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Martin Burtscher, a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Texas State University, has never attempted to model an inductively coupled plasma torch using predictive science before. That's what makes the current research project he's involved in so exciting.

The Journey Continues — written five years last month — was started through an encounter with Don Moore, former publisher of the San Marcos Daily Record. After my family arrived in 1989 in San Marcos, I became a faithful reader of the Record and of the column, “Life is Like That” every Sunday. Jerry Bullock, a fellow member at First Baptist Church, McCarty Lane, had written this column for 31 years before his ‘retirement.’ Pastor Gary Smith then continued with a Sunday column, which I also enjoyed reading until it stopped when he moved. Later, I seized the chance and asked Don Moore if I could write the Sunday ‘faith’ column. Moore fired back, “Okay, but it doesn't pay anything, need to be 400 words and I don’t edit or type.”

With Earth Day again coming up this week, let’s talk a little more about it. Going back to last year, it should be noted on that previous Earth Day, over 8.5 million people joined an Earth Day Live livestream and over 100 million people took action for the planet with volunteerism, civic action, teach-ins, and more. This year, in the broadcast site mentioned below, it is hoped they can reach millions more worldwide — and you can be part of it.

Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor’s absurd, fast-paced comedy, “It Had To Be You,” opens on the Wimberley Players stage on April 23 and runs through May 2 for two weekends with six performances.

If you have mature oak trees around your abode, chances are you have seen numerous little gray and green worms hanging from the tree on silk-like threads. These little creatures also hump along on any surface they might land on. Some folks call them cankerworms.

Gluten-free diets are a necessity for people who have Celiac’s Disease, a condition that causes an immune reaction in the small intestine from eating gluten. This reaction causes damage to the small intestines that can lead to pain and other symptoms. Going gluten-free also is a choice for people who experience other reactions to eating gluten products that are not related to Celiac’s, or have been instructed to do so on the advice of their nutritionists or doctors.

Texas State University has been ranked No. 10 on Study.com's list of "Best Bachelor's Degrees in Advertising" for 2021.

Theatre enthusiasts who have been yearning for in-person performances will have another reason to be excited as Texas Performing Arts (TPA) at The University of Austin prepares to open its newlyrenovated Bass Concert Hall this May.