Frank Pain

Another year is in the books and it's time to celebrate as we 'ring in the new year'. Well, as many of our festivities include boozing it up, it's most important to plan a safe trip to and from the party.

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For the record, I'm a 'gun' owner (we call them weapons in the Army) and all for gun ownership. I have mixed feelings about all this 'gun control' talk though. However, that's not what I'm writing about right now.

I have 2 simple words everyone should know and live by when it comes to owning a firearm: EDUCATION & RESPECT.

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A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for an 11-month-old infant, Jonathan Jose Guillen, of San Antonio, Texas.

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Our Nation is in mourning following Friday's senseless shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. In the midst of tears, many have already reached out to help those affected by this tragedy.

Here's a list of ways you can help the children, families, memorials and Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Earlier today, an Abilene Police Officer was confronted by a man wielding a weapon. After that man refused to surrender his firearm and reportedly made movement in a threatening, the officer responded by firing at the man, killing him.

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Nothing like spending a few days in tropical Florida with Luke Bryan to beat the winter blues. And now we've got your chance to see Luke live in concert for free in Orlando.

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Regardless of Faith, many view the Christmas time of year as the time we give gifts. Big and small, there are a ton of cool gifts unique to the Abilene area that would be a great stocking stuffer or surprise under the tree.

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When it comes to epic fails, the biggest difference between guys and girls is that guys are typically the gender that get caught on video. So, it comes with great pleasure to present a compilation of the most epic fails by girls.

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We enjoyed another successful Taste of Home Cooking School, featuring Jamie Dunn, this past November and here are the pictures from the event.

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Well over a year ago we laughed out butts off at the mash-up featuring Justin Bieber and Slipknot, now we're laughing just as hard at the mash-up featuring Taylor Swift and Korn.

We want to know, which is your favorite?

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My co-worker Staci has been 'hounding' her husband Scott for quite some time about a basset hound, named Buster, that is at the Abilene Animal Shelter.

Apparently Staci has a deep love for basset hounds and stumbled across 'Buster' online and decided she just had to add this dog to their family.

Well, we (her co-workers) decided to speed up Scott's decision-making process in regards to Buster...so we resorted to the power of guilt.

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I'm not a magician nor do I proclaim to have a ton of knowledge on the art. But, what I can tell you is that this guy, Yif, possesses true magic powers.

Yeah, most 'magic' is basically sleight of hand illusion, but I have no way to understand or attempt to explain how this cat does what he does.

You just have to see if for yourself.

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