Iconic Enchanted Rock is a huge draw for visitors, and a Texas treasure In geologic time, 48 years is hardly the blink of an eye. But on March 1, 1978, a gift was made to preserve and share one of our geologic treasures. That day, The Nature Conservancy of Texas purchased Enchanted Rock for $1.3 mil...

don’t often admit this, but I took a typing class in high school. Mrs. Wright did her best, but I never learned to type very well. The logic of the keyboard still escapes me. I once read a story that claimed early typewriter manufacturers laid out the keyboard to make typing as difficult as possible...

Vote in primaries All candidates for public office must first face voters in a primary election. That fact alone should create a competitive environment that motivates voters to participate in primaries, but it doesn’t. In most primary elections, it’s not unusual for a very small percentage of regis...

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” — Ecclesiastes 1:9 “We are living the worst ...

Vote count expert I encourage everyone in our community to take the time to read Scott Netherland’s article on hand counting versus machine counting; ...

Ideas for energy plants didn’t come from here We have stated this before, but it is unfair to blame the Gillespie County Commissioners Court for the t...