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What was in store

What was in store

John Moore continues to shop at mom and pop stores for may reasons stating where else do you get a free calendar every year? Courtesy John Moore When Wal Mart grew, warnings that it would put the mom-and-pop businesses under seemed to come true. Now, online businesses...

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A lot of class

A lot of class

In the movie “The Big Chill,” a group of old friends gather for the funeral of one of their own, and it turns into a reunion. Recently, a group of my old friends gathered for a reunion, and it turned into a gathering for a funeral. I got the call on the way to the...

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Donations needed for annual toy drive

Donations needed for annual toy drive

Toys will be collected through Sunday, Dec. 15 for families in need. Residents are asked to drop donations off at the police department located at 3815 Sachse Rd. in Sachse. The Sachse Police Department is calling on the community to help spread holiday cheer to...

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Picturing Grace

Picturing Grace

Print from John Moore’s personal collection. When I was a child, there was a painting that hung on my grandmother’s kitchen wall. It portrayed a man who was praying over a meal of bread and what appeared to be a bowl of soup. Near the man was a book, which I always...

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Student honored with iWRITE award

Student honored with iWRITE award

Wm. Patrick Cook, an SHS alumnus, received iWRITE’s Lifetime Achievement Award last month. Cook was published in the organization’s anthology 10 years in a row. Courtesy iWRITE Literacy Organization/ Daniel Ortiz & Michael McKenney A Sachse High School alumnus...

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Surviving the holidays

Surviving the holidays

The holidays are more than football (here’s hoping watching the Cowboys is the most painful thing you’ll do this time of year) and food. It can be a season of joy, but for many of us, they can be full of difficult interactions. Whether you’re navigating grief or...

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Leftover Leftovers

Leftover Leftovers

Columnist John Moore believes some things are better left off holiday menus. Photo credit: John Moore “It’s a leftover. What a sad word that is. Leftover. How would you like to be… a leftover? Well, it wouldn’t be bad if they were taking people out to be shot. I might...

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