. Tina met and enjoyed the last 19 years with Tim, the love of her life. Tina is preceded in death by her mother and father, Paul and Kathryn Everett, her grandparents, and many aunts and uncles. She is survived by her husband Tim, daughter Heather and husband Andrew, and grandchildren Emily and Ethan Todd. Her very best friend Teresa Emery, and many aunts, cousins, and friends. Her wish was that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St Jude. There will be a rosary at 6:00, with Family Night and Celebration to follow, on Friday, January 6th at Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman, Tx.
1934-2023 Barbara Jean Mackey passed into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Barbara Mackey was born on December 4, 1934, in Liberty, Oklahoma, to the parents of Jack and Bertie Walton.
1921-2022 Alice “Irene” Ferguson of Van Alstyne, TX went home to be with the Lord on December 31, 2022, at the grand age of 101. She was the oldest of three children born January 04, 1921, in Denison, TX to Joseph & Fannie Harnest She grew up in Denison, TX where she met Charlie “Chock” Ferguson whom she married on March 25, 1939, in Durant, OK.
Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
The scheduling meltdown at Southwest Airlines is one for the business record books, and the carrier will pay a price for months or years in damaged reputation. The only worse result for seething passengers would be to put Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in charge.