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Although the year is new, I’m still an old geezer. I think I know what geezer means, but I’m not sure what the definition of “old” is. One person’s old is another person’s youth. Believe me, I don’t know the difference.

Last week, we introduced and then began to unpack the biblical story of Cain killing his brother Abel (Gen 4:1-17), all the while maintaining a keen focus upon God’s character and His justice in an attempt to gain a better understanding of why God may possibly allow evil to exist. To help keep that keen focus upon God’s character and His actions in the face of evil, we made the following doctrinal observation as summarized by the Christian philosopher Elenaore Stump: “Orthodox Christian doctrine holds that persons once created are everlasting and are of infinite value. If they become defective, it is up to a good God not to eliminate them, but to fix them if He can.”

The Austin County Election Department, along with counties across the state, are diligently working with the Texas Secretary of State’s office to mail out renewal voter registration certificates for 20262027.

LUBBOCK — The United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) elected Kim Baldwin of McPherson, Kansas, as chair during its annual board of directors meeting in December. Baldwin brings 15 years of farming experience and previously served as vice chair of the board.