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Explore all the possibilities during National Library Week
Explore all the possibilities during National Library Week
National Library Week started April 3 and will end on April 9. This week, we encourage all community members to visit the library in person or online to explore and access services and programs. 04/05/2022 12:00 AM
Mom screens adult daughter’s dates
Mom screens adult daughter’s dates
Q: I’m an independent thirty-something woman. But my mom still insists it’s her prerogative and responsibility as a parent to screen the men in my life. I’ve been interacting with a so-far-so-good guy online who’s finally coming to visit from out of town. But my mother says she needs a few hours with him so that she can “interview” him and tell him about me. This can’t be appropriate! 04/05/2022 12:00 AM
Deadline nears to register for elections
Deadline nears to register for elections
Eligible Texas voters who have not done so already have until April 7 to register to vote in the May 7 statewide constitutional amendment election, as well as any local elections for city, school districts and other local entities. 04/05/2022 12:00 AM
Recordkeeping: No April Fools lifeskill pranks here
Recordkeeping: No April Fools lifeskill pranks here
Ever wonder where April Fools’ Day got started? Well, according to the History Channel, some historians say it dates to 1582. That’s the year when “… France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes and were called ‘April fools.’” 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
April packed with Boerne chamber-related events
April packed with Boerne chamber-related events
Things are heating up in Boerne, and your Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to another busy month! The month of April is filled with events and activities, and the chamber is sure to offer something for everyone. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
Call to artists for the 10th annual Boerne Art Waddle
Call to artists for the 10th annual Boerne Art Waddle
Art Waddle is Boerne’s premier community art show and sale. It is a festive outdoor event held in downtown Boerne on May 13-14. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
We need to get back on track
We need to get back on track
Earlier this month I took a business trip. I entered the airport, checked in, took a plane ride and picked up my rental car. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
Sooner or later, we have to say goodbye
Sooner or later, we have to say goodbye
I hate writing farewell columns. I never really know what to say in them, and whatever I write never is good enough to convey the strong, personal feelings I have for the community I’m leaving. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
Advisors can help reduce anxiety
Advisors can help reduce anxiety
The long-running coronavirus pandemic has fueled a lot of anxieties – including financial ones. But some people have had far fewer worries than others. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
A reservoir or a conduit?
A reservoir or a conduit?
Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
The importance of public notices
The importance of public notices
Editorial cartoonist Ben Sargent once penned a masterful sketch of a newspaperman – a skinny, bug-eyed fellow in a baggy suit with a press card in the band of his porkpie hat. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
Wildfire risk remains high in much of state
Wildfire risk remains high in much of state
Much of the state remains at considerable risk for wildfires through this week, largely because of higher-than-usual temperatures and drought conditions. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
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