Faith

Full Circle: Religious beginnings at Central Pres

Whenever I think back on my old childhood church, something inexplicable happens. For some reason, my memories of ...

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Full Circle: The power of one

Austin High School. Seventh grade. As I approach my classroom, I see the teacher standing outside the door. ...

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Full Circle: Beat tired before electric mixers

I am awash in agony — my right arm screaming for relief. Yet, I am only half way ...

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Full Circle: Austin is a rich tapestry of backgrounds

As I sit here at my desk, I am overwhelmed by melancholy. Could it be the Fourth of ...

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Memories of confinement in summer vacation Bible school

Oh, dear. I think I’m going to step on some toes here. Don’t mean to — honest I ...

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Bras, ‘bustform’ and embarrassment at Wallace’s

Is there anyone else in Austin who sees ghosts on Main Street? I don’t mean Halloween ghosts or ...

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Full Circle: When Austin was dotted with 64 corner grocery stores

If I grew up knowing one truth in life, it was this: When your family owned a business ...

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Full Circle: Is a Spam bust of S.T. Neveln in the cards?

No one has ever asked me, but if they had I would have told them somebody sure missed ...

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Full Circle: A family spark inspired by steak

Love was in the Austin air in 1935 when my parents met. Actually, they seemed destined for each ...

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Full Circle: 1930s sparked changes; Brothers’ paths diverged as war approached

The decade of the 1930s changed everyone’s realities, no more so than for my father Gene McLaughlin and ...

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Full Circle: When grills and sounds easily ID’d a car’s make, model

Do you remember when the make of cars was easily identifiable? When even folks who were not interested ...

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