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Not too long ago, I spent a little bit of time on the front porch of our local nature center sitting in a rocking chair, enjoying a beautiful breeze on a beautiful spring day, watching the trees gently sway back and forth and listening to several birds chirping.
Read moreIt’s reasonable to conclude that if a government agency implements a program that produces disastrous results, then that same governmental entity should change course. That would be the sensible and logical thing to do.
Read moreJulia Ginther was the winner of the 2021 Civic Engagement Scholarship sponsored by the Boerne Area Democrats. She is a senior at Champion High School and plans to attend Northeastern University in Boston in the fall.
Read moreThis Mother’s Day will be a little different for me. It will be my first one without my father.
Read moreA campaign stump speech from the 1960s included the lines, “There are three purposes for the federal government. One, defend the borders. Two, deliver the mail. Three, get the hell out of my life.” America has changed a great deal since then.
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Included in today’s Boerne Star is our spring and summer visitors and newcomers guide. It includes a wealth of information about Boerne and the surrounding area.
Read moreThe Democrats’ American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Biden on March 11 (the first anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic), provides $1.9 trillion in funding to individuals, state and local governments, schools, businesses and other entities to mitigate the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreI read that Prince Philip – who served as the No. 2 or as the “second” in French duel fame in Britain for decades alongside Queen Elizabeth but passed away earlier this month – had his own flag.
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