Mile High Thoughts The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines an active shooter as an individual(s) actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. In the last 17 years, there have been over 250 active shooter incidents. Take into consideration, this does not include t...

Texas Tales Building a highway in 1879 was a little easier than it is these days. A 21st century roadway involves engineering, public hearings, right of way acquisition, environmental surveys, archaeological work, financing and finally, construction. In 1935, as Texas readied for the celebration of ...

Hindsights Atlee Ayres is the architect most associated with the city of San Antonio. Stroll down any street in downtown, and within a few blocks, you’ll likely see his name etched on a cornerstone. He was a prolific architect whose designs brought San Antonio into the 20th century while honoring th...

Idoubt many residents of or visitors to Gillespie County disagree with the need for a relief traffic route around the town’s business district. The cu...

Hill Country Outdoors Ice fishing with the Boy Scouts is nothing like the movie “Grumpy Old Men.” In that classic comedy, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matth...

Texas Type Last weekend, my father got to return to Denton, where he met his bride of 61 years and where he received his journalism degree for a third...