Editor: Help me understand why … the Floresville City Council adopted the 2014-15 budget. I just don’t understand why the attendance was so poor. Call me at 830-393-3337 and give me your thoughts. They will be confidential. VIRGIL RUSSELL Floresville

By Mike Roller American troops are back in Iraq. About 500 have been assigned to protect the U.S. embassy and Baghdad’s airport; the remainder are assessing the state of the fight between Iraq’s government and rebels from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. With U.S. troops potentially in harm’s way once again, it’s worth remembering how we’ve protected […]

Two questions. Question No. 1 As I read the U.S. Constitution, Amendment One, it says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assembly, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievance.” […]

Anyone who knows what anxiety, and sometimes anguish, parents go through when they have a child who is still not talking at age two, three, or even four, can appreciate what a blessing it can be to have someone who can tell them what to do — and what not to do. That someone is Professor Stephen Camarata of the […]

This past Saturday’s radio interview on KKYX forced me to take a look back, as “Talk About Texas” host Roy Holley asked me about some of the most intriguing stories from the last 30 years. Of course, back 30 years ago, I did not have a staff. We were a free “shopper,” and most of the stories were contributed by […]