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Summer reading is more than just fun
Summer reading is more than just fun
The benefits of summer reading programs have been well documented for decades. 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
Geneva senior receives DAR Good Citizen award
Geneva senior receives DAR Good Citizen award
Geneva School of Boerne Class of 2022 graduate Nicolas Siller received the Good Citizen Award from the George R. Kendall Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. He was selected for his qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism and received a $1,000 scholarship as well as a Good Citizen pin. 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
BISD students win entrepreneurial competition
BISD students win entrepreneurial competition
This spring, five Boerne Independent School District students won first place in Incubator.edu@Boerne’s second annual entrepreneurial competition, receiving a check for $7,000 in recognition of their company’s comprehensive business plan. 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
Protecting your parents from undue influence
Protecting your parents from undue influence
06/14/2022 12:00 AM
Improve your noodle with Cibolo pasta class
Improve your noodle with Cibolo pasta class
Are you looking for a unique food adventure? Do you want to expand your cooking skills? Do you want to impress friends and family? 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
LCRA awards community grant to Comfort Youth Baseball for lighting
LCRA awards community grant to Comfort Youth Baseball for lighting
The Lower Colorado River Authority recently awarded more than $815,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants, including one for an organization in Comfort, for a wide range of projects across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas. 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
Honoring parents in spite of flaws
Honoring parents in spite of flaws
Q: I grew up in a very dysfunctional home. My parents hurt me in many ways. But now they’re aging and losing the ability to look after themselves. Given the past, I’m not sure how I feel about caring for them. What’s my obligation here? 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
Reflecting on the past, present and future
Reflecting on the past, present and future
As I passed my tassel from right to left with the Boerne High School Class of 2022, I felt the breath of the past four years shared with my classmates brush through us with the slight evening wind. It was then that our adolescence ended as quickly as it had brought itself on. Fearfully, I recalled the many who had told me that high school would be the best years of my life, and with hope, I realized they wouldn’t be. 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
Anti-gun violence protests held across state
Anti-gun violence protests held across state
Anti-gun violence protests were held in multiple cities across the state over the weekend, while the state has imposed additional measures designed to strengthen school security. 06/14/2022 12:00 AM
What I love about the USA
What I love about the USA
The United States of America was founded in 1776 when our founding fathers came together to write the Declaration of Independence. Then, the writing of our Constitution and Bill of Rights in 1787 set the foundations for our country. 06/10/2022 12:00 AM
What to make of suffering saints
What to make of suffering saints
This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013. 06/10/2022 12:00 AM
Saluting our grand, old, high-flying flag
Saluting our grand, old, high-flying flag
Next week, we observe another special red, white and blue day, even though it’s not recognized as an official federal holiday. 06/10/2022 12:00 AM
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