As love stories go, there are few more beautiful than Sam and Dorothy’s. Married for almost a half century, these lovebirds have gone through just about everything together. They spent a lifetime behind the scenes in the music industry. They embraced the thrill of uncertainty that comes with buying a home and starting a family.…

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PENNINGTON FIELD — There is no confetti. No grand speeches on the PA system. No raucous crowd cheering. And yet, a handful of young men from Hurst Junior High School are on top of the world. They’ve just won first place in Liga HEB, the district’s intramural soccer league for junior high boys, by defeating…

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BEDFORD — Wednesday evening, mere hours after the relent of a weeklong deluge of rain, students from Hurst Junior High hoisted the Champions Cup after a daunting 4-2 victory. Capping off a tumultuous season, FC Hurst finally captured a heretofore elusive victory over rival Atlético Central FC. On the grandest stage of the year, Hurst elevated their…

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There’s an old saying about the difference between being called to something and being equipped for it. We usually assume that a calling follows the equipping and that the equipping is very intentional. Sometimes, though, we find ourselves at the front of something we never thought we’d do. In those instances, hindsight almost always reveals…

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“I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I’m more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for…

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