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Oliver Schnellinger, you will be missed
Oliver Schnellinger, you will be missed

San Marcos mourns the loss of an amazing man, Oliver Sascha Schnellinger. Entering the world on August 5, 1969 and departing on May 8, 2019. Oliver was a man of

06/02/2019 12:00 AM
Time to retire Social Security numbers
Time to retire Social Security numbers
05/29/2019 12:00 AM
Internet privacy: Forget about it
Internet privacy: Forget about it
05/29/2019 12:00 AM
On Memorial Day, Remembering MLB’s Fallen WWII Heroes
On Memorial Day, Remembering MLB’s Fallen WWII Heroes

During World War II, of the 500-plus MLB players who served, only two young Americans were killed. Captain Elmer Gedeon, with the USAAF’s 86th Bomb Squadron, was shot down on

05/26/2019 12:00 AM
Pray for Copeland, Cormier, all officers
Pray for Copeland, Cormier, all officers

Along with hundreds of others, on the night of Dec 7, 2017, I went to the courthouse square to honor Officer Kenneth Copeland, who had recently been killed in the

05/26/2019 12:00 AM
An indoorsman’s guide to yard work
An indoorsman’s guide to yard work

Spring in East Texas always announces its arrival with an annual tree-pollen allergy apocalypse, followed by our own version of monsoon season, when most residents consider trading in their pickups

05/26/2019 12:00 AM
Honor the fallen by hiring veterans
Honor the fallen by hiring veterans
05/22/2019 12:00 AM
Take time to  remember veterans this Memorial Day
Take time to remember veterans this Memorial Day
05/22/2019 12:00 AM
Dysfunctional People in a Spooky World
Dysfunctional People in a Spooky World
05/22/2019 12:00 AM
Getting married to yourself: That’s a thing, y’all
Getting married to yourself: That’s a thing, y’all

“A woman draws her life from man and gives it back again/And there is love, there is love.” - Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul and Mary). Could that timeless lyric

05/19/2019 12:00 AM
Medal of Honor recipient’s legacy must survive
Medal of Honor recipient’s legacy must survive

Just when I think I’m doing something really important and feeling indispensable, I’m jolted back to reality. This week, Robert Maxwell provided this service. Maxwell was a retired auto mechanic

05/19/2019 12:00 AM
‘Do over’ proms pursue perpetual adolescence
‘Do over’ proms pursue perpetual adolescence
05/15/2019 12:00 AM
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