Cinematic Considerations The best films take unlikely protagonists and make them central to a captivating, often emotional tale by developing rich, layered characters that have unique personalities irresistible to watch. No matter how far off the fringes of society a character might be, when done au...

Outdoors On Edge November 13 will find me turning another year older and, as is tradition, I’ve decided to craft a gift list of ideas for those interested in showering me in goods and services — and shouldn’t that be all of you?. Also as is tradition, all are available at local vendors, so the major...

Whether you embrace or avoid weddings, the celebration itself is a panorama of the human condition. Every stage of a person’s life is acted out in the drama on the matrimonial stage. At a recent betrothal, I was able to sort the life passages into five distinct stages. 1) The Kids The most rambuncti...

The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor recently inducted David A. Schlueter, Class of ’68. The Corps of Cadets established the Hall of Honor in 1...

Editor’s note: The inaugural Fredericksburg Book Festival will host 11 well known and accomplished adult and children’s authors – all from Texas – on ...

Ihave never eaten shoofly pie — molasses pie, yes. In fact, the shoofly pie recipe is identical to the molasses pie recipe submitted to the first Fred...