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Happy Birthday, America! Motherhood and apple pie. Patriotism in red, white and blue Technicolor© . The Fourth of July is special. I love a parade, a birthday parade, a cake with 244 candles for Miss Liberty. In New York Harbor, she holds the tabula ansa.. Read More

• 26 June 2020
• Commentary

Last week’s column focused on the murder of George Floyd and offered thoughts on a variety of events since that tragedy occurred. The column criticized the actions of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin as well as 3 other officers present at the sc.. Read More

• 19 June 2020
• Commentary

While contemplating writing a column this week that focuses on the George Floyd tragedy, I was certainly aware that this is a minefield of emotions. Yet, I decided to venture forth with thoughts on how America could move forward in the right direction. Ma.. Read More

• 12 June 2020
• Commentary

The Kendall County Republican Convention 2020 will convene on June 20 here in Boerne. During these unique times, in some ways it will look unlike any other. But some things are consistent, and we have doing this for awhile. The Republican Party of Texas w.. Read More

• 05 June 2020
• Commentary

There are no “perfect synonyms”, my high school English teacher maintained. Words can be close, never quite, in meaning.  Take the word informant.  The  thesaurus offers:  snitch, tipster, squealer, canary, ratfink, stool pigeon. �.. Read More

• 03 June 2020
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If you don’t want many more body bags, then you refrain from politicizing it,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chastised President Donald Trump, on March 8, 2020, for his threat to halt US funding, due to M.. Read More

• 19 May 2020
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The filberts looked mighty tempting. The boy plunged his hand into the pitcher and grasped so great an amount he could not withdraw his fist. Unwilling to release a single filbert, yet unable to retrieve the nuts,he became frustrated.  “My son,” sa.. Read More

• 21 April 2020
• Commentary

Welcome to Le Café Bernard! Allow chef/host, Bernie, nee Bernard Sanders, to escort you to a table. Enjoy the house beverage, Molotov Cocktail, while you peruse the menu. You’ll find the choices quite provocative. First, sample Bernie’s Bolshevik Bor.. Read More

• 17 April 2020
• Commentary

With Super Tuesday primaries behind us certain trends are emerging that give a glimpse of what might happen in November’s general election. The national mainstream media, which is essentially an arm of the Democratic National Committee, has hyped Democr.. Read More

• 31 March 2020
• Commentary

The results of the political version of musical chairs that took place on February 3, 2020, otherwise known as the Democratic Iowa Caucus, have yet to be agreed upon .  A faulty app and total lack of pre-testing and volunteer training on this technol.. Read More

• 25 March 2020
• Commentary