Costs of health insurance, already a huge family struggle, will rise again in 2026 The Healthcare Marketplace is becoming more complex and many who use the Affordable Care Act — a.k.a. “Obamacare” — will see large increases. That was a warning shot at an Earned Premium Tax Credit forum held Aug. 20 ...

I’ll be honest. The last week of summer saw our family worn out, fatigued from the busyness of a week at church camp and a trip, and sapped by the heat of our particular brand of Hill Country summer. We spent a few days mostly indoors, and that beget an unfavorable amount of screentime. By Friday, A...

Gerrymandering I have heard a lot about gerrymandering in the news, with regard to the Texas Democrats that fled the state to avoid a quorum and prevent any decision on redistricting. Democrats claim that redistricting will end Democracy if this is allowed to happen. Actually, gerrymandering has bee...

This is not a complaint but an observation. There are more cafes and restaurants in Fredericksburg than liars on a golf course. The other day, I count...

I am writing in regard to Larry Werts’ column on elimination of federal agencies. I completely agree that any governmental institution that has outliv...

End of an era In 1957, my mom and dad purchased a home three blocks behind Fredericksburg Junior High School and Fredericksburg High School so that th...