January 20, 1961 was a cold, crisp day. The Thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in his impassioned inaugural speech, urged, “My fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your cou.. Read More
Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory that Changed American History– by Brian Kilmeade – published November 2019| Brian Kilmeade embellishes the history of General Sam Houston and his army of “underdog Texans” who, one mo.. Read More
A single vote. It’s a valuable thing, indeed. Kendall County elections have been decided by just one. And we are given many opportunities to cast a vote. Sometimes our votes choose our public officials. Sometimes they choose the leadership of our church.. Read More
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
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
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
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
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
