Hindsights By his own estimation, Alfred Petsch of Fredericksburg knew about 150 English words when at age 16 he enrolled at Southwest Texas State Normal School in San Marcos. He failed every subject his first year. “But the teachers were good to me,” he said, “and helped me, keeping after me to imp...

Fire donation thanks Thank you to all the first responders for working so hard to protect the property, people and animals from the Crabapple fire; putting your life on the line to protect others does not go unnoticed. Thank you also to everyone who donated money, items and food. All of the thoughts...

Lawmakers can help with communication, funding initiatives Landowners who watched the Crabapple Fire grow into the largest in county history understand how fast communication could help save lives and homes. People are still attesting in our letters section as to how much they appreciate the incredi...

Childhood today is completely different from the 1990s and before. Where we rode bikes and played outside and read books, children now consume hours u...

Guest column Here’s something that can make us miserable if we let it: too many decisions! Social scientist Barry Schwartz says Americans are becoming...

Hindsights “We’re not moving, sir,” the leadsman shouted. Within minutes, Ensign Nimitz realized his mistake. He had run his ship aground. Suddenly he...