Agriculture, D: Community, ...
November 15, 2023
Seven Fredericksburg High School FFA students are headed to Area competition in Blanco today, Wednesday, Nov. 15 to compete in the Agricultural Issues Forum. The team delivered their presentation about grain fed vs. grass fed beef to Gillespie County commissioners at their regularly scheduled meetin...
Commentary, D: Community
November 8, 2023
THE LONG WALK BACKWARD — PART 8 One evening, the year after Barbara’s passing, when I walked into Arthur’s house, the smell of propane gas was overwhe...
Commentary, D: Community
Chamber of Commerce provides forum for county, city overviews
November 1, 2023
We hear often how well our town is doing economically compared to other small towns. But it’s still good to get an assessment of how important parts o...
Commentary, D: Community
November 1, 2023
“We can shoot rockets into space but we can’t cure anger or discontent.” — from John Steinbeck’s “The Winter of our Discontent” It seems we have come...
Commentary, D: Community
November 1, 2023
My wife and I spent 15 years caring for her parents, both of whom struggled with dementia. This is part seven of a 10-part series that will introduce ...
Commentary, D: Community
Efforts to limit fests for ‘right kind of visitor’ is disturbing
October 25, 2023
It’s time to play devil’s advocate on well-intentioned but not well-thought-out proposals. Pushback is needed. I’m not sure what prompted the city’s d...
Commentary, D: Community
Phone scammers and even ‘psychics’ abuse trust of older population
October 25, 2023
My wife and I spent 15 years caring for her parents, both of whom struggled with dementia. This is part six of a 10-part series that will introduce yo...
